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The way I heard the story was that Shelby wanted to put a Chevy motor into
the Healey. Chevy didn't want to sell the motors (perhaps because they
didn't want competition for the Corvette) and BMC didn't want the Healey
chassis to go to Shelby. I think DMH would have welcomed more power in the
Healey. OTOH, if DMH stopped using the BMC 6 motor, it would have cost BMC
some money, so I can see why BMC wouldn't want Shelby to get the Healey
chassis. Can't say I know "for sure", but that's the story I heard.
On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 10:12 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> So, I'm reading (yet another) Shelby/Mustang story in the Jan. issue of
> 'Auto Restorer' magazine, and it claims 'Donald Healey refused to sell
> Shelby rolling chassis for his new sports car (me: the Cobra) because he
> feared it would best his Austin-Healeys in competition--which, of course,
> it did.'
>
> I've always heard/read the DMH was OK with the idea, but BMC was not.
> Anyone know for sure? I believe DMH and CS were friends.
>
> Bob
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<div dir=3D"ltr">The way I heard the story was that Shelby wanted to put a =
Chevy motor into the Healey.=C2=A0 Chevy didn't want to sell the motors=
(perhaps because they didn't want competition for the Corvette) and BM=
C didn't want the Healey chassis to go to Shelby.=C2=A0 I think DMH wou=
ld have welcomed more power in the Healey. OTOH, if DMH stopped using the B=
MC 6 motor, it would have cost BMC some money, so I can see why BMC wouldn&=
#39;t want Shelby to get the Healey chassis.=C2=A0 Can't say I know &qu=
ot;for sure", but that's the story I heard.</div><div class=3D"gma=
il_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 10:12 AM, =
Bob Spidell <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"; t=
arget=3D"_blank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid=
;padding-left:1ex">So, I'm reading (yet another) Shelby/Mustang story i=
n the Jan. issue of 'Auto Restorer' magazine, and it claims 'Do=
nald Healey refused to sell Shelby rolling chassis for his new sports car (=
me: the Cobra) because he feared it would best his Austin-Healeys in compet=
ition--which, of course, it did.'<br>
<br>
I've always heard/read the DMH was OK with the idea, but BMC was not.=
=C2=A0 Anyone know for sure?=C2=A0 I believe DMH and CS were friends.<br>
<br>
Bob<br>
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