John,
I have heard of Bruce but have never had the opportunity to meet him.
>From what I understand he's an interesting character.
My original question was two pronged with the first being basic
curiosity. I was muddling through whether is was even feasible to try
to do a "factory" restoration when many of the parts are NLA. That's
when the question about concours popped into my head.
But then I started thinking further on the subject in regards to the
Healey clubs. The JH has always been treated as bit of a ginger headed
cousin by the greater AH community. It was one of those cars that
people might only acknowledge if forced. What then got me to thinking
was whether we might draw a younger crowd with those cars as they are,
unlike the big healey, very affordable. They also aren't so old as the
Sprites which I, at 37, barely remember from my youth.
I suppose it would be a matter of direction. Most other british clubs
have vehicles that were built up until the 80's (e.g. Triumph Spitfire
& MGB) and so they have, as a corrolary, a much wider audience of
interested members. Understandably, they are much more rare than their
peers, and there won't be as many knowledgable folks, but at the same
time you can build a screamer of a car out of the JH for far less than
a comparable MG or Triumph.
I remember when a frog-eye was the cheap entry into AH ownership.
Those days have long passed.perhaps we should look to widen appealby
better embracing the JH.
Just a thought.
Jody
On 7/30/11, John Homonek <jhomonek at mindspring.com> wrote:
> There is a guy here in the Atlanta Chapter that knows the Jensen-Healey
> inside and out. He is an expert in these cars and helps many owners keep
> theirs on the road...including mine for the last 21 years.
>
> The question is, would he put together a guideline?
>
> His name is Bruce Madden. He has a Jensen-Healey that he bought new from
> Baker Motors in Atlanta.
>
> Another Atlanta Jensen Healey owner here in Atlanta, Craig Wolfe, restored a
> Jensen-Healey to original specs using Bruce as a source. I would say that
> that is a Concours Jensen Healey and the only one I have ever heard of.
> There was talk of putting that car into the Healey museum when it was to be
> built in Virginia a few years back.
>
> I believe Bruce could put together a set of judging and scoring sheets but
> would have to be talked into it.
>
> That is something we could work on.
>
> John Homonek
> 1959 BN7 - 1974 Jensen-Healey
>
> John E. Homonek II
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> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Judging Guidelines for Jensen Healeys
>
> In a message dated 7/29/11 3:28:02 PM, healeys-request at autox.team.net
> writes:
>
>
>>
>> Jensen-Healeys are recognized vehicles in the AHCA. Has anyone ever
>> put together a concours guideline for these vehicles?
>>
>> Jody
>>
>
> Simple answer: No. Not discriminating, just couldn't find anyone with
> enough knowledge or interest to put together a simple set of originality
> guidelines and scoring sheets. Frankly, the Sprite guidelines are pretty
> limited,
> too, but at least there are itemized score sheets and the basic standards
> that
> were assembled years ago, and there are a few people who are knowledgable
> enough to do a credible job of judging.
>
> Gary
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