Ah! Tactful and diplomatic as always eh, Ed? Jack is a really nice guy.
You need to slack off a bit. I didn't see you offering Mike Osipik info on
his effort to revise the standard but you certainly are willing to verbally
trash everyone else who offered their thoughts. Why don't YOU write
the standard?
Cheers!!
Jim Johnson
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On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Shop at " Just Brits " <shop at justbrits.com
> wrote:
> << ( Healeys and Austin - Healeys page 181to prove it, even though most
> folks say body color. >>
>
> *So you are professing ONE[1] picture is gospel, died in the wool
> & proof positive, Jack ?? Would you bet your life on it ??*
> *Would you bet your car on it ??
>
> To me, positive would be original cars of which there ARE examples.
> To me, discussions with DMH & son Geoff would be good for 99.99%.
> To common sense after seeing British assembly line picture*S*
> would offer proof of methods and lend credence to many, many
> recollections of folks that actually WORKED at the various plants.
> Do John Sprinzel ring a bell<G>?? Does John Wheatley ring a bell ??
>
> *<< They were obviously made by a vendor and painted by him before ever
> seeing the factory. >>
>
> Agreed BUT, you have proof positive that the hinges were NOT
> painted car colour after delivery ??? I doubt it <G>.
>
> I am NOT saying either one is correct, just what the Committee
> must go thru inorder to reach a "Standard".
>
> The Committees do NOT just sit around imbibing fine brews &
> cocktails, flipping a coin and "Dats it." !!! More WORK and
> RESEARCH has been done to reach what we have now than you
> could ever imagine !!! And keep in mind that for the past thirty
> [30] plus years all those MAN HOURS are VOLUNTEER HOURS.
>
> I was not only present at the FIRST Delegate Meeting at which
> the idea was even broached, but IIRC "moved" that the AHCA
> donate some MEAGER funds for them to proceed and come up
> with publishable "Standards" for both classes of A-Hs. I have
> followed their work, professed my admiration of it, THANKED
> them for it, and was even a Judge [volunteer job again] for
> Big Healey Sports Convertibles.
> What have YOU "volunteered" for lately ?? I have just
> checked both AHCA & AHCUSA book and do not find your name
> [with car & wife]. So you don't have enough "feelings" for the
> Marque to join a Club/Chapter and volunteer your time and
> knowledge and talents ?? Why not ??
>
> But you DO want all those folks and the non-Members so take
> ONE [1] picture [that has been printed how many times??] as
> "proof".
>
> Not in my book, sorry.
>
> Ed
> **Founding** *Member* & *Delegate* [& Past-Pres, Past-V.P.] -
> ILLINI Chapter - AHCA [35+ years]
> *Member & Tech Contact*, AHCUSA & Pacific Member] -
> not sure how long.
> *Caretaker* - '63 A-H 3000 Mk. II BJ-7 Sports Convertible
> {Hortense THE Healey] for 33+ years.
>
> PS: Traveling by myself, have been to FL. WHERE have you
> DRIVEN your Frogeye [Miss Agatha] ??
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