[Healeys] Odd steering attachment

Fri Mar 6 21:32:08 MST 2020

Jon- I'm pretty sure this is Mal Doherty's beautiful black 100. I knew
Mal and he attended a number of our Pacific Centre events in the early
days with his (also) beautiful wife. They were a wonderful couple and
yes, he was a great Healey innovator.

	If I'm correct, I met you, with the car, at the Monterey event in
2017 at the Pacific Grove downtown show. (I couldn't view the picture
you attached)

	I do remember that was the first Healey Bra I ever saw, and it was on
his car-custom made. Mal's car always won popular vote. Best Regards,
Hank Leach (healeyhelper.com)

	-----------------------------------------From: "Jon Doherty via
Healeys" 
To: "WILLIAM B LAWRENCE", "Perry"
Cc: "healeys at autox.team.net"
Sent: Friday March 6 2020 6:58:39PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment

 Hi Gentlemen,
I'm extremely new to this email list so hope I sent the message
correctly to all interested, but I own a 55 BN1 fitted with a steering
box damper which I inherited from my grandfather. I myself am a novice
mechanic but it's not a stretch to say my grandfather was a master
Healey technician. He rebuilt his car from the ground up in the mid
50s after he bought it and competed in concourse competition as well
as raced slalom/autocross competitively with the car in the late 50s
and early 60s. He added the steering box damper in 1957. I was told it
provided improved handling. As you may know, slalom courses have
extreme handling requirements. I can only assume he knew what he was
talking about in regard to the improved handling since he was the
Southern California slalom champion for five years between 1957-62.
Hope this sheds some light on the subject.
Jon
    On Friday, March 6, 2020, 06:32:53 PM PST, Perry via Healeys 
wrote:  

	Yes 

	The car was sold today on BAT. The seller was Fantasy Junction. I
think it brought a bit over 40K

	P

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	FROM: WILLIAM B LAWRENCE [2]
SENT: Friday, March 6, 2020 9:20 PM
TO: Perry via Healeys [3]
SUBJECT: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment

	Is this the car on BAT? Things like this might explain its low
bidding price. 

	FROM: Healeys  on behalf of Perry via Healeys 
SENT: Saturday, March 7, 2020 1:09:54 AM
TO: healeys at autox.team.net 
SUBJECT: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment 

	I would say yes and a control valve assembly and other stuff. I could
not find the BJ8 Michael mentioned on the Fantasy Junction website to
look for additional info on the car in question. 

	P

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	FROM: Bob Spidell [5]
SENT: Friday, March 6, 2020 7:38 PM
TO: healeys at autox.team.net [6]
SUBJECT: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment

	You'd need a pump and couple hydraulic hoses, no?

	On 3/6/2020 4:31 PM, Perry via Healeys wrote:

	Are we sure its not a power steering assist ram like used on the
1963-65 Corvette? Just a thought….

	Perry

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	FROM: Bob Spidell [8]
SENT: Friday, March 6, 2020 7:00 PM
TO: healeys at autox.team.net [9]
SUBJECT: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment

	Maybe someone thought it would cure scuttle shake?

	On 3/6/2020 3:28 PM, alfuller194 at gmail.com [10] wrote:

	I’ve seen it [and had it] on 4x4 trucks that were lifted –
typically 3-4” or more – but never on a vehicle as low as a
Healey. I can’t imagine why a Healey would need or benefit from a
steering dampener [unless maybe to compensate for a LOT o slop in the
steering, but sheesh!].

	----------------

	All the best,

	Al Fuller

	FROM: Healeys  [11] ON BEHALF OF Michael Salter
SENT: Friday, March 6, 2020 5:20 PM
TO: healeys at autox.team.net [12]
SUBJECT: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment

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