[Healeys] Cuban Chrome

[Patrick and Caroline Quinn]

Hello

The history of Austin-Healeys in Cuba is very interesting with examples remaining fitted with different six-cylinder engines and gearboxes.

Pre-Castro the 100/6 was exported to Cuba in CKD (Completely Knocked Down) for local assembly using many local components.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains, Australia

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Leonard Hartnett
Sent: Monday, 13 January 2025 11:40 AM
To: Healeys at Autox <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] Cuban Chrome

I was channel surfing this morning and came to Motor Trend channel.  There is a program called Cuban Chrome.  I happened to come across Season 1, Episode 4 and saw the back quarter of an Austin-Healey.  It was a 1959 100.    The program follows Cubans that are restoring or repairing mostly American cars so they can join the local car club and they can make money using the cars to transport tourists around.  I came back to it on episode 7 and they spent time with the AH doing body work. The owner has a friend who lives in the US and brought him some parts including a "3000" trunk flash.  For the 100?  It will be interesting to see how this project turns out.  For more info, if interested, go to Discovery.com/cubanchrome.
              The Other Len
1967 Austin-Healey 3000 MkIII BJ8
                HBJ8L39031
             225,646  miles

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