[Leica] Morgans

[jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)]

The JH had the very first of the Lotus built (Vauxhall derived) engines 
and, to say the least, there were a "few' bugs that needed to be worked 
out. Which they eventually did do but not until long after the JH was 
dead. An engine overhaul by an experienced Lotus mechanic will sort all 
the problems out -- Lotus speak for reduce to a manageable level.

John Collier

On 19-Feb-05, at 9:07 AM, Robert Clark wrote:

> In the summer of 1978 when I was nearly a senior in high school, my 
> dad's brother, who had Rovers, Citroens, MGs, Triumphs and the like, 
> left his Jensen Healy on the farm for a few months for me to drive.  
> Remember the Jensen Healey?  From 73-76, it was constructed in England 
> using a Lotus aluminum engine and throaty Stromberg carbs in the fine 
> British sportscar style.....For two months, I drove nothing 
> else......and absolutely hated to give it back.  Since then, I'm 
> always on the lookout for a Jensen Healey. And yes, they had the 
> traditional oil leaks, rusting, timing belt malfunctions, and a host 
> of other consistent problems but I loved that car like nothing I've 
> ever driven before or since.  I'm no mechanic and I have no place to 
> keep a 30 year old JH, but when I think of the car I want, that's 
> it...hands down.  Acceleration, handling, etc....perfect to me.  The 
> emissions, the rollover safety requirements, the reliability problems 
> all conspired to kill production but boy was that the time of my life.