Austin Healey 3000 BN7
Discussion
Received a letter this morning. It was a guy who now owns the above model Big Healey.
Hubby owned and largely rebuilt this car back in the 1980's. It was registration number SWM 830. When he fitted a part he made himself ( a carpet lined socket that holds a part of the hood framework in place ), he inscribed his name and then address on a piece of plastic and laid it under the carpet ). He had no intention of ever selling the car, but a very nice
Series III " E" Type roadster came along, so bye,bye Big Healey ( it helped that he'd already owned two before then ).
The new owner wanted to replace parts of the carpet set that were a tad worn, so found the card. Through making enquiries in the village where Hubby lived back in the day, the new owner has now contacted us. As it happens, we do have a lot of relevant photos and news clippings of the Healey, so will pass them on.
Truly, old cars never die, since about twenty years after Hubby sold one of his other Healeys
( a BJ8 model ), he saw it parked on the quay at Oban whilst he was mooring his yacht. He was champing at the bit to moor up and then go and see the car properly, but, alas, by the time he'd registered with the harbour master, the Healey had gone. That was registered
CYM 36C. Any one know of these cars today ? Or my TR6 reg.number OFL 198M
Hubby owned and largely rebuilt this car back in the 1980's. It was registration number SWM 830. When he fitted a part he made himself ( a carpet lined socket that holds a part of the hood framework in place ), he inscribed his name and then address on a piece of plastic and laid it under the carpet ). He had no intention of ever selling the car, but a very nice
Series III " E" Type roadster came along, so bye,bye Big Healey ( it helped that he'd already owned two before then ).
The new owner wanted to replace parts of the carpet set that were a tad worn, so found the card. Through making enquiries in the village where Hubby lived back in the day, the new owner has now contacted us. As it happens, we do have a lot of relevant photos and news clippings of the Healey, so will pass them on.
Truly, old cars never die, since about twenty years after Hubby sold one of his other Healeys
( a BJ8 model ), he saw it parked on the quay at Oban whilst he was mooring his yacht. He was champing at the bit to moor up and then go and see the car properly, but, alas, by the time he'd registered with the harbour master, the Healey had gone. That was registered
CYM 36C. Any one know of these cars today ? Or my TR6 reg.number OFL 198M
A lot of "classics" seem to come through the Highlands, Oban in particular although my old address on the Isle of Skye used to have a steady stream of nice motors past the gate as we were on throte to/from the ferry.
Moving to Oban shortly, I'll let you know if I see it but guess it was a tourist.
Moving to Oban shortly, I'll let you know if I see it but guess it was a tourist.
V8s ONLY said:
More likely to have been exported.
You are SO right. I had quite forgotten that the TR6 did go abroad. My first husband took it to Holland when he ran off with his Dutch mistress. I was happy to see the back of him anyway, and I kept the house and a very pretty pale green Frog Eye Sprite which had a works hardtop.I always expected the TR6 to come back the the UK,though, when his bit of totty threw him out. That, too, was a pretty car. It was painted Magenta and, again, had a works fitted hardtop. Mind you, what with the Lucas fuel injection and the typical Triumph fuel pump problems, I never ever remember finishing any journey I ever started !
You're far better off with an Austin Healey than a Triumph - or even a Jaguar. Biased - moi ?
Seriously, I would expect that the Austin Healey Club would keep records of known past registrations of cars known to the club. I do not know whether they would be prepared to pass on info about current registrations or owners, however. The initial person to contact would be Mel Ward, 3000reg <at> austinhealeyclub <dot> com.
The BN7 is widely thought of as the most desirable variant - 2-seater with triple carbs.
Seriously, I would expect that the Austin Healey Club would keep records of known past registrations of cars known to the club. I do not know whether they would be prepared to pass on info about current registrations or owners, however. The initial person to contact would be Mel Ward, 3000reg <at> austinhealeyclub <dot> com.
The BN7 is widely thought of as the most desirable variant - 2-seater with triple carbs.
gothatway said:
You're far better off with an Austin Healey than a Triumph - or even a Jaguar. Biased - moi ?
Seriously, I would expect that the Austin Healey Club would keep records of known past registrations of cars known to the club. I do not know whether they would be prepared to pass on info about current registrations or owners, however. The initial person to contact would be Mel Ward, 3000reg <at> austinhealeyclub <dot> com.
The BN7 is widely thought of as the most desirable variant - 2-seater with triple carbs.
You are so right, amigo. I should have kept the BN7 since they are very rare. Mind you, all that buggering around with fitting the Perspex side screens and erecting the hood was a pain in the a--e when it started to rain, plus it had no door locks. In my opinion the Big Healey is the prettiest looking sports car ever made, but then I owned a Daimler Dart SP 250, so what do I know ? I got rid of the Dart in the end since each door would fly open depending on if I was cornering on a right hand or left hand bend ; that's a sure sign that the chassis was flexing too much. I did get a boyfriend to fit cabin hooks to each door, but then they rattled so much I could hardly hear that glorious V8 engine.Seriously, I would expect that the Austin Healey Club would keep records of known past registrations of cars known to the club. I do not know whether they would be prepared to pass on info about current registrations or owners, however. The initial person to contact would be Mel Ward, 3000reg <at> austinhealeyclub <dot> com.
The BN7 is widely thought of as the most desirable variant - 2-seater with triple carbs.
Thanks for the tip re Mel Ward. I know that name from back in the day. It's funny how names come flying back to mind after many years. I now remember Darryl Uprichard from TR Register days.
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