[Healeys] Healey Fiesta

[Peter Dzwig]

I think of the H-F as an oddity and of historic interest because it was
the last car that the Healeys made (but a shame, perhaps, that it was a
Ford!). I have no recollection of its handling.

Although I too never drove a Healey Fiesta, a friend had a Sunbeam
Talbot Lotus which was a very similar car in concept (fast hatchback
worked on by a well-known sports car company) with great performance as
I recall and good handling. It was a model of what a car might be that
in its turn led to things like the VW Golf GTi, whatever you think of them.

Regards,

Peter

On 30/11/2020 04:36, Jean Caron wrote:
> Chris,
> 
> I certainly do not see the Healey 100 in the same light as an A90
> convertible, completely different bodies, but I agree very similar
> engine. As far as the Fiesta is concerned, I am just wondering why,
> other than money, would DMH align himself with a Ford product that, at
> the time, was just an econobox, and not a very good one at that. As Rick
> Neville indicated, apparently it was a quick little car, I certainly
> never drove it, basically read the articles about it, first in Road &
> Track magazine.
> 
> Its rarity is not in question, I guess, for me it is so totally
> different that what we were used to see from the Healey family,
> especially being associated with a Ford product. At that time, the
> Japanese cars, such as the Datsun, Toyota and Honda were far better cars
> in that same configuration of models that to me, it would have better
> suited their image. I am glad someone likes it.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
>  
> 
> Jean
> 
>  
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> 
> *From: *Chris Dimmock <mailto:austin.healey at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *November 29, 2020 12:28 AM
> *To: *Jean Caron <mailto:vintage_roadster_restoration at hotmail.com>
> *Cc: *pdzwig at summaventures.com <mailto:pdzwig at summaventures.com>;
> healeys <mailto:Healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject: *Re: [Healeys] Healey Fiesta
> 
>  
> 
> Jean, Isn’t that the same as some non Healey journalist describing the
> Healey 100 as a “modified Austin a90 convertible, which was a pretty
> lousy car in its day”?
> 
> The Healey Fiesta Is part of the DHMCo history. And as such, deserves
> some respect from Healey enthusiasts. 
> 
> Sincerely. 
> 
> Chris
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
>     On 29 Nov 2020, at 5:13 am, Jean Caron via Healeys
>     <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
>     
> 
>     In the end, no matter how many badges there are on it identifying it
>     as a Healey Fiesta, it is still just a modified Ford Fiesta, which
>     was a pretty lousy car in its day.
> 
>      
> 
>     Jean
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>     *From: *Peter Dzwig via Healeys <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
>     *Sent: *November 28, 2020 11:30 AM
>     *To: *'healeys' <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
>     *Subject: *[Healeys] Healey Fiesta
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> 
>     NFI, just thought some of you might like to see this rarity:
> 
>     <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.classicmobilia.com%2Fshowroom%2F11446137-healey-fiesta-coupe%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C8480b8854faa44e346ac08d893c33c6c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637421814023471459%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=XL3mvjIrVd1rpUXHS1Eaa1qHeH1LyG8JbXIMiSMNGjk%3D&reserved=0
>     <https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.classicmobilia.com%2Fshowroom%2F11446137-healey-fiesta-coupe%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C236e46b8af8a4ea7ffc608d8942ff4c1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637422280970852372%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=sW%2BvR9fFhp3dFON9BFTi5zBUTWIL2prooIE%2FtD02udI%3D&reserved=0>>
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>     Peter
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>     Dr. Peter Dzwig
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