[Healeys] Restoration update 1959 BN4

[Randy Dickson]

Fellow Healeyoids,  I rather enjoy this Nasty Boy discussion.  Many of us that went through the 60s lusted after the 289 and 427 Cobras but alas, they were too expensive and there were too few  As a proud owner of a BT7 and a BJ7, I can see where making a Nast Boy is really tempting.  I also have a 427 Cobra replica that I built from scratch with a 351W at 400hp.  Sure, it is fun to drive but there is absolutely no room in the cockpit, the sidepipes cause horrific burns, it is louder than hell, is not original, doesn’t handle very well and I have no top and even if I did it would leak like a Russian submarine.  A Healey by comparison is much more of a well thought out car.  By the way, my Cobra is going to be for sale this spring so I can make more room for Healeys and Minis.  

 

 

Randy in Wisconsin

 

1963 BJ7

1960 BT7

1966 Cobra replica

1968 Morris Cooper S

 

 

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of HealeyRick
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 9:43 AM
Cc: AustinHealey List
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Restoration update 1959 BN4

 

As a Nasty Boy owner, I like the appellation.  The origin of the term, I've heard, came from the UK when the sound of a V8 powered Healey rumbling through the pits caused an onlooker to remark, "That's a nasty boy, isn't it?"  I've had that same reaction to my car at shows or on tours and have to say it's one of the most fun parts of the nasty experience.  "Nasty Boy" is now traditional.  It's a uniquely Healey thing.  There are lots of modified LBCs, but the only other marque I can think of that has a name for their modifieds is Tigerized Sunbeam Alpines, known as "Algers", which is nowhere near as cool as "Nasty Boy."  There definitely seems to have been a change in attitude regarding modifieds over the years.  I remember some truly epic battles on the list in years gone by between the concours guys and the modifiers.  Happily, those seem to be ended.  Call us what you want, we're just having too much fun driving our cars.

 

On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 4:45 AM, Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk <mailto:simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk> > wrote:

Up to you guys, of course. Your cars to call what you want. However.....I
suppose that I've had my 3000 for nearly 20 years and been on this list for
most of that and never once did I think that the expression "nasty boy" had
any sort of pejorative content. Yes, "nasty" could have its connotations but
I'd always had a quite folksy image of guys making do with what materials
they had to hand.
And yes, of course I realize that plenty of these creations are actually
more sophisticated, complex and difficult to assemble than the originals.
And almost certainly pricier.
Just my opinion; don't shoot.
Simon (who has always wanted a Cobra replica as long as it had a massive
V8).











 

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