Not only year round driving, I used to ice race my
first BJ8 back in the late 60's w/Madison Sports Car
Club on a frozen lake west of Madison, WI.
Best, JK
NYC
--- Rich C <richchrysler@quickclic.net> wrote:
> We seem to forget over the years but back when these
> cars were new, they
> were driven year round in winter salt conditions and
> all. One friend of mine
> bought an MGB new in 1966, a pretty thing, black
> with red interior. It was
> his only transportation so was driven through 4
> Southern Ontario winters. By
> the time it was 4 years old, it was so badly rusted
> he sold it before it
> literally folded in half from rot.
> Healeys fared at least as badly.
>
> Rich Chrysler
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tom felts" <tomfelts@earthlink.net>
> To: "David" <dcrawfor@san.rr.com>; "Rich C"
> <richchrysler@quickclic.net>;
> "William Moyer" <William.Moyer@millersville.edu>;
> <bn1@pacbell.net>;
> "Healey" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 6:53 PM
> Subject: Re: 1953 BN1 on Ebay #4565608667
>
>
> > You mean there are owners who actually drive
> Healeys on icy/salted street?
> > They don't get too much more icy and salted than
> in Pittsburg and I surly
> > don't put my Healey on them.
> >
> >
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