I did it all the time when I was young. The Healey cost me $500.00 and
another $300.00 to rebuild the engine. I worked in an auto parts store and
git stuff for cost , or free machining.
Would not go above 85 in it now. It's worth too much and I have too much to
loose and family that relies on me. Now in my dodge truck? Yes.
Ira Erbs
IT Consultant
Portland, OR
On Apr 11, 2012 1:33 PM, "robert westcott" <55healey at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi Josef,
>
> I think it's more about the first time over 100, it reminds me of my very
> early days in youth also.
>
> 1962, still 15, no license, "Bedford Flats", a 1/2 mile straightaway just
> outside of Mt. Kisco, NY, only straight bit of road for 20 miles.
> "Borrowed" my Dad's brand new '62 Olds (a Company car).
> Out of the corner at 60+, hard on it till over the century mark and really
> hard on the brakes to get around the next corner. My first time over 100.
> Really dumb, really exciting, really crazy. Would I ever do it again?
> Would I ever tell anyone I did this?
> Never.
>
> Rob (by the way, I drove from Saarbrucken all the way to Frankfurt at
> over 100 with my new '72 BMW 2002, I absolutely loved the Autobahn's)
>
> On Apr 11, 2012, at 12:51 PM, john spaur wrote:
>
> I started the thread just for fun; that's all. If you recall my original
>> post I was in high school at the time.
>> Not saying I would do it now days but I have in modern driver setup for
>> the task however, we don't have an Autobahn in the U.S.
>>
>> regards,
>> John
>>
>> At 08:42 PM 4/11/2012 +0200, Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com wrote:
>>
>>> I really do not understand this discussion. Even living 1 mile from a
>>> German
>>> Autobahn (Motorway) exit I never had any desire to go with one of my
>>> Healeys
>>> to reach the 100 MPH. I can do it any day with my daily modern driver,
>>> but
>>> even with that car I see no real reason to do it. I want to drive my
>>> Healeys
>>> without taking any risk to blow the engine, which is bullet prove except
>>> when
>>> going to these high revs.
>>> Sorry, for me this discussion reminds me to my very early days in youth.
>>>
>>> Josef Eckert
>>> Konigswinter/Germany.
>>>
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