I had talked to the former owner before Encounter and told him that he
should put it through the concours evaluation process, but it didn't
happen. The judges could then draw what they may from it. I would
welcome anyone from the concours committee to look it over.
One thing that puzzles me is that the original fan is painted red, which
I always thought should be yellow on a car of this vintage. The
original owner was not the type to mess with this sort of thing and
according to the second owner who I bought it from, that is how it was.
He was apparently an owner of New Holland Tractor in Lancaster County,
PA. The car was actually bought for his wife as a birthday gift.
The Healey spent it's first five years in a heated and air conditioned
carriage house, but after the old man died the widow turned off the
climate control.
I forgot to mention that the original exhaust system is also with the
car, though a stainless steel unit is currently on it. Apparently the
muffler was quite noisy, probably the interior of it had all
disintegrated over time.
Charlie
Alan Seigrist wrote:
> Charlie -
>
> If you have the time you should make the car available to someone from
> the Healey Club who will document and picture the car in detail for
> concours information purposes.
>
> Best,
>
> Alan
>
> On 9/9/08, Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I've come into possession of a 1960 Austin-Healey BT7 with 13,800
>> original miles. It has original paint, seats, interior panels, carpet,
>> top, tonneau cover, side curtains, side curtain bag, tools, all chrome,
>> wheels & tires and has a factory hardtop in original condition (the
>> wheels and tires are a bit rough looking). The spare tire appears to
>> have never been used. Hoses, belts, some suspension bushings have been
>> replaced. In order to drive it, it is currently shod with Minilite
>> replicas with 205/65 tires. These are not intended to go with the car.
>> Also included are all of the original parts replaced. The car is Old
>> English White with a red interior with white piping in the seats. The
>> dash looks as new.
>> All of the above are in very good condition along with the mechanicals.
>> If you are interested in becoming the custodian of this surviving piece
>> of history, we are accepting offers in keeping with its extremely rare
>> original condition.
>> The car will be displayed in the car corral at Fall Hershey (Hershey, PA
>> USA), Oct. 8 - 11.
>> Please email me for pictures or with any questions.
>>
>> Charlie Baldwin
>>
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