Healey Websites

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This page describes generalist and personal websites of interest to Healey owners. The generalists are sites whose remit is broader than just Austin-Healeys or any other specific marque so they do not fit either the clubs page and their technical content may be highly varied. The personal sites too reflect a more narrow focus than do the clubs- a particular person and their experiences with their car. Given my interest in restoring a Healey I've treated as a special category those personal web sites in which the owner presents either a slide show or an extensive gallery of photos- these may offer little beyond the photos provided. Finally, where the owner of another marque has a site of interest I've noted those at the end.

General:	Comments:
British Car Forum	A US based forum with six thousand + members and hundreds of comments specifically on Austin Healeys both large and small. Other British sports cars are also covered as are topics of general interest. A new Healey-specific topic and comments appear most days. Need to join to participate- easy and free guests need not bother. Highly recommended!
Healey Mailing List Healey Archive	The Healey mailing list and archive are a veritable treasure trove of information. Joining is free and provides an arena in which questions may be posed and answers from knowledgeable Healey owners, authorities and restorers from all over the world may be found. The mailing list is current while the archives provide background from previous years. Virtually every question imaginable has come up and answers may be found, if not in the archives then from a current discussion that may arise. This is just about the most useful information source available. Essential!!!
Scions of Lucas	A general site concerned with LBCs, some good material about Healeys but most concerns other makes and general mechanical/maintenance issues. Particularly useful for electrical issues. Well worth a visit. Fairly static, with few new topics. No ongoing exchange of information.
Panel Doctor This link now (12/04) seems dormant. I'll see if it stays that way a while before removing it....	A general site concerned with bodywork and automotive refinishing. Well worth visiting. This too is fairly static. Some interchange- the site author lists questions and responses. Canadian.
The Tinman	A general site that discusses metal working. A fair amount of material is specifically related to cars, but other interests (aeronautical) are represented as well.
An Automotive Encyclopedia	A general overview of how automobiles and their various subsystems function. Its pretty basic stuff but useful despite (or maybe because) of that. Straightforward explanations with appropriate and clear diagrams.
Miller's Welding	A US based manufacturer and seller of welding equipment. Seems to be very supportive of the small user. Provides a good website with substantial technical information and support seemingly on offer. Runs an active web forum on welding.
UK Welder's Forum	A UK based forum for the discussion of welding. A reasonably active and useful source of information. Browsing is open to anyone, but registration is required to participate.
Welding Introduction	An overview of the different methods available for welding. A good, but somewhat dated introduction useful for the complete beginner.
Personal Healey Sites:
Larry Varley	Describes the restoration of a 100-4 from a basket case through to a very nice example. A fair amount of ancillary information. Australian. Good series of Photos. Recommended!
Chris Dimmock	Describes the life and adventures of a heavily modified and highly competitive 3000. Well worth a visit. Chris participates very actively in the Healey fora and seems very knowledgeable. Also Australian. One of the most effective contributors to the Healey web ring.
Jim Werner	An excellent site with a mix of the author's own contributions and technical contributions from others and links. US. Highly recommended!
Rick Neves	A comprehensive site describing the on-going restoration of a 100-4. Lots of pictures but little or no technical verbal content or links, well worth a look though the site seemed a little slow to me....
Bill Bolton	An individual's experience in restoring their own Healey. With some photos. Good information on the Healey Scuttle Shake Fix.
Francois WIldi	An individual's experience in restoring their own Healey. With some photos.
Paton Dickson	An individual's experience in restoring their own Healey. With some photos.
MVP Engineers	An individual's experience in restoring their own Healey. With some photos.

Healey Slide Shows:	I've found photographic reviews of restorations to be particularly useful.
Larry Varley	As described above- not really a slide show per se, but there are an extensive set of photographs of the restoration of a 100-4 shown. Well worth a look.
Murray, Scott-Nelson Restorations	A Healey restorer and seller of used cars and parts. Their site provides a modest number of photos showing the restoration of a BJ8.
JME Healeys	A Healey rally and competition specialist. This site too shows a modest number of photos of a Healey restoration.
Atadd	A Healey slide show and site with 55 photos of a restoration at various stages. Other Healey related photos are available too.
Merry's BJ7	A fairly extensive set of photos of the restoration of a Healey. Well worth a look, though no discussion of the work is provided.
John Loftus	This too provides a fairly extensive set of photos of an on-going Healey restoration. Worth a look, though it too provides no discussion of the work is provided.
PJ Ackerlin's BJ8 in progress	A partial restoration still in progress. Some inner body photos available as of 12/2005.

Others:	Non-Healey sites, they're here because they've some technical content of potential usefulness. I've been a little disappointed to find that most of the MG, Triumph, Morgan and Jaguar club sites restrict their technical content to club members only. These sites do allow open access by and large.
MGA Guru	Describes the life and adventures of a heavily modified MGA. Well worth a visit. The site provides a very large number of technical articles and is a very useful source of information. US based.
VTR	Vintage Triumph Register. A good site with lots of information. The main benefit to a Healey-phile are its technical pages and links. The upgrade I'll undertake for the front brakes originated here. Also US based.
Chicagoland MG Club	A large MG club. It seems very active and provides a fair number and variety of technical articles.
Morgan Technical Topics	These are the technical segments of the Scions of Lucas site for Morgans. A fair amount of the material is more generally useful or interesting, For old British cars all share various problems, if not actually components.
Hot Rodders	My secret aberration, not only do I look at other LBC sites I even sink to looking at what people do with gas-guzzling behemoths in the former colonies. There's really too much information in too many places to keep up with it all, but this site provides an easy entry port to access a large amount of it held on numerous other sites to which it links. A lot of it is specific to particular cars, but a considerable amount is also more generally relevant and worthy of some attention.

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