Austin Healey wakwanitsa zaka 60
Wopepuka, Austin Healey amagwira ngati galimoto yamasewera. Aliyense anaikonda.
Galimoto iwiri yotsika kwambiri inali yolunjika pa msika womwe ukukula wa ku America, ndipo kwa zaka khumi ndi zisanu ndi ziwiri zotsatira, Healey adawonetsa kuti galimoto yothamanga kwambiri iyenera kukhala yotani.
Donald Healy anali ndi zaka makumi asanu pamene adapanga galimoto yokongola yamasewera awiri ndi Austin. Zaka zam'mbuyomu, Healy adapanga, kupanga, kutsatsa komanso kuthamangitsa magalimoto amasewera osiyanasiyana omwe amadziwika ndi dzina lake. Nthawi zambiri anali ophatikiza a injini zakunja, ma gearbox, mafelemu ndi zida zomwe Donald adagwedeza matsenga ake.
Pambuyo pa Nkhondo Yachiwiri Yadziko Lonse, Healy adazindikira kuti America inali msika waukulu wamagalimoto osagwiritsidwa ntchito. Iye anayesa mwayi wake ndi bulky grand tourer. Inali ndi injini ya Nash ya 6-silinda ndipo inapangidwa ndi a Pinin Farina, wa ku Italy yemwe anapatsidwa ntchito yokonza magalimoto akuluakulu a Nash. Ma Nash Healey 500 okha adagulitsidwa pomwe mgwirizano ndi Nash udatha mu 1954 pomwe Nash ndi Hudson adalumikizana kupanga American Motors Corporation.
Pakadali pano, wapampando wa Austin Motor Company Leonard Lord anali ndi zomwe zidamuchitikira ku America. Ambuye anali kuyang'anira Austin Atlantic (A 90). Mukukumbukira iwo? Akawona, osayiwalika. Injini yosinthika yaku Britain, yama silinda anayi ndi nyali zitatu, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti ziwoneke ngati 1948 Tucker. Ambuye anaganiza kuti agulitsa namondwe ku US.
Iwo sali. Chifukwa chake, Austin anali ndi ma injini ochepa a 4-cylinder. Izi zimafuna chisamaliro chachangu, ndipo Lorde adakondabe zolinga zachipambano ku US. Monga Healy.
Onse pamodzi anaganiza kuti Atlantic injini adzakhala maziko a galimoto kuti pabwino mu msika US pansi pa mtengo Jaguar XK 120 ndi pamwamba mtengo MGTD.
Kwenikweni, Healy amapereka ukatswiri waukadaulo komanso luso lamakina, pomwe Lorde adapereka injini ndi ndalama.
Zopangidwira kuyambira pachiyambi kuti ziyendetse kumanzere ndi kumanja, Healey 100 yatsopano inagunda 100 mph pamayesero ndipo nthawi yomweyo inayamikiridwa mbali zonse za Atlantic. Kupepuka kulemera, kumagwira ngati galimoto yamasewera. Aliyense anaikonda. Aliyense akadali.
Kwa zaka 15 zotsatira, Healy anakonza galimotoyo, ndikuyika injini ya 6-cylinder mu 1959. Pazonse, Healy adagulitsa makope opitilira 70,000 pakati pa 1952 ndi 1968. Nkhani za kutha kwa Healy zimasiyana. Ambiri amadzudzula bungwe la British Motor Corporation (BMC) chifukwa chokana kupanganso galimotoyo kuti igwirizane ndi malamulo a chitetezo ku America a m'ma 1970.
Healy adapanganso chithunzi chowonetsa oyang'anira amantha aku Britain kuti chinali chosavuta kuchita. Koma BMC idapirira. Palibenso Austin Healy. Izi zikutanthauza kuti Donald ndi gulu lake akhoza kutchula Jensen kwina. Ndipo iyi ndi nkhani yosiyana kotheratu.
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