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Most Healey owners love to find and collect rare spare parts, and this is likely one you haven’t seen before.   Yes, it’s an original Austin gasket set (or “joint washer set”) for an Austin A90 engine, the engine used in … Continue reading →

Everything is relative.  Next to (or under) a monster truck, even a “big” Healey looks like only a dinghy.   These photos come to us courtesy of Lin Rose of Florida. And if you have a hard time getting into and … Continue reading →

I hesitate to share these awful pics, but there’s a good reason behind it. The owner’s name is not important.  When and where it happened, and how it happened, are not important for our purposes.  What’s important is to let … Continue reading →

After producing the Austin-Healey Club of America’s annual wall calendar for about 15 years and personally photographing every car that appeared in it, last year I struck on the idea of selling the right to have your Healey in the … Continue reading →

Once you become deeply involved with a particular marque of automobile a certain transformation often takes place.  It’s easy to slip from being merely a “fan” or “enthusiast” for a marque into an outlook of “protector of the brand” with … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

We Healey owners, like most “collector car” owners, love our regalia.  Who among us has not succumbed to buying an aftermarket shift knob with the Austin-Healey crest displayed on it?  Who among us hasn’t shopped for just the right key … Continue reading →

I believe that most of you have heard of “Conclave,” the big annual meeting of the Austin-Healey Club of America, but few of you have attended one.  That’s not surprising since Conclave is usually held “somewhere back east.” However, last … Continue reading →

By the way, this blog is provided at no cost to the club.  As a $$$ contributor to the British Car Forum I qualified for free hosting of a blog, and this is how I decided to use that benefit. … Continue reading →

The next event organized by the club will be, as usual, on the second Saturday of the month, and in March that’s not until March 14.  We’ll meet at the vintage British car repair shop named “British Motor Care” at … Continue reading →