[Healeys] Healeys Digest, Vol 19, Issue 11

Michael Salter michael.salter at gmail.com
Sun Feb 1 16:04:29 MST 2026 

I'm not sure that  "using up left over" is actually realistic.  The handles and many of the "fixtures" were manufactured by Wilmot Breeden a huge company who made such parts for many manufacturers.
The British car industry of the day was actually massive, much bigger than your average American's concept of it being something akin to a cottage industry.
I would think that it's much more likely that WB had a catalogue if such parts and that designers worked with them to use "standard" parts rather than requiring a new development.
BTW those handles were also used on the Aston Martin DB 2/4.

M



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From: Hank Leach <gradea1 at charter.net>
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Subject: RE: Re: [Healeys] Healeys Digest, Vol 19, Issue 11

Yes, and BJ8s could be locked/released the same way. If passenger side was key locked, it can be "unlocked" from inside the car. Bob's most interesting comment that the handles came from a Jowett goes directly to the British auto industry's frugality in using left over components on other models. (i.e.: Morris,TR3 and Sprite taillights are identical. Hank
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From: "Michael Salter" <michael.salter at gmail.com>
To: "Stanley Lowery" <eandrlowery at att.net>, <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: February 1, 2026 at 2:15 PM PST
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healeys Digest, Vol 19, Issue 11
As I recall the 100/6s with the locking door handle on one side had a small lever on the inside door handle of the other side which permitted locking that side

M


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I seem to remember the early  sixes having a  lock on the drivers side door.  This seems to  be  a waste except for the people to stupit to  go the other side of the car.

Roger
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   1. Lockable door on BJ7 (Leonard Berkowitz)
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Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:07:57 +0000
From: Leonard Berkowitz <drberkowitz at hotmail.com>
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Subject: [Healeys] Lockable door on BJ7
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My BJ7, which I have owned since 1984,  had lockable door handles with push buttons. When I restored the car in the early 1990?s I had the original door handles reinstalled. I was told that the push buttons were wrong and I wanted my car to be more original. If I remember correctly the conversion was not a major big deal.

Len Berkowitz
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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Lockable door on BJ7
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Lockable doors don't seem to be much of a theft deterrent. Having lived in
Boston for many years in the age of British sports cars, I saw plenty with
broken vent windows or slashed convertible tops that defeated locked doors.
Maybe putting a tracker in the car and an ignition cutoff might be more
effective

On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 7:38?PM Leonard Berkowitz <drberkowitz at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> My BJ7, which I have owned since 1984,  had lockable door handles with
> push buttons. When I restored the car in the early 1990?s I had the
> original door handles reinstalled. I was told that the push buttons were
> wrong and I wanted my car to be more original. If I remember correctly the
> conversion was not a major big deal.
>
> Len Berkowitz
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