[Healeys] Driving in Provence

[Stephen Hutchings]

I decided to treat myself because I had a significant birthday this year, and I rented an MGB for most of last week in Provence. My daughter lives in Marseille so my wife and I usually visit in September.
I could have had a Healey (BJ7) but I wanted to try something different, and the MG was a little cheaper.
I missed the grunt of the Healey at times, but I loved the steering and handling of the MGB, and the roads are terrific…the rental agreement states that you’re not allowed to venture onto the main motorways and the speed is restricted to 60 mph, but who cares? The BMC 1800 BMC engine feels like it’s revving quite high at 50 in 4th gear…too bad only 20% of them came with O/D.
The stable my car came out of also had a few other British sports cars, and a couple of genuine Porsche Speedsters…I would not want to be responsible for the flawless black paint on one of those Speedsters! You’re bound to be threading some narrow village streets with local drivers coming the other way, and giving no quarter.
Anyway, a great experience, and much cheaper than shipping the Healey over, I highly recommend it!

Stephen, BJ8

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