Make me beautiful

After 3 years of faithful service and many miles of pleasant motoring, it is time to treat the Big Healey to a complete make-over. With the car passing the age of 40 last year, and only having had some new electrics and a paintjob, the car started to lack in the performance and reliability department. Driving long distances also became very exhausting for both driver and passenger because of all the fumes and rattling going on. Clearly the Healey didn't enjoy it either; it seemed to have developed a drinking problem with an appetite for leaded, upgraded fuel with lots of 20W/60 on the side.

Luckily none of my relatives decided to try to get me in one of those car make-over programs, so I could choose my own specialist. I had long before decided that if I ever would need to have work done on the Healey, it would be with Sports Car Centre in Wagenberg. Everytime I have been there for parts of advice, it has been a very nice experience. Very nice people and a level of craftsmanship I rarely see in the Netherlands.

Work on the Healey started last week, and already the first surprise surfaced; the original chassis number was uncovered - HBJ7L21157. So, I'm up for some trouble with the department of vehicle registration because the chassis number should be the same as the Vehicle Identifiction Number.

To be continued...