The starter motor is mounted on the opposite side on a Borg-Warner automatic
transmission Westminster, so this makes the engine back plate different.
I have some of these items tucked away in a shed gathering dust.
Regards.
David.
www.bighealey.ltd.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Salter" <msalter@precisionsportscar.com>
To: "'Jackson Krall'" <jackson_krall@yahoo.com>
Cc: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 11:37 AM
Subject: RE: 3000 automatic
> Come to think of it...I'm pretty sure I have one of those transmissions
left
> over from converting an MGC to standard/overdrive transmission. I'm pretty
> sure the bell housing mount is different from a Healey but if someone is
> interested I could check it out.
>
> Michael Salter
> www.precisionsportscar.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
On
> Behalf Of Jackson Krall
> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 12:44 AM
> To: Jwhlyadv@aol.com
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: 3000 automatic
>
> Some B's came into the US w/autotrans and quite a few
> MGC's in 1968+69. The auto MGC's sometimes get swapped
> out for manual trans so you might find one of those
> floating around or on ebay. Best, JK
> NYC
> BN1,2,7,BJ8,AN5,MGC,TD
>
>
> --- Peter Schauss <schauss@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> > According to my MGB shop manual, an automatic
> > transmission was an option on
> > the MGB.
> >
> > Peter Schauss
> > 1963 BJ7
> > 1980 MGB
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
> > Behalf Of Jwhlyadv@aol.com
> > Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 10:29 PM
> > To: msalter@precisionsportscar.com;
> > healeys@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: 3000 automatic
> >
> > We have a member of our local British Sports Car
> > Club who has a 1971 MGB
> > with
> > an automatic transmission. She wears a prosthetic
> > leg device because of a
> > child hood injury and was able to special order this
> > car. I had never heard
> > of an
> > automatic MGB before. Was this really a factory
> > option or some aftermarket
> > conversion?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jim Werner
> > Louisville, KY
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