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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Patrick, I totally agree with you. The A40 Sports was a great little car, and particularly peppy when updated with dual carbs. They are very collectable vehicles of appreciating value. My A40 pickup is also fun to drive, does well in traffic and gets lots of comments wherever it goes. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> Larry Paterson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Patrick & Caroline Quinn<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 20, 2018 6:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'i erbs'; 'Ahealey help'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Austin Sports cars<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Hello<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>If it wasn’t for cars like the Austin A40 Sports there wouldn’t be an Austin-Healey in the numbers that were eventually made.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>The A40 Sports were made by Jensen Motors with an all alloy body under contract to Austin in the pre-BMC period. Released in late 1950 the A40 Sports was not marketed as a sports car, but as a touring car.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Without the contacts made through the A40 Sports, Jenson Motors would not have been given the contract to build the new Austin-Healey 100.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>The A40 Sports was and is quite a spirited performer and I would be very pleased to have one in my garage as they formed a very important part of the late 1940s and 1950s British automotive history.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Don’t bag what you don’t know.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Hoo Roo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Patrick Quinn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Blue Mountains, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>i erbs<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 21 February 2018 6:24 AM<br><b>To:</b> Ahealey help<br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Austin Sports cars<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#1D2129;background:white'>In case you ever wonder why Leonard Lord wanted the Healey 100. Take a look at Austin's 52 sports car</span><span lang=EN-AU> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><img border=0 width=418 height=235 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D3AB11.094EF6C0" alt="Inline image 1"> <br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Ira Erbs<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Portland,OR<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU> _______ _______<br> (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)<br> (_________________________)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU> BT7 engine and disk brakes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>1967 MGB <img border=0 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_emblem.jpg" alt=MG><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333'>A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>