[Healeys] healey sighting

Thu May 16 15:42:21 MDT 2019

Alan,

I'm afraid I don't know much about the history, nor why they are called
"Bermuda" bells.  Here's what little I could find:
https://americanbell.org/aba-forum/topic/motormans-bell/

Rick Neville

On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 5:16 PM Bluehealey <bluehealey at gmail.com> wrote:

> Aaah - gotcha.
> What is that bell tone reminiscent of? It obviously has significance in
> the US, but here in the UK it is quaint bit otherwise meaningless.
> Interested to know.
>
> Alan - from my iPad
> BlueHealey
>
> On 16 May 2019, at 22:05, HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> They used to sell Bermuda Bells in the JC Whitney catalog next to the wolf
> whistles and ah-oogah horns.  If anyone doesn't know what they are, here's
> a video:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LKyMUFKpvs
>
> Rick Neville
>
> On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 2:37 PM Mike Sinclair <phoenix722 at comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>> A Bermuda Bell!  I actually had one in my '50 Chevy.  At some point the
>> plunger would stick in the "down" position and would pop up after hitting a
>> bump.  I removed the plunger (still in the "down" position), and later sold
>> the car.  I always wondered what the new owner thought when it suddenly
>> broke loose.
>>
>> Mike
>> On 5/16/2019 7:44 AM, HealeyRick wrote:
>>
>> I favor the movies that show Healeys in period, the way they would've
>> looked when new or slightly used.  When I was young, my parents took me to
>> Manhattan (even saw Roy Rogers at MSG) and Phffft! is so evocative of that.
>> time  The Austin showroom was called "Austin House" and was located at  27-29
>> W. 57th St. from the days when all the foreign car dealers had places in
>> town to snag the money guys going home to Westchester and the Gold Coast of
>> CT. I've been looking for a foreign legionnaire's cap and a Bermuda bell to
>> make my Healey driving more sportif.
>>
>> Rick Neville
>>
>> On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 9:04 AM Jean Caron <
>> vintage_roadster_restoration at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I wonder how many times they remove and reinstall the rearview mirror in
>>> that 100 for filming.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jean
>>>
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>>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of
>>> HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com>
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, May 16, 2019 7:46:01 AM
>>> *To:* Patrick & Caroline Quinn; Healeys
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] healey sighting
>>>
>>> Hi Patrick,
>>>
>>> Sounds like a good one for my collection.  Too bad, I couldn't find the
>>> full movie online.  I do have a bunch of Healey film clips on my Youtube
>>> channel.
>>> https://www.youtube.com/user/healeyrick/videos?view_as=subscriber
>>> <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fuser%2Fhealeyrick%2Fvideos%3Fview_as%3Dsubscriber&data=02%7C01%7C%7C35c021ec2d454da9d8d708d6d9fc9096%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636936076108733978&sdata=Dgu2Qqx3XjBuPjZ9HVDY2Wbtc7K%2FsgKMtk0wvzL%2FBHk%3D&reserved=0>
>>>  My favorite is Phffft! which shows a 100 on display in the Austin of
>>> England showroom in Manhattan and being driven around the NYC streets:
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0r9fVINJT4&t=2s
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>>> Regards,
>>> Rick Neville
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 3:29 AM Patrick & Caroline Quinn <
>>> p_cquinn at tpg.com.au> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello
>>>>
>>>> I was watching a 1954 British film yesterday called Tonight's the Night
>>>> (also released as Happy Ever After) with David Niven and Yvonne De Carlo
>>>> where a red 100 features significantly.
>>>>
>>>> Interesting that they had the screen down and there wasn't a hair out of
>>>> place on both of them.
>>>>
>>>> Hoo Roo
>>>>
>>>> Patrick Quinn
>>>> Blue Mountains, Australia
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>>>> Subject: [Healeys] healey sighting
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>>>> most of those shots are made in the studio and they just drag up what is
>>>> available to shoot the scene.  ever notice how a
>>>> guy with a hat on in a convertible never loses his hat.
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