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Old Jul 23, 2021 | 09:52 AM
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Nice ride - enjoy.

You owned a Healey 3000?

My first car (when I was a teenager) was a tiny Austin Healey Sprite - not the bug-eye version, but the one that looked just like an MG Midget.

It was fun!
Hello and nice to meet you: Yep, I actually owned two Healey 3000s over the years. The first was a 1961 "tri carb" and the second was a 1964 that was the later generation and a much nicer car. My other Healey was a 1960 Bugeye Sprite with the 947cc engine and a tire sheading 40 hp or so. It was fun to drive, and as they say it is fun to drive slow cars fast. But my Corvette is a fast car which I will drive slow to avoid killing myself.

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Originally Posted by dbj216
Hello and nice to meet you: Yep, I actually owned two Healey 3000s over the years. The first was a 1961 "tri carb" and the second was a 1964 that was the later generation and a much nicer car. My other Healey was a 1960 Bugeye Sprite with the 947cc engine and a tire sheading 40 hp or so. It was fun to drive, and as they say it is fun to drive slow cars fast. But my Corvette is a fast car which I will drive slow to avoid killing myself.

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That's awesome!

Thanks for sharing and enjoy your Vette!
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You can't go wrong with a Grand Sport. Sterling Blue was only available for four months, so your color is rare.


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