In 1989 I attended Conclave and heard Geoff Healey tell an audience that the
Streamline cars were destroyed under his supervision with some parts buried in
the ground. He said there were no remaining parts of these cars.He said he did
this because of the salt damage. He thought that Bill Woods had the glass
bubble top and was using it as a planter. He advised the audience to be
suspicious of any original stream line parts existing.
I found this sad that such iconic cars would have been destroyed when so many
record setting salt flat cars of the same era had been saved. I am glad that
Steve Pike and his crew have replicated the concept.His effort is to be
commended.
Happy Healeying, Marty www.jule-enterprises.com
--- On Thu, 2/11/10, pennell@cox.net <pennell@cox.net> wrote:
From: pennell@cox.net <pennell@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Original Streamliner
To: "Quinn, Patrick" <Patrick.Quinn@det.nsw.edu.au>, "healeys@autox.team.net"
<healeys@autox.team.net>
Received: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 10:03 PM
Patrick,
So both cars are gone? Did DMH motor company toss them in the trash? Both
still in UK in really bad shape? Who has them? Are they both in buckets?
That is, where are they
now?
Keith
---- "Quinn wrote:
> G'day Keith
>
> Both succumbed to the ravages of the salt and time. They were both also
taken back to the UK where the 100S engined Streamliner morphed into the
200mph six-cylinder car.
>
> There is an interesting story about when Carroll Shelby visited the Donald
Healey Motor Company looking for a suitable chassis in which to install a V8
engine. He was shown the rusting remains of the salt record cars, but they
were too far gone to be of use.
>
> He was then sent in the direct of BMC and received a rejection there too.
Then he called on the Hurlock brothers at Auto Carrier (AC) and the rest is
history.
>
> Just imagine what it would have been like if the AH chassis wasn't rusted
away or if BMC was more helpful?
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> Patrick Quinn
> Sydney, Australia
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
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[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of pennell@cox.net
> Sent: Friday, 12 February 2010 10:22 AM
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Original Streamliner
>
> Hello Listers!
>
> Was catching up on some reading last night. Read the excellent article in
the Nov 2009 issue on the recreated Streamliner and Endurance car. Injoyable
reading and beautiful pictures! Then a question came to me. What became of
the originals of these two cars? As long as I
have owned and followed Healey
stuff I never have known this. Answer?
>
> Keith Pennell
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