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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Michael<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'>You are likely referring to the 50<sup>th</sup> Anniversary celebration of the 100/6 held at VIR on 29 September to 1 October 2006 in conjunction with a SVRA event in which you were participating.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Special guests included Gerry & M</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F457D'>arion</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F457D'>Coker and Bill E</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>m</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F457D'>erson presented the plans for the Austin Healey </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Museum which we know did not proceed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>A great weekend for us from down under.<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><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script";color:#1F497D'>Ross W Osborne <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Healey Registrar<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Austin-Healey Car Club of New Zealand Inc</span></i><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","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'> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;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'><o:p> </o:p></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"'> Michael Oritt [mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 24, 2024 8:04 AM<br><b>To:</b> HealeyRick<br><b>Cc:</b> KENNETH FLEMNG; Healeys<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Austin-Healey 4000<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#3333FF'>Rick--<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#3333FF'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#3333FF'>I can't now remember why I was present but in any case I am in some photos taken at the Dedication by a "Future Home Of" sign along Pine Tree Road, the entrance road leading to VIR proper. It was really Bill Emerson's show and though Connie Nyholm was probably there I can't now remember much beyond that. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#3333FF'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#3333FF'>Best--Michael Oritt<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#3333FF'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 12:50 PM HealeyRick <<a href="mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com">healeyrik@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Just to veer this thread off slightly, wasn't Alan Casavant planning on establishing a Healey museum somewhere in VA (VIR, maybe?) before divorce reared its ugly head (coincidence. maybe not). Does anyone recall what cars he had actually purchased? I faintly recall his negotiating with Bill Wood. Perhaps he ended up with the 100 display chassis? Bill also wanted to establish a Healey Museum at Lime Rock, but IIRC, he couldn't get Skip Barber to go along with it. These are all recollections of a 73 year-old man and may be subject to memory lapses and interpretation.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Ken, hope you've been well,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Rick Neville aka HealeyRick<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 2:43 PM KENNETH FLEMNG via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'></span>That’s is certainly not and original from my knowledge . I also was in Alan car when he had it . It’s now in Switzerland I was told . I recall being three on e automatic . None of them for red and did have this style dash . Not commenting on the quality of the works as I have not looked closely but appears to be done well.. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Alan Hendrix had the car at shop for long periods and he could shed one light . The black 4000 is in Vreeland in the museum I saw in last year and Alan’s was white. I have photo of me in it somewhere . <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ken<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Jan 22, 2024, at 12:18 PM, Michael Oritt <<a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#3333FF'>No doubt Kees and yet <i>there it is in print.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#3333FF'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#3333FF'>I saw this car years ago when it was supposedly owned by Allen Casavant Something happened and he departed the scene as did the car. I thought it was unimpressive. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#3333FF'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#3333FF'>Best--Michael Oritt<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 9:59 AM Kees Oudesluijs <<a href="mailto:coudesluijs@chello.nl" target="_blank">coudesluijs@chello.nl</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p>A silly claim that cannot be substantiated. In other words: BULLSHIT!!!!!!<br>Kees Oudesluijs<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Op 22-1-2024 om 15:38 schreef Michael Oritt:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#3333FF'>"special oil from Porsche North America (which, unlike European variants, keeps the temperature 15 degrees lower)"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#3333FF'>--------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#3333FF'>Ooh I want that! Why don't we know about this and where do I get in line?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#3333FF'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#3333FF'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 9:00 AM Kees Oudesluijs via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>For sale in NL.<br><br><a href="http://www.troostwijkauctions.com/l/austin-healey-4000-rolls-royce-'4-litre'-(1-of-only-4)-rhd-A1-18089-6?utm_source=marktplaats&utm_medium=referral" 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