glemon
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When they were just cheap old sports cars to have fun with, those were the days.
I actually remember seeing this car growing up, the black paint was so old and faded that I thought it was a dark blue. Only running 100 I ever saw in my town ((lots of six cylinder cars though) Previous owner had bought it in the late sixties or early seventies in a sports car shop in Omaha, disassembled, with the bulk of the car in boxes in the basement.
My favorite bit of Healey literature is one of the final chapters of Piggot's book "The Healey 100 in Detail" when he talks about his adventures with them as cheap daily drivers. Never had that experience with big Healey's, but similar adventures with Sprites in the 70s.
I suppose if you want an old sports car you want to jump in and have fun with a cheap Miata makes more sense these days.
I actually remember seeing this car growing up, the black paint was so old and faded that I thought it was a dark blue. Only running 100 I ever saw in my town ((lots of six cylinder cars though) Previous owner had bought it in the late sixties or early seventies in a sports car shop in Omaha, disassembled, with the bulk of the car in boxes in the basement.
My favorite bit of Healey literature is one of the final chapters of Piggot's book "The Healey 100 in Detail" when he talks about his adventures with them as cheap daily drivers. Never had that experience with big Healey's, but similar adventures with Sprites in the 70s.
I suppose if you want an old sports car you want to jump in and have fun with a cheap Miata makes more sense these days.