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My 'babe', granddaughter Scarlet is in my avatar in my Bugeye shortly after I bought it. I wish I could find the pictures of her assisting me on my MGB engine build...she was putting the timing cover bolts in before I torqued them.
Rut
 
I haven't seen that photo for 30+ years. That's the Bugeye that I traded to parts counter guy Tom Colby at the Austin Healey Store in So Cal (before he got involved with Speedwell Engineering) for his 65 big Healey in 1982/83. Tom wanted to go racing and I wanted something normal. We traded pinks as they say. He would send me racing photos from time to time. That was one fun fast car.

The funny thing is Rick's blue Healey is a close match to the one Tom gave to me.

HealeyRick said:
Here ya go:

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HealeyBN7 said:
I haven't seen that photo for 30+ years. That's the Bugeye that I traded to parts counter guy Tom Colby at the Austin Healey Store in So Cal (before he got involved with Speedwell Engineering) for his 65 big Healey in 1982/83. Tom wanted to go racing and I wanted something normal. We traded pinks as they say. He would send me racing photos from time to time. That was one fun fast car.

The funny thing is Rick's blue Healey is a close match to the one Tom gave to me.
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IIRC that picture was from a calendar for the Austin-Healey Store. Got to know Tom when I was ordering parts for my bugeye resto right about the time you swapped cars. Great guy.
 
This may have been a BMC advertisement. But, lefthand drive??
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The dog's expression says "OK you got the picture ... get back in and DRIVE"
 
Trevor Jessie said:
The dog's expression says "OK you got the picture ... get back in and DRIVE"
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OK, I genuinely had to look again and see that there was a dog in that picture. :rolleyes: :grin:
 
Or the dog could be driving (like mine):
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It that a righthand drive Cobra or AC? I like the mirror on the Sprite
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You know...I just can't stop thinking about the young lady clothed only in bug eye roll bar. She looks like she would have been lots of fun! Back in those days I appreciated uninhibited girls! Wonder if any So Cal guy's know anything else of her story?

Like to think she ended up with a British car guy!

Kurt.
 
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Rut
 
OK, Rut, is that taking a guess or are you sure. I would say close but not!

Kurt.
 
nomad said:
You know...I just can't stop thinking about the young lady clothed only in bug eye roll bar. She looks like she would have been lots of fun! Back in those days I appreciated uninhibited girls! Wonder if any So Cal guy's know anything else of her story?

Like to think she ended up with a British car guy!

Kurt.
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I've posted to Tom Colby's FB and will await an answer. Enquiring minds want to know.
 
I ran into a few nekkid pictures when I looked her up, but it's her fer sure!
Rut
 

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