A few minutes ago I received an email from Steve Kirby, president of the Austin-Healey Association of Southern California. In addition to being a member of the Oregon club, I am also a member of the Association (as well as Cascade, our neighboring Healey club to the north). The subject of his email was, “Open Letter to the Membership,” and inside he titled it, “AN OPEN LETTER TO REID TRUMMEL, AHASC MEMBER AND EDITOR OF THE HEALEY MARQUE MAGAZINE.”
This came as a complete surprise and I’m going to share it with you here because about half of our membership here in the Oregon club have not joined the Austin-Healey Club of America (AHCA) and therefore do not get the monthly magazine that I produce.
Our club is a chapter of the AHCA and I truly believe that you are missing out if you don’t get the AHCA magazine, Healey Marque. But don’t take my word for it; consider instead this unsolicited testimonial:
Dear Reid,
Yesterday I received my March 2020 edition of the Healey Marque, which you so competently edit. I settled down with a glass of red and didn’t put the magazine down until I had read virtually every page! What a treat!
How you are able to gather such extensive and interesting material month after month is beyond me. Profile of long lost car with a fascinating back story, history of Nash Healey written by Nick Maltby of the Warwickshire County Record Office (UK), a copy of a July, 1963 letter from BMC concerning the Le Mans Kit, an original article about Tommy Wisdom written by John Nikas, background on the Donald Healey America company, Club news from around the country (including AHASC), a report on Healey sales at recent auctions, all embellished with beautiful photography including some photos that may never have been published before! And the Tech Articles, brilliant. Wow, how do you do it?
Please keep up the good work! You are providing a great service to the Healey World and are making our Club proud.
Steve Kirby
President, Austin Healey Association of Southern California
A MESSAGE [FROM STEVE KIRBY] TO OUR [AHASC] MEMBERS
The Healey Marque magazine is a monthly publication (printed on real paper!) of the Austin Healey Club of America (AHCA). Fewer than half of our Club members are also members of AHCA, and therefore do not receive this fantastic magazine. You are really missing out. I am a member of a number of car clubs in the US and UK and none of them produce a newsletter or magazine anywhere near the quality of the Healey Marque.
Well that’s one for the scrapbook! Thank you Steve.
I encourage all members of the Austin-Healey Club of Oregon to also join the AHCA, our national affiliate, and receive the monthly Healey Marque magazine. Here’s a link to the website where you can join online. Thank you.
www.healeyclub.org
