[Healeys] Austin-Healey demise

i erbs eyera3000 at gmail.com
Thu Feb 25 09:19:40 MST 2016


I still think the 4000 would have been a helluva car

Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
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On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 6:27 AM, <warthodson at aol.com> wrote:

> Also, the evolution of the Austin-Healey we all know & love had good long
> run but was nearing the end of its popularity.  A major redesign would have
> been necessary. Because it is rarely successful, I am glad they didn't
> really try.
> Gary Hodson
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com>
> To: i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
> Cc: Ahealey help <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2016 7:43 pm
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] get a load of this one..
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but it was nasty old BL that killed the Healey
> rather than the safety and emission requirements.  From what I've read, the
> Healey 4000 would have met the US requirements for 1968 (
> http://www.ewilkins.com/wilko/ah4000.htm) but it was the decision to
> badge engineer the MGC in favor of a new Healey that was the death knell.
> MGBs managed to soldier on for several years after 1967 with the same
> chrome bumpers.  That's not to say the Healey that we know and love
> could've soldiered on forever in light of more stringent US standards, just
> that I don't think they were the immediate cause of death.
>
> Happy Healeying,
> Rick Neville
>
>
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