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Look what followed me home.
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Now that you have a REAL car, those others will just sit gathering dust, you know.
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Okay...."Look what followed me home" is NOT going to cut it! SPILL THE BEANS!!! :laugh:
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The rest of the story:
A friend acquired this car about 5 years ago. I saw it and was green with envy. I had just given up on a 120 DHC restoration that was missing a bunch of stuff etc, This was an absolute complete no rust car out of 25 years storage. Recently, he saw a Healey 100 that I had just restored and said that if he ever decided to sell the 120, he would like me to have it. Not long after, he contacted me and said for health reasons, he had decided to sell the 120. We came up with a deal good for both of us and Bobs your Uncle
Its an early car (Aug 1950). Later engine but I have been offered an early engine. No, and I mean no, rust. Complete except top irons but has that neat (Carson?) top. Should be a (relatively) easy restoration.
Marv J
XK120
BN1 Healey Restored
BN1 Healey Patina Car
BT7 Healey Original
52 MGTD Restored (for sale)
31 Chrysler Roadster
A friend acquired this car about 5 years ago. I saw it and was green with envy. I had just given up on a 120 DHC restoration that was missing a bunch of stuff etc, This was an absolute complete no rust car out of 25 years storage. Recently, he saw a Healey 100 that I had just restored and said that if he ever decided to sell the 120, he would like me to have it. Not long after, he contacted me and said for health reasons, he had decided to sell the 120. We came up with a deal good for both of us and Bobs your Uncle
Its an early car (Aug 1950). Later engine but I have been offered an early engine. No, and I mean no, rust. Complete except top irons but has that neat (Carson?) top. Should be a (relatively) easy restoration.
Marv J
XK120
BN1 Healey Restored
BN1 Healey Patina Car
BT7 Healey Original
52 MGTD Restored (for sale)
31 Chrysler Roadster
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Beautiful! Hope you're going to restore the Carson top as well.
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I have a XK120 as well, mine is a 52 FHC. Very solid body, minor rust, in primer at present, engine rebuilt. This one was silver originally and will go back that color. Want to start it next.
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I have a XK120 as well, mine is a 52 FHC. Very solid body, minor rust, in primer at present, engine rebuilt. This one was silver originally and will go back that color. Want to start it next.
Marv
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Interior will be Duotone Red/Biscuit like this one:
https://www.xkdata.com/cars/detail/?car=673234
I do have a guy lined up to restore the Carson top. Some old ads I found:
Marv J
https://www.xkdata.com/cars/detail/?car=673234
I do have a guy lined up to restore the Carson top. Some old ads I found:
Marv J
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The godawful gold is gone. First major purchase was 4 gallons of paint stripper.
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Keoke said:
Jody wrote that a year ago the day before he accompanied me in my Healey 100 on our annual "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" run where we do 100 miles at 100 degrees. It was a little over 100 that day. Wife and I did it this year (last Sunday) with a temp at the start of 109 F. I wimped out and drove the MINI with AC.
Marv J
