[Healeys] Irrelevant question re:- RE: John Thompson Motor Pressings

[Patrick & Caroline Quinn]

Hello

 

Another of my favourite subjects – pre-jet age aircraft.

 

Yes the Defiant was sadly flawed and completely overshadowed by other aircraft of the day. However I think by the time Boulton & Paul was making the panels for Austin-Healeys the aero section had been sold off to form Boulton Paul Aircraft which eventually and rather convolutedly became part of GE Aviation Systems.

 

Hoo Roo

 

Patrick Quinn

Blue Mountains, Australia

Closet keeper of too many aircraft models, books, ephemera

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Michael Salter
Sent: Tuesday, 17 October 2017 8:43 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net; Simon Lachlan
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Irrelevant question re:- RE: John Thompson Motor Pressings

 

The very same 😁

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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 12:28:46 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Irrelevant question re:- RE: John Thompson Motor Pressings 

 

Is that any relation to the Boulton-Paul who made the “Defiant”? Supposedly a fighter, it just about survived combat in the 1940 Battle for France and then lasted about 30 minutes in the Battle of Britain before being withdrawn. It was virtually useless, read suicidal, against contemporary aircraft. One thing….they stripped the turrets out and mounted  one on either side of various light/coastal boats where they were lethal at close range.

Simon

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Michael Salter
Sent: 16 October 2017 14:15
To: 'Ge'; healeys at autox.team.net; Patrick & Caroline Quinn
Subject: Re: [Healeys] John Thompson Motor Pressings

 

I'm sure that you are also aware of Boulton-Paul who pressed the body panels on Shawe Presses. Would love to read the results of your research on them some day ... I'm sure it would be a very interesting story.

M

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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Patrick & Caroline Quinn <p_cquinn at tpg.com.au>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 7:51:31 AM
To: 'Ge'; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] John Thompson Motor Pressings 

 

Thank you

 

I need the press advertisement of the 1950s for an article I want to write about the original makers of the Austin-Healey chassis and not who is making chassis today.

 

Thanks

 

Patrick Quinn

 

From: Ge [mailto:gaagten at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, 16 October 2017 10:44 PM
To: 'Patrick & Caroline Quinn'; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Healeys] John Thompson Motor Pressings

 

Look for Kilmartin.

Think it is in australia but they sell in Europ too by agents

 

Van: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] Namens Patrick & Caroline Quinn
Verzonden: maandag 16 oktober 2017 7:48
Aan: healeys at autox.team.net
Onderwerp: [Healeys] John Thompson Motor Pressings

 

Hello

 

I am looking for copies of press ads from John Thompson Motor Pressings that indicate they were the suppliers of the Austin-Healey chassis.

 

It’s a common misconceptions that Jensen Motors built Austin-Healey chassis, but they were not.

 

Would anyone have a press ad they could send me please?

 

Thanks

 

Patrick Quinn

Blue Mountains, Australia

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