<div dir="ltr">You have to admit it served its purpose, though, to attract attention to the Healey stand at Earls Court. It seemed to have been influenced by Lady Docker's Daimler limo "Golden Zebra" <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docker_Daimlers">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docker_Daimlers</a>. I saw this quote on Hemmings a few years ago from a woman professing to be a former owner of Goldie <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">that I find interesting </span>: <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;font-size:14px"></span><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">"I dug out a photo and the registration is the car shown above.The information I have is based on the fellow who showed up at our Pub with a picture of the car in 1966/67 It was for sale and had been previously owned by Diana Dors, on the bonnet of the car when I had it was a gold horse & jockey which had been a gift to Diana from Lady Docker, I used the car every day & loved every minute of it. Unfortunately in 69ish the car was put in a garage in Reading on a SOR basis….. it sold, but the garage owner did a flit with the proceeds… I would love to know where it went from there…." <a href="https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2013/03/06/goldie-going-gone-one-off-austin-healey-show-car-offered-at-worldwide/">https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2013/03/06/goldie-going-gone-one-off-austin-healey-show-car-offered-at-worldwide/</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"> I don't know if this story is a complete fabrication, but there's something absolutely delicious about considering Ms. Dors (aka Britain's Marilyn Monroe) driving around in Goldie with a tasteless hood ornament gifted from the "colourful" Lady Docker. I've tried to find confirmation of the story but have had no luck.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"> You also have to credit Bruce and Inan for the incredible work in restoring Goldie and preserving this bit of Healey history. It really does belong in the Healey Museum.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"><br></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Rick Neville</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"><br></p></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 6:28 AM, Patrick & Caroline Quinn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:p_cquinn@tpg.com.au" target="_blank">p_cquinn@tpg.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-AU" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_573080924329947324WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Simon<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I thought I was the only person who thought it horrible. In fact I would use the word ‘ugly’.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Or am I calling the kettle black?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hoo Roo<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Patrick Quinn<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Healeys [mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.<wbr>team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Simon Lachlan<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 5 November 2017 9:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:editorgary@aol.com" target="_blank">editorgary@aol.com</a>; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Goldie goes on sale for record estimate.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546a">Horrible.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546a"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Healeys [<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.<wbr>team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:editorgary@aol.com" target="_blank">editorgary@aol.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b> 05 November 2017 01:10<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Goldie goes on sale for record estimate.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Goldie is going on sale. Any over/under bets?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5049449/Austin-Healey-24-carat-gold-plating-set-auction.html" target="_blank">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/<wbr>news/article-5049449/Austin-<wbr>Healey-24-carat-gold-plating-<wbr>set-auction.html</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Gary Anderson</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><br>Los Altos, California</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
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