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Don't know if it was done with a Healey, but Car and Driver rather
(in)famously did it with an E-Type.
Here's the history of that: *http://tinyurl.com/n5baofe
<http://tinyurl.com/n5baofe>.* My Dad bought a '67 Pontiac LeMans with
the Sprint version of the OHC motor. It had a Rochester Quadrajet, hotter
cam, split dual exhaust manifold and 10.5:1 compression. It was pretty
peppy, but refused to run on anything but Sunoco 260.
On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 7:32 PM, Jonas Payne <jpaynepbr@cox.net> wrote:
> Pontiac has a sweet ohc 6 at the time, wonder if anybody has ever put one
> of those in?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 24, 2015, at 4:25 PM, HealeyRick <healeyrik@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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">Don't know if it was done with a Healey, but Car and D=
river rather (in)famously did it with an E-Type.<div>Here's the history=
of that:=C2=A0<b style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Aria=
l,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"><a href=3D"http://tiny=
url.com/n5baofe">http://tinyurl.com/n5baofe</a>.</b>=C2=A0 =C2=A0My Dad bou=
ght a '67 Pontiac LeMans with the Sprint version of the OHC motor.=C2=
=A0 It had a Rochester Quadrajet, hotter cam, split dual exhaust manifold a=
nd 10.5:1 compression.=C2=A0 It was pretty peppy, but refused to run on any=
thing but Sunoco 260. =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0<b style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-=
family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349=
px">=C2=A0=C2=A0</b></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 7:32 PM, Jonas Payne <span dir=3D"=
ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jpaynepbr@cox.net"; target=3D"_blank">jpaynepbr@c=
ox.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"><div dir=3D"=
auto"><div>Pontiac has a sweet ohc 6 at the time, wonder if anybody has eve=
r put one of those in?<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jan 24, =
2015, at 4:25 PM, HealeyRick <<a href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com"; tar=
get=3D"_blank">healeyrik@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">The way I heard the story was that Shel=
by 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 t=
he Corvette) and BMC didn't want the Healey chassis to go to Shelby.=C2=
=A0 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.=C2=A0 Can&#=
39;t say I know "for sure", but that's the story I heard.</di=
v><div class=3D"gmail_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:bspi=
dell@comcast.net" target=3D"_blank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>></span> wro=
te:<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) She=
lby/Mustang story in the Jan. issue of 'Auto Restorer' magazine, an=
d it claims 'Donald Healey refused to sell Shelby rolling chassis for h=
is new sports car (me: the Cobra) because he feared it would best his Austi=
n-Healeys in competition--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>
<br>
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