Very interesting! When I was younger, I always quite fancied a big Healey. When we were building our hillclimb 911, my friend had a Healey in the back of the garage on a long-term restoration. After it was eventually finished, he asked me to move it one day, and I jumped in eagerly. I backed it out of the garage, ran it around the yard, and got out totally disillusioned! I know it might have made a completely different impression on me if I had taken it for a blast around the local country lanes, but it did nothing to make me want to......Ashley James wrote:The Healey is quite fast, probably not much faster than the 356 and although not as bad as you’d expect, is nowhere near as nice to drive as my 356. It looks amazing, sounds wonderful etc, but it’s crude.
The 356C has the same size tyres, four wheel disc brakes and around 95bhp and weighs about 800lbs less. Brakes are better, as is grip, ride, steering, comfort, everything really and I much prefer driving it.
To be honest I’d sell the Healey but the kids love it because my wife had one when we married in 1970 and both cars came from John Chatham.
Your comments have largely confirmed my view. Thanks for being so honest.
Cheers
JW
) Part of the family for 39 years!
