Rob Reilly writes >
> Change my vote to:
> 99% Austin-Healey 100-4 with a homebuilt custom nose and grille treatment.
> 1% AH show car, customized by some Carrozziera xxxxxxxxxx.
> Only three things seem to put a fly in the ointment.
> 1. The nose treatment, of course (perhaps an early attempt to emulate a
> Cobra?).
Bet so.
> 2. The wire wheel covers (my book says centerlock knock-off wires were
> standard).
I am almost sure that bolt-on steel wheels were standard, and Rudge
centerlock knock-off wires were optional.
> 3. In my pictures of 100-4's there are chrome strips running along the top of
> the front and rear fenders, which the mystery car appears to lack (Bondoed
> over, perhaps?).
My guess. The welting and such have dissappered from many cars over the
years. Since Cobras didn't have them on the front fenders, it is not
hard to believe the customizer did this right away.
Phil "you should see the goofy custom work and bad JPS paint job on my S2
Europa" Ethier
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