[Healeys] Wolseley 6/99 healey spares car on ebay in Little Rock, Arkansas

[Chris Dimmock]

Yes, Peter, David, et all off list - yes it would be. The only reason  
I didn't mention the diff is that after 50 odd years, who knows what  
diff is fitted.......
I don't. And the vendor doesn't mention it.
The best thing is the vendor doesn't even mention Healey in the ad.
Hence the opportunity for an Arkansas lister.... It's a BMC "C series"  
parts bin at a fairer than reasonable price.....
Chris

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On 30/07/2011, at 6:12 PM, "Peter & Veronica"  
<greylinn at ozemail.com.au> wrote:

> ...my V6 BN1 has Wolseley (6/110) front discs/calipers, swivel pins/ 
> stub axles/hubs (hence the disc wheels) and diff (the autos had the  
> 3.54) The stub axles are heavier than the Healey ones (still use  
> angular thrust ball bearings, but outer one is bigger than BN1) $200  
> is worth it for the 3.54 diff!
>
> Cheers
>
> Peter Linn
> Brisbane Oz
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Chris Dimmock [Healey]
> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 2:49 PM
> To: Healeys
> Subject: [Healeys] Wolseley 6/99 healey spares car on ebay in Little  
> Rock, Arkansas
>
> Guys,
> There is a Wolseley 6/99 sedan for sale on eBay in Little Rock,  
> Arkansas at
> the moment.
> They have a 2.9 litre C series engine. This one is an auto. it's a  
> mess.
> Ebay item number 280714483416  http://bit.ly/rdzhxU
>
> Wolseleys were pretty common here in Australia - many Healeys have  
> engine
> blocks/ cranks etc which were originally fitted to Wolseleys, as  
> well as
> generators, starter motors/ various lucas electricals...
>
> *"*Austin Westminster A99: ADO10 (Austin Drawing Office 10).* *Rally  
> driver
> Pat Moss's legendary outright win on the 1960 Liege- Rome- Liege  
> rally would
> not have happened if Syd Henson from Ferodo had not stolen the  
> gearbox drain
> plug from his Westminster to keep Pat's Healey on the road. Pat's  
> future
> husband the great Eric Carlson then followed her all the way in an  
> A99. This
> was not uncommon, many parts were shared between the Westminster and  
> Healey
> and A99s or 6/99s were sometimes entered into events as competitive  
> cars; to
> be driven by mechanics and sacrificed if the leading Healeys needed a
> part." http://www.co-oc.org/A99.html
>
> Also see http://www.co-oc.org/699.html
>
> Not all parts are useable or interchangeable - diff housing and  
> axles are
> slightly wider than healey - rear engine plate has the starter on  
> the 'wrong
> side' etc
>
> But the block & internals, diff centre, generator and starter etc  
> etc are
> interchangeable/ identical. My BJ8 has Wolseley front shocks.
> At no bids, and $200 opening, with less than 2 days to go, if I had  
> a pre
> BJ8 3000, lived near Little Rock, and needed a spare engine, spare  
> diff
> centre, some front shock cores, some Lucas spares, (which are going  
> to give
> negative camber and have what we call 'competition shock valves' and
> associated Healey compatible stuff) - and a trailer, and somewhere  
> to wreck
> it out......
>
> Best
>
> Chris
> Sydney Autralia
> No financial interest, just trying to help someone to see into the  
> "BMC
> parts bins" we often talk about.....