[W126 Coupe] 126 batteries

[Dan Landiss]

My favorite Healey was a "LeMans" model Healey 100, lightened frame, 
drilled-out pedals, the whole racing trim. Is owner called it 
"Willy-Lump-Lump" because that's the way it (or should I say its 
race-tuned small-block Chevy V8) idled: "lump-lump, lump-lump, lump-lump...

He was a parts man at the local BMC shop and claimed the land speed 
record for a certain stretch of Forest Park Expressway, inside the St. 
Louis City Limits, of 140mph. Gosh, only 100 over the limit!

on 5/4/2011 2:17 PM Jonathan Hodgman wrote:

> Grew up in/around Austin Healey's and Jag's...we never got stuck 

> Anywhere.  hell, I drove a 64 3000 for 2 years in college.  put 25,000 

> HARD(!!!!) miles on that car over those two years, never skipped @ 

> beat even @ 7K RPM..thanks to custom rods, pistons, lightened crank, 

> fly wheel, stage 3 cam and some serious head work:)

>

> If you maintained the cars as per the schedule (think 1950's Ferrari 

> V12) they worked Great.  Treat it like a chevy and you'll be sitting 

> somewhere going nowhere fast;-)

>

> Jonathan

>


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