Is this pile of sticks a Healey?

[stratfordrapier]

Dear all

Just wanting to confirm that this heap of sticks (with paint on) is a Healey. It had an MGBGT engine with it?

Many thanks

Tim

PS. What am i letting myself in for???? Hmmm

[Howstar]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

Tell me you have not bought it

Looks like a lot of fire wood to me

[se7en]

Still...it will keep you warm twice.....once cutting it up...and once burning it........

[Tatra Man]

Just think, fully restored you could ask £42½K for it!



. . . . . . . . but probably wouldn't get it!!

[Healey75]

It's a Healy 55, a fair price for a project boat bearing in mind it has some original bits on, they don't come up often. These had a Austin Healey Marine engine which was the 1500 MGA engine. MGB engine will/should fit but beware later engines have a different flywheel and starter. I replaced my 1600 MGA engine with a 1800 MGB in the later Healey 75 which had the Borg Warner box. This will have a Morris Navigator box with a Healey badge on...hope it helps

[stratfordrapier]

Many thanks for the confirmation.

Shehas not been purchased yet. However i have been given permission to enter negotiations by the other half! The owner also has a two seater albatros and a four seater albatros but sadly not for sale as they are in fairly reasonable condition.

Has anyone attempted such a total rebuild?

Considering i have not done any major carpentry for 18 years i am starting to wonder about my sanity!

Tim help:

[welshhealey]

Hi
I will try and upload some pics of my Healey when she was sunk in the 80's bear with me !

[welshhealey]

[attachment=0]looking sad 2-1.jpeg This was 1984 when I found her (please excuse pic quality)

[sean-nós]

Hi stratfordrapier, My boat is a total build and I would say I am only a DIY carpenter. If you love the boat looks and style you could use it as a template boat and just copy all the frames and rebuild the boat. If you just want a boat and not a name have a look at some of these http://www.glen-l.com/ my one is a Malahini and you can see it in "customer photos" I think it would be easier to build from plans than trying to do a total rebuild but if that's what you want and the wife is ok with it anything is possible.
What ever you decide I am sure you will get all the help you need to get on the water.

[welshhealey]

and this now !

This is her now, taken just before a rally in Holland !