[Healeys] Healey Fiesta

Peter Dzwig pdzwig at summaventures.com
Mon Nov 30 10:26:34 MST 2020 

Kees,

Thanks. Do you mean that the car I linked to is the *unique* car? Didn't
realise that it was quite that unusual.


Peter

On 30/11/2020 10:35, Kees Oudesluijs via Healeys wrote:
> These two cars are totally different and cannot be compared. The rwd
> Sunbeam/Talbot Lotus was developed from the Sunbeam Ti as a pure rally
> beast with the Vauxhall slant 4 derived 2.2 ltr Lotus 911 engine (an
> enlarged 907) and was very successful at that. Around 250hp in rally
> trim and 160hp in standard road trim. They are a hoot to drive thanks to
> the high power/low torque engine, the low weight and the short wheel base.
> 
> The US spec fwd Ford Fiesta was just jazzed up slightly with some small
> engine (80hp) and bodywork mods. Healey had very little to do with the
> car, he just lend his name for well needed cash. Only one was made
> versus around 2500 of the Sunbeam/Talbot Lotus cars.
> 
> Kees Oudesluijs
> 
> 
> 
> Op 30-11-2020 om 10:59 schreef Peter Dzwig via Healeys:
>> 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
>>>
>>>  
>>> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
>>> Windows 10
>>>
>>>  
>>> *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
>>>
>>>      
>>>      Sent from Mail
>>>     
>>> <https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.microsoft.com%2Ffwlink%2F%3FLinkId%3D550986&data=04%7C01%7C%7C236e46b8af8a4ea7ffc608d8942ff4c1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637422280970842374%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=t7474dUGguiZ98GkTB9T5p6ZTd%2FI4bdsuLO6dGiIYmg%3D&reserved=0>
>>>
>>>      for Windows 10
>>>
>>>      
>>>      *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
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>
>>>      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>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      Peter
>>>      --
>>>
>>>      Dr. Peter Dzwig
>>>
>>>      
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