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Shane

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I noticed a couple of other posts, but this article appears on Octane's website. Just thought I'd throw this out there. I'm perfectly content with my '62 in the garage...


Healey family sells rights to name


After years of rumours and over-optimistic claims, it appears that the Healey brand could make a comeback.
The sticking point has always been that the Healey family has owned the rights to the name, as part of Healey Automobile Consultants, formed by Donald and Geoffrey Healey in 1955.



The company is now under the directorship of Margot (Geoffrey's widow) and Kate and Cecilia (Geoffrey and Margot's daughters). They have sold the entire shareholding of HAC to a new Anglo-American consortium of engineers and investors, called HFI.
This new company plans to produce Healey sports cars. Tim Fenna, one of those behind HFI, says that the plans for production of a new Healey are 'at an advanced stage', and that the first model will be named the 3000 (and powered by an in-line six-cylinder engine). The use of other historic Healey names are also being considered for further models – this could mean the return of the Sprite as a no-frills sports car.
HFI has two possible production sites, both in the UK, and expects to emply up to 400 people once production is fully up and running. The first production car could be ready as early as 2007.

Item Posted: 25 January 2006
© Copyright Octane Magazine 2006
 
It is doubtful the new "Healey" company can resurrect the Sprite name... they dont own it. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif

The name Sprite belongs to Austin. Once the licensing agreement with Donald Healey expired, British Leyland continued to produce the "Austin Sprite" for one year. After that, all such cars were built as MG Midgets.
Mike
 
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