[Healeys] Austin-Healey demise

[richard mayor]

I had the opportunity to sit in the driver's seat of the 4000 in the Healey
Museum when I visited a couple of years ago.  It's definitely a more
luxurious experience.

On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 8:19 AM, i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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