I paid £750 for mine about 25 years ago! It's a '57 top. Same year as
the car.
Peter
On 05/07/2022 11:32, bighealey@ntlworld.com wrote:
> These brochures were from the early 1960's
>
> I seem to recall that they cost around £60-00, which was quite expensive at
> that time.
>
> David.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Peter Dzwig via
> Healeys
> Sent: 05 July 2022 08:28
> To: simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com
> Cc: 'healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Hard top brochure
>
> No, I don't remember them looking like that either. It's funny that image. A
> lot aged rapidly after their war-time experiences, but still.
> Mind you I don't think that it was restricted to the UK. I recall a lot of
> marketing stiff from both sides of The Pond was similar, although a lot of
> US-originated marketing was better presented and finished.
>
> My guess it 3000 "Mk1" era. It looks very like some of the late "100/6 3
> litre" brochures in style and artwork.
>
> Peter
>
> On 04/07/2022 20:34, simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com wrote:
>> Yes, pretty rich to say it's "completely waterproof". If I put a strip of
>> duct tape across where the top sits on the screen, it's more or less
>> waterproof. But never 100%.
>> Year? Well, I'd guess it's during the Mk I era from the illustrations.
>> I always wonder why the blokes in these ads always look so awful. I remember
>> those days and nobody looked like that....neither my father, his friends or
>> contemporaries.
>> Simon
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Peter Dzwig <>
>> Sent: 04 July 2022 20:21
>> To: simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com; 'Healeys'
>> <healeys@autox.team.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Hard top brochure
>>
>> Hilarious. It still lets water in!
>>
>> What year is this? do you know?
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> On 01/07/2022 22:24, Simon Lachlan via Healeys wrote:
>>> There is an ad for a Hard Top brochure on UK eBay. Iâ??ve lifted the
>>> pictures from said ad which I thought might interest or amuse.
>>>
>>> Simon
>>>
>>>
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