1956 Austin Healey 100 on 2040-cars
Toledo, Ohio, United States
In 2013 I undertook a frame off restoration where the condition was documented and rust repair completed. The
sills, floors, rockers were replaced. The outriggers and rear crossmember were repaired. There was little body
rust to repair. The paint is single stage acrylic enamel and there is a definite feel of the paint between the two
colors, as it should be. The interior is correct leather and carvel carpet from Heritage in Vancouver. The
Heritage Certificate that goes with the car documents that it was originally white over black. The unique thing on
this car is that it originally had a black engine compartment and boot. This is documented by photos from the
paint stripping process showing that there is no evidence of any white paint in those areas. It is well known that
the factory experimented with painting the engine compartments of white cars black near the end of the 100
production run. Body number here is 14099 so it is very near the end.
The engine and transmission behave fine so they were not rebuilt when the car was apart. Cold oil pressure is
around 60 and drops to about 40 when hot. Chrome wire wheels are new Dunlops. Also included is a complete tool
kit.
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AMG's partnership with Aston Martin won't extend past engines, for now
Sun, 27 Apr 2014There's been talk of late about the technical partnership between Aston Martin and the AMG division of Mercedes-Benz going beyond engines to include Mercedes sports car and SUV platforms for the English brand, perhaps as a way to kickstart the development of a Lagonda SUV. But AMG CEO Tobias Moers, speaking to Top Gear, said that's effectively out of the question because, "No one has the time to discuss any more involvement than that for now."
Moers believes Aston Martin will be so busy "for the next two to three years" integrating its AMG-sourced engine and electronics that it won't have the resources to devote to working out a platform-sharing deal; Daimler sources have already said that Aston Martin's development budget "just isn't enough" to even consider a whole new model, and that greater cooperation would require something like a larger ownership stake in the boutique sports car maker.
AMG, in the meantime, is busy with the recent launch of the GLA45 AMG, the coming C63 AMG and its rumored 4.0-liter V8, the Mercedes-AMG GT and its assault on the Porsche 911 among who-knows-what other skunkworks projects. Moers said the technical partnership is about profit for AMG, clear and simple, and, "All these rumors about platform sharing are nice but no one at Aston or Mercedes has the time to discuss them."
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