I think what Tracy is looking for here is what we need to look for on
our cars as well as look out for while enjoying them on the road.
I see many cars that go thru the shop the should not even be on the
road. I had a guy drive in to get the overdrive repaired, when his
ride got here they were pissed off at the speed he was driving. He
was checking to see how fast the car was with out the overdrive so he
could compare it to when it had overdrive. When we were done with the
repair order he says " Oh by the way check the brakes they go to the
floor"
I have had cars with steel brake lines crushed under the car and flex
line cracked, driven in with rear spring mounts broken off, all but 1
shock bolt stripped out or missing....... I could go on and on after
40 + years of repairing these cars you would not believe the unsafe
cars that we have seen.
David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On May 2, 2007, at 3:57 PM, Douglas W Flagg wrote:
> I have been driving LBC's since the summer before my senior year in
> college. I think only John Vrugtman
> has been driving longer than me!! In that length of time I have had
> two
> accidents. Once when someone hit my
> Healey after running a red light, and another when a car backed out
> of a
> stall and up over the front fender of my Healey at a garage while I
> was
> getting gas. The rest of the time I survived with good radial tyres, a
> sound front end, good brakes, and an awareness of what was going on
> around me. Of course I was lucky, but it didn't stop me from
> enjoying the
> pleasure of driving my Healey(s). Life is inherently dangerous and
> while
> I applaud efforts to make driving our Healeys safer, I don't plan on
> going through life wearing a parachute.
>
> Doug
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