Most Austin-Healeys were built by BMC and the factory was in
Longbridge/Abingdon. DMH only had some special rights to modify some with
works guarantee. I mean the 100Ms. And place suggestions for further
development of the Austin-Healey models. And DMH at times has got the rights
from BMC to prepare the works Rally and Race cars for them.
So DMH in Warwick was just a modifier and "Consultant" for BMC and the
Austin-Healey cars left BMC factory.
Josef Eckert
Konigswinter/Germany
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Von: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] Im
Auftrag von Patrick and Caroline Quinn
Gesendet: Freitag, 7. August 2009 14:33
An: 'Bob Johnson'; 'Alan Seigrist'
Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Donald Healey Mini
G'day Bob
I continue to find it amusing that most of us spend a lot of time and $$$
trying to make our cars look the same and just like when they left the
factory, when DMH was very much an individualist.
There is a fascinating book listing ever single Jensen built. In the entries
of the 541 Coupe there is just one car that wasn't fitted with the original
4-litre Austin straight-six. It was delivered engineless to Donald Healey who
proceeded to fit it with an American V8 and automatic transmission.
Hoo Roo
Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia
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