Bill,
I would not expect the car to have a U to designate that it is a US
market car. That was (I believe) unique to later Triumphs and certainly
after 1967. So that probably is not the best indicator in this
particular case. Even the early Spitfires did not have an indicator
until the US safety and emissions specifications went into effect.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy your new acquisition (regardless of what if
looks like). 8^)
Joe
Bill Miller wrote:
>
> Last week, I asked the list about a Austin Healy Sprite that a friend wanted
> to sell. Thanks for all who sent me the replies. (and there were actually
> quite a few) Someone even forwarded my inquiry to the spridget list and I
> received several from them as well. Well, I went to look at it this
> weekend, heeded most everyone's advice (except Joe's - but your right, it is
> ugly!) and bought it. I pick it up next weekend. I feel like Brad, just
> adding another one to the stable! I bought it because it was in remarkably
> good shape (no rust that I could find and just one "dent") and the PPO did a
> fairly decent job restoring it as a driver. It's not concourse or even
> close, but it will be something fun to drive while I try to get a spitfire
> on the road. And I thought the early spits were under powered! Wow a
> whopping 948 cc's. Some interesting things I have found out about this
> Healy is that it is a VERY early MKII. One of the first few hundred to roll
> off the line. It appears to be close to original and really complete. I
> think it was not a US market car (no "U" in the commission number), but I
> have no idea were it came from. It's titled in '61, but some of the papers
> that were passed down to the PO says '60 (which I don't understand, since
> the MKII wasn't supposedly released until '61) I most likely will drive
> this car on weekends and such and sell it when I finish a spitfire, and use
> the money to help buy another spit or a 3. If I can get the brakes adjusted
> to a point were I think they are safe, I'll drive it to the British Motor
> Cars Ltd. First Annual Spring Thing April 17th in Madisonville Kentucky if
> anyone wants to see it. I'm actually pretty excited. I have an LBC that I
> can actually drive instead of looking at the pieces in the garage.
>
> Bill Miller
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