Since the licensing agreement with the Healy family has run out, neither
Rover nor any other manufacturer has the rights to badge a car a Healy. In
fact, I believe that the last few Sprites were Austin Sprites, rather than
Austin Healy Sprites.
Anyone who says "look at the new Healy" is fantasizing.
George Richardson
'57 TR3, TS15559L
(getting ready to paint - and now on the web!)
http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Johnny Storm: International racing car driver <hiu06f@bangor.ac.uk>
To: p.bird <p.bird@virgin.net>
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 1997 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: TVRs Again
>On Wed, 10 Dec 1997, p.bird wrote:
>
>> Has anyone seen the new TVR?
>>
>> 150,000 pounds
>> V12 engine
>> 800BHP
>> 800ft/lb
>
>Remember this was in Auto express, they regularly have "look at the new
>Healy" and make ace claims about what it will have and then bugger all
>comes of it. i'm a bit more optimistic as at least there is a car size
>model (don't know if it runs) photographed. I'm just fed up of seeing the
>'new' this that and the other. Which will never appear and they only said
>to get to buy their crappy mag for some second hand astra prices, oh and
>ice scraper tests!:-) I nope TVR can be trusted to come up with the goods.
>Do you reckon it still has Herald front suspension on it???
>
>Johnny
>
>'77 spit
>
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