"one" question for donald healey

[anthony7777]

"one" question for donald healey

ive been reading/re-reading about the life and times of donald healey and conclude id have many questions id love to be able to ask him, so if it were possible what "one" guestion would you like to ask?, it need not be "technical" in nature, im limiting your answers to "one" so we might find out how many of "us" think alike/or not.

 

[nevets]

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Donald, have you ever actually tried fitting a door to one of your cars?

 

[Keoke]

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Hey! DMH, Who was the prettiest girl you ever saw???

 

[HealeyPassion]

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Mr. Healey, since you were always modifing and trying new things on your Austin Healey's, I'm wondering how important concours accuracy is for you?

Cheers,
Steve

 

[TodE]

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Mr. Healey,

If BMC did'nt take over your company and the United States did not impose anti pollution (Smog)along with safety regulations. What would have been your next great affordable sports car?

Thanks,
Tod

 

[anthony7777]

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keoke,i think this subject should soon pick up some momentum, i like the "questions " thus far and im willing to bet d.m.h had seen several views of them pretty girls.

 

[Keoke]

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keoke,i think this subject should soon pick up some momentum, i like the "questions " thus far and im willing to bet d.m.h had seen several views of them pretty girls.

Well That's what the books say but course now I don't read em!--Keoke- :laugh:

 

[Healeysince59]

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Last year at Conclave John Sprinzel was asked what he considered his greatest accomplishment. He answered "Dating a Playboy Bunny. She let me drive her Ferrari."

Marv J

 

[Keoke]

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Marv! What does Ferrari mean in English??---Keoke-

 

[GregW]

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Well Anthony, you started this thread. What would <span style="font-style: italic">your</span> question be?

 

[Healeysince59]

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Marv! What does Ferrari mean in English??---Keoke-

I think the Bunny was English.

Marv

 

[Keoke]

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Marv! What does Ferrari mean in English??---Keoke-

I think the Bunny was English.--- ---- ---He would have said "Daimler"- :wink:

Marv

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[bt7tricarb]

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I think Ferrari means "$$$$" in english... ;-)

 

[HealeyRick]

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As someone who once was honored to buy DMH a drink, my question would be "Can I get you another?" What a gentleman, who seemed truly happy that people still loved his cars years after they went out of production.

Rick

 

[Johnny]

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Hi Anthony, I would have to ask Mr. Healey if he would ever reconsider putting a V8 engine in a Healey.

Anthony, I still want that SS exhaust. I'm leaving for Denver tomorrow but will be back by June 6th.

 

[Richard Dickinson]

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Why did you Lucas parts in your cars?

 

[Keoke]

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Hi Anthony, I would have to ask Mr. Healey if he would ever reconsider putting a V8 engine in a Healey.

OMG Yes he tried and tried but no body would sell him one.

Anthony, I still want that SS exhaust. I'm leaving for Denver tomorrow but will be back by June 6th.

OH! then you better take a long thin screwdriver with you so you can set the carbs pretty high up there and air be a bit thin.-Keoke- :laugh:

 

[Keoke]

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Why did you Lucas parts in your cars?

OH! I figured I would just frustrate the Yanks ah bit. But there is nothing wrong with Lucas parts and besides they were close to hand.

 

[pan]

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This is an interesting thread, apart from some of the silly contributions.
I had the pleasure of meeting "the Skipper" on several occasions, first when he visited Australia in 1977 and again when I visited Great Britain the following year.
My impression was that he was a true gentleman, but not one to suffer fools.
I agree he was flattered that we AH owners revered his cars, but mainly because he was a forward thinker and the Austin-Healey was by then a lost cause. At that time he was still CEO of Jensen.
In a AHOC forum held in Melbourne during the Australian visit, DMH was asked to name his favorite of the cars made with the Austin-Healey name. He very quickly replied "the Sprite". It was unkindly suggested that he said this because that model generated more money for the The Donald Healey Motor Co.
I personally feel that he felt this way because the design of the Sprite, from an engineering standpoint, is the best. The unitary body construction is clearly a development of the body/frame design of the earlier AHs and it was a real breakthrough, being both lighter and stiffer than those cars. The same concept was used on the MGB for twenty years.
DMH was very patriotic, so using a foreign power unit like an American V8 was not desirable. Geoff Healey, on the other hand wasn't restrained in the same way and fitted a Cadillac V8 to a Silverstone although I don't think this would ever have been considered for series production.
If you read any of the Healey books you will learn that The Donald Healey Motor Co held Lucas in high regard, along with their other suppliers such as Dunlop.

 

[Keoke]

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Patriotism didn't have nothing to do wid it. GM for what ever reason would not sell him the Cadillac Kettering V8 and he had to be content with the Nash Kelvinator engine used in the Nash Healey. Similarly, he liked the pretty ladies.Course I do too so we be just like peas ina pod.-- -Keoke