[Healeys] “New” Healey 100

Wed Apr 13 14:49:04 MDT 2022

Now I'm a bit confused, because I read elsewhere, JME builds them a frame.
Then I remembered there are new US regs that allow for building a small
amount of replicas that needn't meet all the current regs:
https://www.foxnews.com/auto/new-regulations-give-us-classic-car-replica-business-boost
Don't know how that would work in the UK and Europe, though.

Here's a video on the car:
https://www.foxnews.com/auto/new-regulations-give-us-classic-car-replica-business-boost

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On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 4:05 PM <gradea1 at charter.net> wrote:

> Rick-if that's so, then I wonder- does Envisage have 24 more Healey 100s
> chassis in which to apply their half million dollar bodies? Maybe they are
> Kilmartin or AH Spares frames, BUT then they need valid original chassis
> plates. In the UK that is known as a "bitsa" car. Certainly not legal. Yea,
> save your cash for an S. Hank
>
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> From: "HealeyRick"
> To: gradea1 at charter.net
> Cc: "Steven Kingsbury", "healeys at autox.team.net"
> Sent: Wednesday April 13 2022 12:52:41PM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] “New” Healey 100
>
> I read in one of the stories that they kept the 100 frame and I believe
> chassis number as well so it is probably "technically" still a Healey and
> entitled to carry the badge on the front.  If the market is UK and Euro, it
> would probably be much easier to pass through all the regulations as an old
> Healey rather than a completely new car needing belts, air bag, bumpers,
> emissions, etc., etc., etc.
>
> I'll be saving my money for a 100S, thank you very much.  I have as much
> chance of getting one of those as I do this bit of ugliness.
>
> Rick Neville - aka Healey Rick
>
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> On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 3:16 PM Henry G Leach via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> I do not believe that they (Caton) can legally use the Austin-Healey
>> winged badge on the car,  It was the sole owner ship of Healey Consultants
>> and when Margot passed the "family" tried to negotiate with the Chinese
>> company NaingJung, but the deal fell thru. Did Caton get the rights to the
>> name?Hank
>>
>> -----------------------------------------
>> From: "Steven Kingsbury"
>> To: gradea1 at charter.net
>> Cc: "Bob Spidell", "healeys at autox.team.net"
>> Sent: Wednesday April 13 2022 12:01:05PM
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] “New” Healey 100
>>
>> And to ad to the conversation, why didn't they turn the wheel over? One
>> up in the center would have been more in keeping with the original
>> orientation of the original steering wheel. It seems the three "spokes' are
>> set 120 degrees apart.
>> Oh well.
>> To each his own, but not for me.
>> Steven Kingsbury
>> BN1
>>
>> On Apr 13, 2022, at 11:42 AM, Henry G Leach via Healeys <
>> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Half a million bucks and we are going to hide the grille-looks like a sad
>> 100 rather than a smiling one.  Nothing uglier than black wire wheels to
>> accent the '50s style.  This guy Caton must be using some old taxi engines
>> bored out to 3L. Not how I want to remember 100s. Donald and Geoff would
>> turn over in their graves if they saw this upgrade of their original
>> design...gosh they hated XC-52 (the fireball so much-this would be the
>> capper) Hank
>>
>>
>> -----------------------------------------
>> From: "Bob Spidell"
>> To: healeys at autox.team.net
>> Cc:
>> Sent: Wednesday April 13 2022 8:57:13AM
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] “New” Healey 100
>>
>> That's gotta be 4-5 degrees of negative camber; how would that affect
>> handling? Seems like it would make a 100 pretty squirrelly.
>>
>> On 4/13/2022 2:45 AM, Alan Seigrist via Healeys wrote:
>>
>> Agreed.  It is a nicely completed modification, but really for that
>> amount of dosh there are many other cars I'd rather get.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 5:37 PM andy pole via Healeys <
>> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>> What a load of rubbish £400k for an engine overhaul from Jme, later
>>> brakes, suspension and a teenager let’s delete the door handles!
>>>
>>> I can do it for £350k if anyone is that stupid! 😂
>>>
>>> Also read it this morning in a Hagerty link
>>>
>>> <https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/news-articles/austin-healey-powers-back-into-production/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MED_UN_UK_EML_UN_UKNews_Weekly&hashed_email=9b083a3970aa1a65e353e6b224dca13315f6de88d070a377b45df8e1e8f0122b>
>>> <https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/news-articles/austin-healey-powers-back-into-production/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MED_UN_UK_EML_UN_UKNews_Weekly&hashed_email=9b083a3970aa1a65e353e6b224dca13315f6de88d070a377b45df8e1e8f0122b>
>>> <https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/news-articles/austin-healey-powers-back-into-production/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MED_UN_UK_EML_UN_UKNews_Weekly&hashed_email=9b083a3970aa1a65e353e6b224dca13315f6de88d070a377b45df8e1e8f0122b>
>>> https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/news-articles/austin-healey-powers-back-into-production/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MED_UN_UK_EML_UN_UKNews_Weekly&hashed_email=9b083a3970aa1a65e353e6b224dca13315f6de88d070a377b45df8e1e8f0122b
>>>
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>>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Randall
>>> Hicks via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 13, 2022 10:25:09 AM
>>> *To:* Healey List <healeys at autox.team.net>
>>> *Subject:* [Healeys] “New” Healey 100
>>>
>>>
>>> Well…this is interesting!!  😅
>>>
>>>
>>> <https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/healey-caton-new-old-ps474k-british-classic>
>>> <https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/healey-caton-new-old-ps474k-british-classic>
>>> <https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/healey-caton-new-old-ps474k-british-classic>
>>> https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/healey-caton-new-old-ps474k-british-classic
>>>
>>> Randy
>>>
>>>
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