Healey Rolls Royce
Discussion
http://www.englishcars.com/austinhealey/4000/ah400...
http://www.ewilkins.com/wilko/ah4000.htm
"By 1966 the 3000's future was looking pretty shaky. The old C-series engine was nearing the end of production and US safety and emissions regulations were looming (. . .).
The answer Donald and Geoffrey Healey came up with - given that they had no intention of using the lack-luster MGC engine - was simple: adapt the 3000 to take the inlet over-exhaust 4-1litre Rolls-Royce engine."
http://www.ewilkins.com/wilko/ah4000.htm
"By 1966 the 3000's future was looking pretty shaky. The old C-series engine was nearing the end of production and US safety and emissions regulations were looming (. . .).
The answer Donald and Geoffrey Healey came up with - given that they had no intention of using the lack-luster MGC engine - was simple: adapt the 3000 to take the inlet over-exhaust 4-1litre Rolls-Royce engine."
One Rolls Healey has been out to AHC events now and then, there's that one in the UK, I think one in the US and I don't recall about the other.
They cut it in half, moved the halves apart and welded about 6" in the middle, I think on one of them you can see the extra bit in the bulkhead - a bit like the swaged centre section of a Minor bonnet.
John
They cut it in half, moved the halves apart and welded about 6" in the middle, I think on one of them you can see the extra bit in the bulkhead - a bit like the swaged centre section of a Minor bonnet.
John
was about to post that there was an article about the Healey 4000 in a Classic and Sportscar about 15 years ago. Reading this link http://www.ewilkins.com/wilko/ah4000.htm I realise it is much nearer 20 years ago. Scary....
dinkel said:
http://www.englishcars.com/austinhealey/4000/ah400...
http://www.ewilkins.com/wilko/ah4000.htm
"By 1966 the 3000's future was looking pretty shaky. The old C-series engine was nearing the end of production and US safety and emissions regulations were looming (. . .).
The answer Donald and Geoffrey Healey came up with - given that they had no intention of using the lack-luster MGC engine - was simple: adapt the 3000 to take the inlet over-exhaust 4-1litre Rolls-Royce engine."
Follow the link and look at the pic of the Healey, i almost got over excited, look at the reg numbers!!http://www.ewilkins.com/wilko/ah4000.htm
"By 1966 the 3000's future was looking pretty shaky. The old C-series engine was nearing the end of production and US safety and emissions regulations were looming (. . .).
The answer Donald and Geoffrey Healey came up with - given that they had no intention of using the lack-luster MGC engine - was simple: adapt the 3000 to take the inlet over-exhaust 4-1litre Rolls-Royce engine."
Only just found this thread,of interest to me because of the resto shop I managed until 1994 was owned by a Healey collector over in Norfolk.Arthur Care had several works Healeys in his collection and also owned one of the three Rolls engined cars mentioned here,I beleive that of the three,two were Auto and the third,Arthurs car,was Manual.
Got this in my mail today:
http://www.bighealey.co.uk/content/austin-ds5-alum...
DS5 4 litre heads.
"The Austin DS5 6 cylinder 4.0 Ltr engine, is very similar in design, to the 2.66 Ltr 4 cylinder Austin engine used in the Healey 100 and A90 Atlantic. The DS5 was used in the Jensen 541, 541R and 541S as well as in the early Jensen Interceptor."
Wikipedia says: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Princess
"The Vanden Plas Princess 4-litre R with its Rolls-Royce all-aluminium 175 bhp engine was announced in August 1964. With an unusually high power to weight ratio the ..."
http://www.bighealey.co.uk/content/austin-ds5-alum...
DS5 4 litre heads.
"The Austin DS5 6 cylinder 4.0 Ltr engine, is very similar in design, to the 2.66 Ltr 4 cylinder Austin engine used in the Healey 100 and A90 Atlantic. The DS5 was used in the Jensen 541, 541R and 541S as well as in the early Jensen Interceptor."
Wikipedia says: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Princess
"The Vanden Plas Princess 4-litre R with its Rolls-Royce all-aluminium 175 bhp engine was announced in August 1964. With an unusually high power to weight ratio the ..."
The Healey would have been superb with the all aluminium RR engine. The problem was that the Healey in the mid-1960s was an outdated 1950s design. It would not sell well being from another era.
Jaguar was owned by BMC then , so the Jag 6 cyl engine could also be used in the Healey. Or the RR in Jag.
Jaguar was owned by BMC then , so the Jag 6 cyl engine could also be used in the Healey. Or the RR in Jag.
Edited by RayTay on Monday 26th December 15:38
Somehow 50s design cars were popular deep into the 70s: TR6 anyone?
Compared to an MGB monocoque the 6 was as modern as an XK120!
Anyways: good remark about the Jag mill. I never understood why that lovely 4.2 was exclusively for the XJ series.
... and everybody picked up the Rover / Buick unit of course.
Compared to an MGB monocoque the 6 was as modern as an XK120!
Anyways: good remark about the Jag mill. I never understood why that lovely 4.2 was exclusively for the XJ series.
... and everybody picked up the Rover / Buick unit of course.
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