[Healeys] Ruddspeed

[Peter Dzwig]

My mistake there was a reply:

Q: "Can you please tell me which works 100/6 this came from, please.
Many thanks?"

A: No

Make of that what you will.

Peter

On 27/01/2021 09:58, Peter Dzwig wrote:
> Absolutely they were and they were widely use. Just not by the works.
> 
> I asked the buyer which works car, and so far I haven't had a reply...
> 
> Peter
> 
> On 26/01/2021 19:17, simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I think the inlets were sold in some quantities. And I wouldn't necessarily
>> associate them with the BMC Works dept.
>> But, I'm only guessing. I'm not a great Healey historian.
>> Simon
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> 
>> Sent: 26 January 2021 13:53
>> To: simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com; 'healeys' <healeys at autox.team.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ruddspeed
>>
>> I am surprised that it says 100/6. As far as I am aware only one works
>> 100/6 was fitted with triple carbs and that was PMO 203 after its works
>> rallying career, when Bobby Parkes bought it from BMC in it in 1960.
>> They were 2" HD8 SUs. He told me that he didn't change the mecahical spec.
>> Since that car is widely believed to have been crashed and written off (and
>> there is still room for a little bit of doubt about that) it would either
>> mean a near-miracle that the car had survived and been fouond or that just
>> the carbs and manifold had.
>>
>> Checking against a works build-list that I have for UJB 144 at Sebring in
>> 1960 and that again used triple HD8s, not HD6s. The spec is Special Engine
>> 290.
>>
>> Interesting :-)
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> On 26/01/2021 10:57, simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com wrote:
>>> AUSTIN HEALEY 3000 TRIPLE CARBS RUDD SPEED 1 3/4' SU HD6 BMC WORKS AH
>>> 100/6 | eBay
>>> <https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUSTIN-HEALEY-3000-TRIPLE-CARBS-RUDD-SPEED
>>> -1-3-4-SU-HD6-BMC-WORKS-AH-100-6/174606816240>
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I saw the above item on eBay. I’ve always wanted those manifolds to go 
>>> with my existing 3 HD6s but I have zero intention of bidding, unless 
>>> the price drops considerably. Seems very expensive to me. And aren’t 
>>> there fakes out there?
>>>
>>> Suppose one could get some money back by flogging the 3 matching(?)
>> carbs….
>>>
>>> But someone might be interested?
>>>
>>> Simon
>>>
>>>
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> 

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Dr. Peter Dzwig