Hear here! And well said.
> From: richchrysler@quickclic.net
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:29:21 -0500
> 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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