Thank you Rich, for saying what hopefully many of us know; driving these
cars is the reason to own them. It is simply fun, and sometimes
challenging, to take a 50 year old car, restored or preserved to its
original condition, and drive it as if the car incorporated all the
technology one needs. And in my opinion, it does provides just that.
Beginning in 2006 when our 1959 BT7 was judged, we have preferred to drive
it on trips rather than just drives, driving over 14,000 miles, including
three Conclaves (1,800 miles, 3,400 miles, and 2,730 miles) and Sprite
Jubilee in Carlisle, PA (2,190 miles). Rich is right, "trustworthy and
dependable" define our car perfectly.
Ron Ray
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Rich C
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 6:29 PM
To: Healeys
Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Information needed on BN7 MkII
Some of the replies to John's request for advice and details just make me
shake my head.
I have always aimed Healey restoration toward building potentially Gold
level winning cars. But these cars are meant to be driven and enjoyed from
the first mile they're back on the road. A "concours car" simply means the
owner has chosen to have it evaluated in a recognized National Concours
event. It doesn't mean it has to be a different spec car than when it was
new. It's completely up to the owner whether his car is entered into a
Concours event or not.
What I'm trying to say is that if a fellow builds his car to be as exact a
specification as it was when it was sold new, it is extremely driveable,
and
why shouldn't it be? It was surely driveable back then! I have built and
driven freshly restored Healeys hundreds, even thousands of miles to be
judged, got the Gold, and proceeded to drive them elsewhere and eventually
home again. A properly and well built Healey, done to exactly original
specs
is a trustworthy and dependable car.
Why discorage the exactness the owner is trying to achieve and replace it
with advice that takes him away from his goal?
Rich Chrysler
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