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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Today’s engines are all fairly rough cast aluminum lumps. It’s a lot cheaper to just cover up the wiring, hoses and unfinished aluminum. Finned, polished, and/or chrome rocker covers, artistically designed air cleaner housings, etc. are long past but still make an engine bay, IMHO. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Bruce Steele<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Brea, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>1960 BN7<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 06, 2019 9:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Austin-Healey 6000 Mk III BJ8<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Agree wholeheartedly; it's one of the reasons I bought the car (my second Bullitt).<o:p></o:p></p><p>I really don't understand the shift to covering engines with tons of plastic. Is an engine too intimidating to your average car buyer these days? Also makes it that much more difficult to work on (maybe that's the point).<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 3/6/2019 1:11 PM, Kees Oudesluijs wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p>At least that shows the engine in the proper way. So much nicer than all the smooth covers.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Kees Oudesluijs<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Op 6-3-2019 om 16:44 schreef Bob Spidell:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p>"t is also a pity the way the engine looks with all the plastic on top but I suppose you cannot avoid that."<o:p></o:p></p><p>Yes you can:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=2016 height=1512 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D4D4B3.4590F7B0"><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 3/6/2019 1:28 AM, Kees Oudesluijs wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p>A very nice machine, I love it and it seems to be very well screwed together. It looks spectacular and very neat. Some minor things I definitely do not like: the steering wheel, Moto Lita, black or tan leather looks so much better, and the instruments which should be white on black or black on silver SMITHS/JAEGER UK. It is also a pity the way the engine looks with all the plastic on top but I suppose you cannot avoid that.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Kees Oudesluijs<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Op 6-3-2019 om 04:04 schreef Patrick & Caroline Quinn:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hello</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Without doubt it’s very well done, but it gives rise to the question on how much of it actually rolled out of the factory in Abingdon.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Very, very little.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hoo Roo</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Patrick Quinn</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Blue Mountains, Australia</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>