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Subject: [Healeys] FW: Front Hub Runout
From: healeyguy at aol.com (healeyguy at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 21:56:01 -0400
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Folks
Before we wreck the reputation of a guy who stayed in the business when many 
others did not, I recall a time in the 60?s when you hoped to find a US BMC 
dealer that would order you a part for your Healey and then the wait of 
sometimes months to get it, maybe.  At one time I waited 6 months for a 100 
water pump to arrive from England. Then the 1970?s when the dealer parts were 
drying up and the Mom and Pop salvage yard/some new parts/ some used parts 
sales guy helped supply the parts.  They did because they spent their money and 
bought up spares when and where they could. Then there was the 1980?s when guys 
were trying to get aftermarket parts made but the manufacturers were terrible 
with originality and quality. It was a tough time to restore cars then. 

I remember getting parts I needed from Healey Haven at fair prices and when I 
needed. Believe they started in about 1973 or 74. 

We modeled a much smaller parts business in Hawaii after the guys who were 
doing the same thing on the US Mainland. Gather the parts to keep cars on the 
road. We operated that as a part time affair, ?, 1977 until 2011. Even hauled 
back 19,000 pounds of Healey bits and several cars when we returned to 
Pennsylvania at retirement. 

Is every deal we make with someone perfect every time? No but I was glad to get 
what I needed most of the time. Oh and if you think you make lots of money on 
spare Healey parts, I have a piece of land for sale in Florida!  Really, I do!!!

Aloha
Perry

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