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new to the jensen healey circle. i learned to drive in an austin healey bug eyed sprite, on a road course with my sisters first husband, they were into racing in the mid '60's and i was 15...oh how much fun i had. but life got in my way soon after and i put my dream of a sport car on hold...then pretty much forgot about it except for flashes of memory from time to time. always thinking that this kind of car was
A: impractical for a family man.
B: too expensive.
C: i had grown too large to fit.
my dear wife passed away last oct. and i have been looking for something to raise my spirits and just recently ran across a j-h in an add on the internet, the price was unbelievably low...must sell etc. so i went to look, fell in love, and i actually fit ! i made a quick deal and brought home my prize friday evening july 28. sat. morning i was taking care of legal stuff and on the way home it burst into flames, creating a lot of black smoke and visions of financial ruin. the fire was quickly extinguished by a nearby police officer and it was not a total cinder but the carbs, batt, and all else in that area looks like a marshmallow at a campout. my dream has been put on hold untill insurance decides what to do. and i sit here with a smelly, yellow unuseable toy.
i joined this society because in the short time between joy and sorrow a latent love of the british sport car has been rekindled and i want to be a part of its family.
hope i will fit in
al verman