Wayne Carini on Buying a Healey

[HealeyRick]

Thanks to John Sims on the mail list:

Note the BJ8 interior and the MK II badge on the shroud. :confuse:

 

[Genos2]

Hum, o/d drops rpm from 4500 to 3000 at 60 mph? interesting. Don't care for color,like the interior color though,, cheers.

 

[Jeepster]

Nice colour. Is that a stock Healey colour?

 

[bighealeysource]

Looks like Spruce green, certainly not BRG. I've met and talked with Wayne at length and really a very nice, unassuming guy. Agree with some on the mail list that he could have said more positive things about buying a Healey but guess his purpose was to point out the pros and cons about owning one. He always has two or three for sale at his F40 shop in CT. Hope someday he comes across one to buy on his Chasing Classic Cars show.

 

[HealeyRick]

Nice colour. Is that a stock Healey colour?

It's not a stock Healey British Racing Green nor Spruce Green, both of which are darker than this one. If I had to guess, I'd say it's MG Brooklands Green.

 

[British_Recovery]

Front badge is Mk3 with paint missing. Should be enameled anyway, not painted. Other details "different", but it's a driver, not a show car. Good to see it on a respected show. If the best feature is the sound, he should have started it up!

 

[HealeyRick]

Front badge is Mk3 with paint missing. Should be enameled anyway, not painted.

You're right, I missed the third "I" where the paint is missing. I think at some point on the MK III the cloisonne badge was changed to a painted one.

 

[glemon]

Looks like MG "Tundra" to me. https://www.carpictures.com/vehicle/13FBK584232692/MG-B-Roadster-1974

 

[Keoke]

The color Looks like theto me

 

[Patrick67BJ8]

You're right, I missed the third "I" where the paint is missing. I think at some point on the MK III the cloisonne badge was changed to a painted one.

Late BJ8's had painted badges although there may have been some exceptions. Mine originally had a painted badge but it was replaced with a cloisonne one from a wrecked car by the PO. I still have the painted one as well as the Hex knock-offs which were removed from the same wrecked Healey. Car is from the Northeast.
and replaced with "eared knock-oofs". Steve Byers may chime in and have a vin number that the painted badges started.