I GOT YOUR PERIOD DOCUMENTATION RIGHT HERE BABE!

Here’s another example of the rare documentation that accompanies the RHD BN2 that Kent Lambert and I recently bought out of Tacoma.  I’ve been into Healeys for going on 50 years and have actively collected related paper – sales literature, factory manuals, correspondence, etc. – but I think this is the first time I’ve seen letterhead for the Donald Healey Motor Company’s London sales location.

The sale of this BN2 by the Company, as a used car in 1962, is a classic example of a US serviceman buying one while on active military duty in Europe.  Actually this case is a little different in that the serviceman in question was stationed in La Rochelle on the Atlantic coast of France instead of the more usual scenario where the serviceman is stationed in England, but even as a “Pfc” – Private First Class, hardly a high-paying position! – Jan Nerheim was able to travel to London and inspect and test-drive the car before making the purchase and arranging its transport back to the USA.

Stay tuned for more rare documentation; actually more and better than I’ve ever seen before.  If you’re into “provenance,” you’re in for a treat.