Hot Rods Hot Rod Sports Cars

I wish Austin Healey's were more affordable, actually I wish everything was more affordable. A Junior High school friends older brother had one with a small block Chevy in it. It was always in the driveway, but I don't think I ever saw it run.

 

View attachment 5889775 View attachment 5889776 View attachment 5889776 View attachment 5889775 View attachment 5889776 It's funny, I posted a picture of my wife's Healy, 302 ford. And people on here came at me with torches and pitchforks,wanted to burn at the stake!
And lookie here. 56 pages of hot rod sports cars.

 

One of the first hot rods I ever saw in the wild was an Austin Healy 3000 with a hot 327/4 speed. Guy had obviously just got it running-brown primer, no hood, factory wires in front, big meats on mags hanging out in the back. He fiddled with the Holley a bit, then fired it up and pulled out of the McDonald's where we were standing...winds it way up and dumps the clutch. I'd never seen anything like it...front tires barely skimming the pavement, tires clawing away, and that shrieking small block revving to to the moon. Sure left an impression on a 13 year old me!

 

So post it here Let`s see your wife`s Healy!

 

I posted pictures in my post.

 

choptop4, it was the Ford motor. Everyone knows that Healeys get Chevys, just like Willys get Hemis.......

 

The all had nailheads.

 

Worked on a few 3000s thought they ran real good stock compared most of the other offerings from over there.

 

Someone did not like it....

 

MCACN

 

One of my favorite threads!

 

Mic (Mike) drop….

 

A buddy of mine hot-rodded his MG with a 283 back in the day.. Car was won in a Brylcreem jingle contest - so it was open season on messing with it!


-Dave

 

What a glorious noise! Thanks.

 

Here is a 1956 Austin Healy for sale on facebook in Florida. Not my car, just wasting some time while on vacation .