[Healeys] What's your Healey, and what Healeys have you owned?

[Bob Spidell]

When I was young and (slightly) dumber I bought a clapped-out 6-cyl (didn't know the 'model' numbers back then). It was junk, and I unloaded it fairly quickly, but I always vowed I'd get another. Fast forward 10 years or so, and I'm attending a concours in Palo Alto but spent the day ogling a red/black BJ8 for sale in the parking lot (seller was smart--knew he had me from the start). I've had that car for almost 30 years. 

About 10 (15?) years ago my father found a '56 for sale in the local paper. He bought it and, lo' and behold it's an honest-to-goodness 'factory' 100M. We're still restoring it--it'll be mine someday (we already 'co-own' it). 

Bob 


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Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA ----- Original Message -----


Chris, I've owned a 1957 100-6 (from 1964-1965) and a 1967 BJ8 (bought new 
in 1967 and sold in 1976). 

I presently own a 1960 BT7 roadster. 

== Alex in Maine 
"The Blue Mainie," 1960 Austin Healey 3000 BT7 
"Conkling," 1946 M.G. TC #1321 
http://home.roadrunner.com/~alexmm 


>I thought this might be an appropriate list topic. 
> I have one Healey now. A BJ8 that I've owned since 1995. The "Black & 
> White 
> car". 
> But I also owned a BN1 1986 - 2005, now owned by Keith (on this list). It 
> was 
> Sam Miller's first Healey - before Sam bought the ex Jack Davey 100/S. and 
> I'm 
> very happy and proud of the restoration Keith has done on my first Big 
> Healey! 
> My first Healey's were Bugeye sprites. I owned 2 yellow ones between 
> 1979 - 
> 1995. The second one was an awesome little car. Far better on a track than 
> the 
> sum of the parts. 
> And I also owned a nasty boy Sprite. It was a Lenham coupe bodied, cross 
> flow 
> Ford 1600cc, twin Webered powered Sprite (152 FLY) 1982 - 1995. Now in 
> Qld. 
> Again. A great little Car. 
> So that's me. 51 years old. Owned a Healey (or more than one) for most of 
> the 
> last 33 years. 
> Best 
> Chris