<div dir="auto">Great looking car. Price is big  <br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Ira Erbs<br>1959 AH 100-6<br>1967 MGB<br>Milwaukie, OR</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 12:54 PM Henry G Leach via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Here is what I was able to discover about the AH namesake (from 2007):<br><div style="margin:1rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size:16px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.875rem;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:1.25rem;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Nanjing Automobile Company, which bought the remnants of MG and in May resumed production of the MG TF in Longbridge, England, has signed a deal to use the Austin-Healey name. NAC's deal is with HFI Automotive, a U.S. company that bought Healey Automobile Consultants in January 2006 with its own plans to revive the marque.</p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size:16px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size:16px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></div><div style="margin:1rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size:16px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.875rem;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:1.25rem;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)">In February 2006, HFI said it would build a series of coupe and convertible sports cars with the "DNA of the 3000," plus a replacement for the Healey-Sprite.</p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size:16px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></div><div style="margin:1rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size:16px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.875rem;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:1.25rem;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)">So, will NAC revive the Bugeye? So far, NAC isn't saying what it plans to do with the A-H name. The revived TF it's assembling in England is simply the aged "hairdresser's car" that Rover built there for years, and NAC's plans to assemble more sports cars for the U.S. market in Oklahoma have been on hold for months. But its purchase of the Healey naming rights from overly ambitious HFI proves that, these days, if you want to get a nascent automaker off the ground, plan to deal with one of China's many upstart companies.</p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.875rem;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:1.25rem;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.875rem;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:1.25rem;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Current owner of the Caton is in UK, but has a division in the US: </p><h3 style="box-sizing:inherit;clear:both;color:rgb(113,191,68);font-family:alwyn-new-web,sans-serif">US Operations</h3><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:1.5em;line-height:30px;color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:alwyn-new-web,sans-serif"></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:1.5em;line-height:30px;color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:alwyn-new-web,sans-serif"><strong style="box-sizing:inherit">Envisage Group Developments Inc.</strong><br style="box-sizing:inherit">Inc. 41332 Christy St. Fremont, CA 94538, USA</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:1.5em;line-height:30px;color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:alwyn-new-web,sans-serif">+1 510 996 5065</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:1.5em;line-height:30px;color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:alwyn-new-web,sans-serif">My understanding was that Nanjing "Owned" the AUSTIN name but <b>not </b>the Austin-Healey Marque. Here is their concept car  entitled "Healey". Hank</p></div><div></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: <a href="mailto:gradea1@charter.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">gradea1@charter.net</a><br>To: "Steven Kingsbury"<br>Cc: "Bob Spidell", "<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>"<br>Sent: Wednesday April 13 2022 12:15:10PM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] “New” Healey 100<br><br>
I do not believe that they (Caton) can legally use the
Austin-Healey winged badge on the car,  It was the sole owner
ship of Healey Consultants and when Margot passed the "family"
tried to negotiate with the Chinese company NaingJung, but the deal
fell thru. Did Caton get the rights to the name?Hank<br><br><div></div>
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From: "Steven Kingsbury"<br>
To: <a href="mailto:gradea1@charter.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">gradea1@charter.net</a><br>
Cc: "Bob Spidell", "<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>"<br>
Sent: Wednesday April 13 2022 12:01:05PM<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] “New” Healey 100<br><br><div>
<div>And to ad to the conversation, why didn't they turn the wheel
over? One up in the center would have been more in keeping with the
original orientation of the original steering wheel. It seems the
three "spokes' are set 120 degrees apart.<br></div>
<div>Oh well. <br></div>
<div>To each his own, but not for me.<br></div>
<div>Steven Kingsbury<br></div>
<div>BN1 </div>
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<div>On Apr 13, 2022, at 11:42 AM, Henry G Leach via Healeys
<<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div>
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<div>Half a million bucks and we are going to hide the grille-looks
like a sad 100 rather than a smiling one  Nothing uglier than
black wire wheels to accent the '50s style  This guy Caton
must be using some old taxi engines bored out to 3L. Not how I want
to remember 100s. Donald and Geoff would turn over in their graves
if they saw this upgrade of their original design...gosh they hated
XC-52 (the fireball so much-this would be the capper)
Hank<br></div>
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<div>From: "Bob Spidell"<br></div>
<div>To: <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br></div>
<div>Cc:<br></div>
<div>Sent: Wednesday April 13 2022 8:57:13AM<br></div>
<div>Subject: Re: [Healeys] “New” Healey 100<br></div>
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<div>That's gotta be 4-5 degrees of negative camber; how would that
affect handling? Seems like it would make a 100 pretty
squirrelly.<br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>On 4/13/2022 2:45 AM, Alan Seigrist
via Healeys wrote:<br></div>
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<div>Agreed.  It is a nicely completed modification, but
really for that amount of dosh there are many other cars I'd rather
get.<br></div>
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<div>Cheers,<br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Alan<br></div>
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<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 5:37 PM
andy pole via Healeys <<a rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>>
wrote:<br></div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">What a load
of rubbish £400k for an engine overhaul from Jme, later brakes,
suspension and a teenager let’s delete the door
handles! <br></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">I can do it
for £350k if anyone is that stupid! 😂<br></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Also read it
this morning in a Hagerty link<br></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/news-articles/austin-healey-powers-back-into-production/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MED_UN_UK_EML_UN_UKNews_Weekly&hashed_email=9b083a3970aa1a65e353e6b224dca13315f6de88d070a377b45df8e1e8f0122b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
</a><a href="https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/news-articles/austin-healey-powers-back-into-production/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MED_UN_UK_EML_UN_UKNews_Weekly&hashed_email=9b083a3970aa1a65e353e6b224dca13315f6de88d070a377b45df8e1e8f0122b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"></a><a href="https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/news-articles/austin-healey-powers-back-into-production/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MED_UN_UK_EML_UN_UKNews_Weekly&hashed_email=9b083a3970aa1a65e353e6b224dca13315f6de88d070a377b45df8e1e8f0122b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"></a><a href="https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/news-articles/austin-healey-powers-back-into-production/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MED_UN_UK_EML_UN_UKNews_Weekly&hashed_email=9b083a3970aa1a65e353e6b224dca13315f6de88d070a377b45df8e1e8f0122b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/news-articles/austin-healey-powers-back-into-production/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MED_UN_UK_EML_UN_UKNews_Weekly&hashed_email=9b083a3970aa1a65e353e6b224dca13315f6de88d070a377b45df8e1e8f0122b</a><br></div>
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<div>Get<a href="https://aka.ms/o0ukef" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Outlook for
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<div><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><b>From:</b>
Healeys <<a rel="noreferrer">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> on
behalf of Randall Hicks via Healeys <<a rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 13, 2022 10:25:09 AM<br><b>To:</b> Healey List <<a rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] “New” Healey 100</span></span></div>
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<div>Well…this is interesting!!  😅<br></div>
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<div><a style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px" href="https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/healey-caton-new-old-ps474k-british-classic" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
</a><a href="https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/healey-caton-new-old-ps474k-british-classic" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"></a><a href="https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/healey-caton-new-old-ps474k-british-classic" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"></a><a href="https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/healey-caton-new-old-ps474k-british-classic" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/healey-caton-new-old-ps474k-british-classic</a><br></div>
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<div>Randy<br></div>
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