[Healeys] 100M dates

[Randall Hicks]

Not when you consider the stiffer suspension/better handling & 25% more horsepower. Significantly better driving car than std. BN2.

But yes, it was a marketing ploy to some but better cars.

No different than 356 Speedster- stripped down to make it cheaper but turned out better and pricey today!!

Randy

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> On Jul 22, 2019, at 4:52 PM, Mike MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net> wrote:
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> Hate to be cynical about it, but weren't the factory M cars just a marketing strategy to gin up the slow sales after the next big thing was announced? ( 6 cylinder cars)
> Mike MacLean
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> On Jul 22, 2019 11:53 AM, Ken Fleming via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
> Perry, I  am certainly not the knowledge base on the subject and their are others that have deeper knowledge. 
> In fact the earlier converted cars were actually in less numbers and served as the basis for the production 100M. DMH saw an opportunity to market the performance mods especially to the US market. Though the number of kits sold has been debated, the number of 519 I believe has been shared over the years starting with Geoff Healey who quoted 1159 M were produced of which the 640 is included, but no documentation exists to confirm.
> If that is case, then there are less converted pre production M then factory though the factory M were a result of the converted ones.
> I have a Aug 54 100 that was converted in period.
> Good discussion on the subject and I am open to more information on the subject from the list.
> Ken
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> On Jul 22, 2019, at 2:39 PM, Perry Small <healeyguy at aol.com> wrote:
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> Curious. Why did it take from 1953 to 1955 to build a real 100m if the parts were readily available?  Maybe I’m overlooking an obvious reason. 
> Thanks
> P 
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> On Jul 22, 2019, at 1:49 PM, Ken Fleming via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> David, just confirmed that in late 53 Donald Healey Motor Co begin offering kit P280 to BMC dealers. I would assume West Coast likely were on the front end of that offering
> So yes late 53.
> Ken
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> On Jul 22, 2019, at 1:31 PM, David P <frogeye at porterscustom.com> wrote:
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> I don't think that is correct. Maybe very late '55- makes more sense with them knowing that the end of the 4cyl was coming..
> 
> On 7/22/2019 11:04 AM, Ken Fleming via Healeys wrote:
> If my memory serves me the first kits were available as early as 53.
> Ken 
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> On Jul 19, 2019, at 12:47 PM, goldengt <goldengt at cal.net> wrote:
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> When where the first Ms or kits available to West Coast dealers?
> Ken Freese
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