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barn find
Fill Your Neighborhood With Affordable Rootes Group Machinery!
What do you call a collection of rusty Singers, Hillmans, Simcas, and Sunbeams, assembled as part of an "outdoor museum" in Waukesha, and all for sale cheap? Wisconsin Death Trip? More »
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Comment by jduffy13: You guys should do a "Name the Top 5 Cars you'd like to Find in a Barn" contest. It would be... 19 Responses | Other threads
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junkyard find
Super-Clean Miata Seats At The Junkyard... But There's A Catch
One ofcountlessseveral reasons I can't drive my 20R-powered Austin-Healey Sprite on the street is the lack of seats. Junkyard, here I come! Thing is, it's tough to find good driver's seats. More »
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Comment by pleco believes in FOTA: Murilee, your piece of shit vintage british sportscar is coming along quite nicely! 9 Responses | Other threads
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vintage racing
No Prince Of Darkness Jokes, Please: British Vintage Race Cars In Action
Fine, go ahead and break out the Lucas Electrics jokes. But there's no denying that a factory-racer '69 Ford Escort looks amazing on a race track, and Vintage Racer has some great shots for us.
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Comment by Deartháir - Now with more Unemployment™!: That lead photo makes me tingly in my naughty bits. There's something about these little old three-box compact sedans that... 16 Responses | Other threads
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junkyard find
Half Price Sale Day At The Junkyard Means It's Time To Stock Up On Hell Project Parts!
Now that the rain has finally stopped, I'm able to get some work done on the 20R Sprite Hell Project. The steering wheel problem is solved, but what about the wiring?
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Comment by pleco believes in FOTA: I scored two sets of LED tailpanels for Thunderbirds plus a V8 SHO Taurus speedo cluster. 10 Responses | Other threads
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junkyard find
Jaguar XJ12 Wheel Adds Touch Of Class To Sprite Hell Project, Keeps Budget Low
What do you do when you've got a project car that lacks good junkyard parts availability, yet you want to keep the budget within reach of 24 Hours Of LeMons qualification? Parts interchange! More »
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Comment by skitter: Circus Peanuts definitely need to become a LeMons punishment. Even most modern, decade-fresh ones on the market are awful. 19 Responses | Other threads
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project car hell poster child
Murilee Goes A Little Funny In The Head, Buys 20R-Powered '67 Sprite From PCH Matchup #1
You know how you kick yourself over the Car That Got Away? That cheap '70 Chrysler 300H I didn't buy in 1989 was the worst, but the Toyota-engined Austin-Healey Sprite was nearly as painful. More »
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Comment by SirNotAppearing: Hey what's with this "invite friends" button? 14 Responses | Other threads
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racing
Say Goodbye To Workplace Productivity: The 1965 Targa Florio Endurance Race
If you liked the vintage documentary about the 1958 Alpine Cup, you'll just have to blow off your job for the next 40 minutes or so to watch this '65 Targa Florio documentary. More »
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Comment by acarr260: I guess these are on YouTube... my workplace web filter already blocks that site. Thanks anyway. Now it... 6 Responses | Other threads
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project car hell
PCH, Engines Not Found In Nature, Part II: Turbo Rotary Datsun 510 or V8 Austin-Healey Sprite?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Let's return to Engines Not Found In Nature projects, shall we? More »
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Comment by pleco believes in FOTA: A rotary 510. Only the most unholy and highly sought after creations discussed in so many import car magazines. There is a... 10 Responses | Other threads
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project car hell
PCH, Totally Affordable Racing Madness: Austin Healey Sprite or Lancia Scorpion?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Yesterday, the Ferrari 328GTS vanquished the Japanese upstart NSX in a PCH Superpower Smackdown, which should make fellow PCH Superpowers Britain and France- unsettled since a Glas beat a Lotus day before yesterday- breathe a sigh of relief. Today we're going to let a couple of Superpowers have at it, in a Sub-$500 Race Car Challenge: Britain versus Italy!
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Comment by Graverobber: Oh man, this is too easy. A sprite without rust is like a day without a poop. Lighter goes faster... 6 Responses | Other threads
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1954 austin-healey 100
Austin-Healey 100 With Blown Jaguar V12 Has Almost Enough Engine Now
The Austin-Healey 100 is a true British sports car, all right, but there's something missing. What could it be? Yes, of course- a Vortec-supercharged 5.3 liter Jaguar V12, which is what Canadian lunatic Martin Jansen has installed in this '54. We don't get any horsepower figures for the engine (which seems odd, considering the engine builder goes by the moniker of "Dyno Dave"), but it's a safe assumption that it's much, much, much more than the 90 horsepower of the original A-H four-cylinder. The build quality here is just staggeringly good and the whole setup somehow fits neatly under the hood. We have no choice but to give this engine swap an extra heavy-duty Jalopnik Stamp-O-Approval™! [BritishV8.org] More »
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Comment by frameman: People who understand engine design realize the Jag 12 cylinder head is probably one of the best for its time.... more » | Other threads
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choose your eternity
Project Car Hell: Fiat or Austin-Healey?
Not being content with a fleet consisting of a couple of reliable 90s beaters, I've been itching to take on a fun car project of some sort. So, I've been scanning the Craigslist car listings, looking for just the right starting point. Lots of interesting stuff can be had for cheap, but I've played this game long enough to know that what starts out as a "fun" project can become an inescapable quagmire...
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Comment by MurileeMartin: Argh, the Healey's sold- I hate it when they forget to delete the ad. more » | Other threads
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groovy, baby
Nanjing, Revival Firm Plotting Austin-Healey Return
Among the myriad plans to revive British sports car marques, the Austin Healey saga has been at the forefront. And considering two posts in the past two years equals the forefront, expectations are down at croc level. And while that's likely for the best, there's this: Trademark owners Nanjing Auto have signed on with Healey Automobile Consultants Ltd and HFI Automotive Ltd to develop new cars badged as Healey and Austin-Healey. Last year, HFI released the teaser above to attract interest in its cause, and reportedly started taking deposits. The interest likely filtered to the top of Nanjing, which is looking to leverage its MG-Rover assets to expand its fledgling British empire. Maybe more lads from Longbridge will be picking up their mothballed lunch pails sooner than we'd thought. More »
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Comment by FЯeeMan: I see a lot of Astin Martin in there. Not that this is a bad thing. Maybe it's just... more » | Other threads
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news
Healey Marque Even Closer to Rebirth
The Anglo-American consortium that owns Healey Automobile Consultants Ltd. announced it's moving forward with new models inspired by the Healey 3000, in convertible and coupe versions. The company, HFI released a sketch and a partial image of the coupe, which shows a badge reminicent of the original Austin-Healey logo. The company will badge the cars as Healey, not Austin-Healey, which is a separate legal trademark owned by the Healey group and Nanjing Auto, the new owner of MG Rover. The company said it's taking deposits on the cars, of which 203 are scheduled to be built. At some point. More » -
news: industry news
New Day Rising for Austin-Healey?
Reader Neil put down his bag of lentils long enough to write in and let us know that Brit mag Autocar's running a bit on the controversy over the resurrection of Austin-Healey. Since Neil ain't got nothin' but long hair, soup and Vyvyan for a roommate, and we got no Autocar scrip either, we're left with the wonder of the Googles, which found us this: a group called GB Sports (not the Krish Bhaskar-headed, Monaco-based concern that we reported on earlier) is dealing with Nanjing Auto holders of the Rover bag to build Austin-Healeys at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham. Somehow, we've got a feeling this one's gonna flop big-time. More »
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