Greetings
Interesting thread.
Yes you are right the DHMC would do anything for any purchaser of an
Austin-Healey from them. It was a simple matter of if you had enough
$$$$$ they would do it for you.
It was an unfortunate fact of life for the DHMC that there was a severe
cash flow problem that generally raised its head on Thursday when the
workers' wages had to be paid the following day.
If we look back into history if it wasn't for the influx of cash from
Nash Kelvinator for the Nash Healey there wouldn't have been enough cash
to develop the Austin-Healey. GCH told me that back in 1956 when Peter
Wilkes (technical Director of Rover) walked into the DHMC factory
looking for a sports car they bent over backwards to sell him my car.
They needed the cash for next week's wages.
Incidentally my car has an Smiths ammeter fitted by the DHMC way back
then and it still works perfectly.
Hoo Roo
Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia
1947 Healey Duncan Saloon
1954 Austin-Healey 100 BN3/1
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Peter Svilans
Sent: Tuesday, 30 August 2005 11:28 AM
To: Healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Optional accessories
Forgot the second part of your question. Ammeters have been installed
above the heater controls, in the grab-handle area and in a special
chromed gauge mount from Smiths below the dash or on the parcel shelf.
If a heater was not fitted, there was a nice spot where the blanking
plate for the heater controls would have lived. Smiths also did a
small-diameter ammeter for use on motorcycles which fitted better into
the spaces on the Healey dash.
Best regards,
Peter
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