Humor alert. Not a technical critique.
Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
On Feb 21, 2018 11:40 AM, "Larry Paterson" <Larry at patersondesign.ca> wrote:
> Patrick, I totally agree with you. The A40 Sports was a great little
> car, and particularly peppy when updated with dual carbs. They are very
> collectable vehicles of appreciating value. My A40 pickup is also fun to
> drive, does well in traffic and gets lots of comments wherever it goes.
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> Larry Paterson
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> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of
> *Patrick
> & Caroline Quinn
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 20, 2018 6:37 PM
> *To:* 'i erbs'; 'Ahealey help'
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Austin Sports cars
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> Hello
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> If it wasn?t for cars like the Austin A40 Sports there wouldn?t be an
> Austin-Healey in the numbers that were eventually made.
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> The A40 Sports were made by Jensen Motors with an all alloy body under
> contract to Austin in the pre-BMC period. Released in late 1950 the A40
> Sports was not marketed as a sports car, but as a touring car.
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> Without the contacts made through the A40 Sports, Jenson Motors would not
> have been given the contract to build the new Austin-Healey 100.
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> The A40 Sports was and is quite a spirited performer and I would be very
> pleased to have one in my garage as they formed a very important part of
> the late 1940s and 1950s British automotive history.
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> Don?t bag what you don?t know.
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> Hoo Roo
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> Patrick Quinn
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> Blue Mountains, Australia
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> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
> <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net>] *On Behalf Of *i erbs
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 21 February 2018 6:24 AM
> *To:* Ahealey help
> *Subject:* [Healeys] Austin Sports cars
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> In case you ever wonder why Leonard Lord wanted the Healey 100. Take a
> look at Austin's 52 sports car
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> [image: Inline image 1]
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> Ira Erbs
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> Portland,OR
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> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
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> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
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