Magic job Alan! I love the colour & interior & the engine turned firewall (I
wouldv'e used that in my V6 BN1 but couldn't source any locally) I'm also
intrigued by the steerring wheel, which is very similar to the one in my car
(which was made by the previous owner) Did you make that?
Cheers
Peter Linn
Brisbane Oz
-----Original Message-----
From: i erbs
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 7:11 AM
To: Alan Bromfield
Cc: Healey Mail List
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BN4 Runs again........
Mazol tov, looks fantastic,
Can't wait for the site and details
On Jul 12, 2011 1:58 PM, "Alan Bromfield" <bluehealey at gmail.com> wrote:
> It seems to be the season for firing up our projects for the first time so
I
> thought I would share mine with you.
>
> BlueHealey is a Longbridge BN4 which has been tastefully modified (IMO)
> during restoration. It was imported from California in 1998 and I bought
the
> project in 2002 right after the UK 50th event which I visited at Thruxton.
> During the intervening years I also bought a BJ8 as a trial 'marriage' to
> see if I could enjoy living with an AH. I hadn't even driven one when I
> bought the BN4. Luckily I was bitten by the ownership experience as
> strongly as the dream. Interestingly, the BJ8 also convinced me that an
> earlier car was my preference.
>
> As the car is imported it now has to be inspected for roadworthiness - our
> Ministry of Transport test (MOT) - after which it has to be submitted to
the
> Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) to register the ownership and
> obtain an age related number plate. MOT is on Saturday.
>
> If I ever get the time to develop the web site I'll document the build and
> the mods in some detail, however until then; Since a picture speaks a
> thousand perhaps you will find some of these interesting. The VIN details
> are in the captions.
> http://www.bluehealey.com/insurance/
> Best...........
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