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The number of Healey related links is very large. The number of USEFUL links is rather smaller. These sections of the web site show those that I've found to be of the greatest use. These links and references may represent my idiosyncratic interests, and the more extreme rebuilding my car needs, but I'd like to think there is something here for every one. |
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The Artwork available that depicts Austin Healeys, nearly 2 dozen thumbnail images are shown, used with the artists' permission (mostly!) and I provide links to either their own sites or those of their vendors. The Books & References section describes various books and manuals both Healey-specific and more general that have been interesting and/or useful in its rebuilding are described in. It has also been extended to consider videos and magazines and is being updated almost continuously. I've kept reading, but its so hard to find time to write things up (particularly when there's real work on the Healey waiting)-- it's like being back in third grade with an overdue book report.... This also includes the smaller numbers of books about the Jensen-Healeys and the Rochdale Olympic. The Clubs page includes the major UK and US ones. Extensive listings of other International or Regional/Local Clubs are available from them. NOTE: this section also includes the most relevant web sites of OTHER British sports cars- the Vintage Triumph Register, MG Clubs, etc. I've found that the volume and quality of information on these sites to be very useful- and given the larger numbers of these cars and the common problems and components often found, they're a great source of information and ideas. This also includes the Clubs for the Jensen-Healey and the Rochdale Olympic, though the pages devoted to those cars includes links to the clubs specializing in them, too. There are a few diversions for your computers too- instead of that boring windows pointer you can use an exciting Healey cursor and if you let your computer idle too long your screen may be saved by a Healey screen saver. These links are given in the Computer oriented page. A list of Music Videos in which they have played a role, and some idea of the nature of its involvement if I've seen them. Where possible I try to include links to either clips of these videos or vendors. This section also includes a list (probably incomplete) of the various Movies in which they've been used. Where I've seen the movie I try to identify the type of Healey shown and describe the " role" it takes and how much time it may be seen. A few of my own Photos (and some simple graphics manipulations of them) that I think have some artistic merit are shown, but I've made no effort to include those from other people or other sites. This site's Clubs page notes a number that have owners' galleries with photos, and the Websites page lists a handful of slide shows displaying sequences of photos taken during restorations. A listing of some of the toy Replicas and models that are available, where possible this list includes photos and a brief description of the type of Healey replicated and colors and main features, I also try to include links to current manufacturers or vendors for these items. My Social pages are really a mis-nomer since these are all about the road trips I've taken with the Scottish Austin-Healey Club. Neither the Jensen Owners' or the Rochdale Owners' Clubs have local branches so there's limited opportunity to socialize, and although the A-H people meet every month and have other events I'm too lazy to document all those.... Numerous Technical Websites provide a vast amount of useful information. This section intends to bring much of the most useful information together in an organized format. This section represents the culmination of a couple years' rummaging around on the web, latching onto practically anything from anywhere at anytime that looked like it might be useful sometime, somewhere, for something... in retrospect the effort seems almost pathological.... The Vendors section also focuses primarily on the UK based sellers, with some brief comment on my experiences with them. The Vendors section also looks at suppliers of other materials (hardware, wiring, steel, etc.) or services used in rebuilding Healeys. This also includes the smaller numbers of Jensen-Healey vendors, and the pages devoted to it include these links too. The Websites section looks at those Healey related and other, generalist sites that have been most interesting and/or useful. Some of the more useful non-Healey sites have been included, too. This also includes the sites concerned with Jensen-Healeys and Rochdale Olympics. Miscellaneous: primarily, a listing of other fora of possible wider interest. Road trips, as I do them, and photos of the eclipse at Perranporth. This section is complete. |
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