Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill Lawlor wrote: >>Afraid I drive a 57 Healey! It is a VERY different driving >>experience from your modern Euro-box ( although I liked the old- >>style 3-series BMWsto drive). My God, you can even see the engine >>when you lift the hood. >>Peter >> >> >>____ > > > Peter, I drove a 57 100-6 Healey in 1957 - 1959. I was 17-19 yrs old. My > Dad > bought it and then bought a Jag XK 150 Coupe. The Healey defaulted to me my > senior year of H.S and first year of college. What a time! Too bad I threw > a > rod over-revving that old truck engine. Then my Mom's old '53 Ford wagon > became my college car. > That is pretty difficult to do! It's not a truck engine it's a taxicab engine! Austin Westminster. > The 100-6 muffler was so low I had to get it welded at least once a month. > Best sports car sound ever! The c.g. was so low I wore out a set of tires > in > six months drifting up Chevy Chase Canyon in L.A. Great memories. Sounds great. Check out: http://www.healeysix.net/ which I have contributed - my car is there! Peter > > Bill Lawlor > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >