Hi Peter -
Nice Try, very interesting. But unfortunately not correct.
Best,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 7/12/06, Peter Svilans <peter.svilans@rogers.com> wrote:
> The lovely Swallow Doretti was made from early 1954 to Feb. '55. The equally
> lovely Dorothy Deen was the enthusiastic promoter of the car in the US. She
> also contributed the car's name, with an Italianized version of her own name
>
> Swallow was Sir William Lyons' former company now owned by Tube Investments.
> TI also supplied components to Jaguar, and it was Sir William himself who
> objected to the competition from within, and contributed to the Doretti's
> demise.
>
> Doretti cars were fitted with Triumph TR 2 motors, but racer Max Balchowsky
> hot-rodded six of them with 4 Buick, 1 Cadillac and 1 Chev motors. The car's
> frame used the hi-tech Reynolds 531 tubing also found on Tube Investments'
> Raleigh bicycles. Body was aluminum. Price was the same as an Austin-Healey
> 100.
>
> Tom Householder trhouse@greenapple.com is one of the world's leading
> authorities on the cars, and posts occasionally on the Healey list.
>
> The Swallow Doretti currently has a keen following, and 175 of the 275 cars
> produced are accounted for.
>
> Peter
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