A Austin Healey Hits the Road

Happy to report that a Austin Healey BJ 7 is back on the road. This is a car that came to us in December, back from an extensive stay at the body shop, all painted and ready to go back together.

The restoration had started back in 2002 at another shop. They had completed much of the frame and engine work, and had done a very good job of getting things started. Their quality work made it easy to take of the task of completing the restoration. The body shop worked hard to get the doors, hood, boot and fenders to all fit properly. For those of you with Healey experience, you know that is a very difficult task. The car came back primrose yellow with white coves. The customer had made the choice to go with the red interior. This would not have been my first choice, but once it was done, it really worked on the car.

The customer has owned the car for about fifteen years. They had saved up for the restoration, and he knew exactly how he wanted the car. This really helps in any of the restorations we do, whether it’s a MGB, TR 6, Midget, Spitfire or any other car, if the customer has a good idea of what they want, things go a lot faster.

It was a real delight this Saturday to see him and his wife drive off with big smiles and knowing they have a great car, and one to be very proud of. I know our crew and myself are very proud of the job we did. I’ll be posting pictures soon of these restorations.