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

[Michael Salter]

My Healey history includes nothing with the "human interest" of the
vasectomy reversal...

Bought my first Healey a Phase I BJ8 (HBJ8L 26036) in sight unseen at a New
Years party in 1974/5.
It was a terribly rusted car and I spent the next 2 years restoring every
inch of the car. At that time no one was restoring Healeys and many parts
were still available from the dealer. Unfortunately none were the ones I
needed!!
As a result of that I started my British Sports Car business in 1979. This
business included the purchase and sale of many many Healeys of all types.

Sold 26036 in 1984 to buy my 100S (AHS3903) from Bill Wood.
It was worse than 26036 with many many missing parts.
Sourced and made parts for 5 years then restored the car in time for the
Healey Challenge series in 1990.

Raced 3903 for a couple of years then went back to racing my 1961 Bugeye
(much more fun).

Prepared and entered 3903 in the first Targa Newfoundland in 2002 where we
crashed badly.
http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=4

Sold the business in 2003 but have now got the inventory back after the new
owner couldn't make a go of it.

Regretfully sold the "S" in 2009 to pay for our new cottage where we now
live!!

In 2006 I purchased a very early 100 (#174) which I'm currently restoring
sourcing many parts from the huge collection left over from the business.
Hope to have it finished in time for Conclave 2013 in Quebec so I better
get back to work on it.

-- 
Michael Salter

                         *I have BJ8 water pump kits!!*



On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 7:55 AM, Chris Dimmock <austin.healey at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
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