[Healeys] Odd steering attachment

Wed Mar 11 16:55:35 MDT 2020

I thought the hood scoop on Mal’s car was work of art.

Bruce Steele

Brea, CA

1960 BN7

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of gradea1 at charter.net
Sent: Friday, March 06, 2020 8:32 PM
To: 'Jon Doherty' <jpd64 at yahoo.com>
Cc: 'healeys at autox.team.net' <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment

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)

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From: "Jon Doherty via Healeys" 
To: "WILLIAM B LAWRENCE", "Perry"
Cc: "healeys at autox.team.net <mailto: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 <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> > 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 <mailto:ynotink at msn.com> 
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 9:20 PM
To: Perry via Healeys <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment

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

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> > on behalf of Perry via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> >
Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2020 1:09:54 AM
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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 <mailto:bspidell at comcast.net> 
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 7:38 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> 
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 <mailto:bspidell at comcast.net> 
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 7:00 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> 
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 <mailto:alfuller194 at gmail.com>  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!].

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All the best,

Al Fuller

From: Healeys  <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Michael Salter
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 5:20 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> 
Subject: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment

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