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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>G’day<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>The AC badge on the grille sort of gives it away.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>The AC Buckland was introduced in 1948 with styling similar to other marques like Healey, Lea Francis and the like. It was powered by AC’s own two-litre six-cylinder engine and four-speed gearbox.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>It was to be a few years before Shelby shoehorned a V8 into an AC Ace and called it a Cobra.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Hoo Roo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Patrick Quinn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Blue Mountains, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></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:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Henry G Leach via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 7 February 2022 5:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Stephen Hutchings'<br><b>Cc:</b> 'healey Mail List'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Identification required<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Notice the similarity to the Healey Westland Roadster shown here from DMH book "My World of Cars" pg.84. Body built by Westland. On the left is the Elliott sedan, with body by Elliott coach builders.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Healey liked those vertical bar grilles, as he assumed they expressed elegance in design. It appears that someone else also like the same configuration and shape. How Donald allowed the standard Austin grille to be used on the 100-6 is a mystery-must have been out voted by the design committee. Hank<o:p></o:p></p><p>-----------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From: "Stephen Hutchings via Healeys" <br>To: "healey Mail List"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Sunday February 6 2022 9:44:56AM<br>Subject: [Healeys] Identification required<br><br>A friend has asked me to identify the sports car in an old family photo…and I’m stumped. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>It actually bears a little resemblance to some of the non-dustin Healey, but doesn't have quite the Healey grille.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Anyone know what it is?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Stephen, BJ8<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>