[Healeys] 100M dates

[josef-eckert at t-online.de]

Mike,
I am fully with you. DHMC needed some money and they got it by selling and 
botching in the modifications.
DHMC sold every gadget they could offer for the cars.
 
Josef Eckert
 
 
 
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Betreff: Re: [Healeys] 100M dates
Datum: 2019-07-22T23:02:14+0200
Von: "Mike MacLean" <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
An: "Ken Fleming" <ahmg at aol.com>
 
 
 
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
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


  Sent from my iPhone

  On Jul 22, 2019, at 2:39 PM, Perry Small <healeyguy at aol.com
  <mailto:healeyguy at aol.com> > wrote:


      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 

      Sent from my iPhone

      On Jul 22, 2019, at 1:49 PM, Ken Fleming via Healeys <
      healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> > wrote:


           
          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

          Sent from my iPhone

          On Jul 22, 2019, at 1:31 PM, David P <frogeye at porterscustom.com
          <mailto:frogeye at porterscustom.com> > wrote:


              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 

                  Sent from my iPhone


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