[TR] Hemmings & $225K Healey

[Michael Marr]

I love the big Healeys too, but there was nothing wrong with the headlamp 
set-up, so I am not sure why they chose to go with the duals.  Back then, 
dual headlamps were "modern" so I suppose it was thought of as a way to 
freshen up an old design.

One dual headlamp car from the early sixties that did work, however, from a 
design standpoint, was the Ford Consul Classic and Consul Capri, the latter 
being the better looking of the two.  The Classic had the same reverse-slope 
rear window as the Anglia (and the Merc Monterrey, here in the States), but 
the Capri was a two-door coupe with a nicely shaped greenhouse.

This car was totally different from the later Ford Capri, which appeared in 
the mid-sixties, before anybody asks!

Mike

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> Personally, I love Big Healeys and always have, though I must admit that 
> 225,000 of the Big Ones are rather a lot to handover to acquire her 
> ownership. All that said, let's be happy she's still around and not be so 
> critical of whether she looks like we think she ought to look - and 
> doesn't.
> Her *successor* from HMC Sports Cars (www.hmcsportscars.com) was just as 
> gorgeous but I'm not sure whether they are still made. I've seen three of 
> them at different times and if I could afford to lay out that kind of 
> money for my own enjoyment, I'd have been very sorely tempted.
>
> Jonmac