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Simon TR4a
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I grew up in what is now Zimbabwe, but was then Rhodesia, in southern Africa. I left in 1970 with my parents, at the age of 19.
As soon as I turned 16 in 1967 I got both my driving license, taking the test in my mother's Morris Minor and also my motorcycle license shortly after buying a small Honda. By the following year I had graduated to a beautiful 500cc Matchless single, but I had a friend with an MGA and another with a Sprite.
There used to be some used car lots down in "the avenues" in an area that was a mixture of retail and industrial development. Riding around looking at the lots one day I saw a Healey 100/4 and went into ask about it. They were asking 90 pounds which even then was not a lot of money, and though the car was a little uncared for it was solid, cars simply do not rust at all in that climate (similar to Southern California.)
I persuaded the salesman I could afford the car and was a potential customer and asked for a test drive.
My first impression was of the oddly cranked gear lever, big wire wheels and the curve to the cowl.
The torque and acceleration were amazing- for someone used to a 948cc Morris the car had performance I had never experienced!
Occasionally I wonder what happened to that car.
As soon as I turned 16 in 1967 I got both my driving license, taking the test in my mother's Morris Minor and also my motorcycle license shortly after buying a small Honda. By the following year I had graduated to a beautiful 500cc Matchless single, but I had a friend with an MGA and another with a Sprite.
There used to be some used car lots down in "the avenues" in an area that was a mixture of retail and industrial development. Riding around looking at the lots one day I saw a Healey 100/4 and went into ask about it. They were asking 90 pounds which even then was not a lot of money, and though the car was a little uncared for it was solid, cars simply do not rust at all in that climate (similar to Southern California.)
I persuaded the salesman I could afford the car and was a potential customer and asked for a test drive.
My first impression was of the oddly cranked gear lever, big wire wheels and the curve to the cowl.
The torque and acceleration were amazing- for someone used to a 948cc Morris the car had performance I had never experienced!
Occasionally I wonder what happened to that car.
