U-Austin Healey uhlanganisa iminyaka engama-60

I-Lightweight, i-Austin Healey iphatha njengemoto yezemidlalo. Wonke umuntu wayithanda.

Izimoto ezimbili eziphansi eziphansi zazihloswe ngokungenangqondo emakethe yaseMelika ekhulayo, futhi eminyakeni eyishumi nesikhombisa eyalandela, i-Healey yabonisa ukuthi imoto yezemidlalo ephezulu kufanele ibe yini.

UDonald Healy wayeneminyaka engamashumi amahlanu ubudala lapho enza imoto yesitayela enemidlalo emibili no-Austin. Eminyakeni edlule, uHealy waklama, wenza ubunjiniyela, wakhangisa futhi wajaha izimoto zezemidlalo ezehlukene ezazinegama lakhe. Imvamisa bekuyinhlanganisela yezinjini zakwamanye amazwe, amabhokisi ogiya, amafreyimu nezinto ezisetshenziswa uDonald aphephezelisa umlingo wakhe.

Ngemuva kweMpi Yezwe II, u-Healy waqaphela ukuthi iMelika yayiyimakethe enkulu yezimoto zezemidlalo ezingasetshenzisiwe. Wazama inhlanhla nge-bulky grand tourer. Yayinenjini ye-Nash engu-6-cylinder futhi yaklanywa u-Pinin Farina, umNtaliyane owajutshwa ukuthuthukisa izimoto ezinkulu zabagibeli bakwa-Nash. Kwathengiswa kuphela amaNash Healey angu-500 ngesikhathi isivumelwano noNash sinqanyulwa ngo-1954 lapho uNash no-Hudson behlangana benza i-American Motors Corporation.

Khonamanjalo, usihlalo we-Austin Motor Company uLeonard Lord ubenolwazi lwakhe lwaseMelika. UNkosi wayephethe i-Austin Atlantic (A 90). Uyawakhumbula? Uma usubonile, awusoze wakhohlwa. Injini yaseBrithani eshintshwayo, enamasilinda amane namalambu amathathu, okwenza ibukeke njengeTucker yango-1948. INkosi yayicabanga ukuthi bazothengisa isiphepho e-US.

Abanjalo. Ngenxa yalokho, u-Austin wayenezinjini ezimbalwa eziyisipele ezingama-4-cylinder. Lokhu kwakudinga ukunakwa okuphuthumayo, futhi u-Lorde wayesazisa izifiso zempumelelo e-US. Njengoba kwenza uHealy.

Bendawonye banqume ukuthi injini ye-Atlantic izosebenza njengesisekelo semoto ezobekwa emakethe yaseMelika ngaphansi kweJaguar XK 120 ebizayo nangaphezulu kweMGTD eshibhile.

Empeleni, u-Healy uhlinzeke ngobuchwepheshe bezobuchwepheshe kanye nokusebenza kahle kwemishini, kuyilapho u-Lorde ehlinzeka ngenjini nemali.

Idizayinelwe kusukela ekuqaleni ukushayela kwesokunxele kanye nokushayela kwesokudla, i-Healey 100 entsha ishaye u-100 mph ezivivinyweni futhi yamenyezelwa ngokushesha nhlangothi zombili ze-Atlantic. Ilula ngesisindo, ibamba njengemoto yezemidlalo. Wonke umuntu wayithanda. Wonke umuntu usakwenza.

Eminyakeni engu-15 eyalandela, i-Healy yathuthukisa imoto, yafaka injini engu-6-cylinder ngo-1959. Sekukonke, i-Healy ithengise amakhophi angaphezu kuka-70,000 phakathi kuka-1952 no-1968. Izindaba ezimayelana nokushona kuka-Healy ziyehluka. Iningi lisola iBritish Motor Corporation (BMC) ngokwenqaba ukuyiklama kabusha imoto ukuze ihambisane nemithetho yezokuphepha yaseMelika ngeminyaka yawo-1970.

U-Healy waze wakha i-prototype ukukhombisa abaphathi baseBrithani abanamahloni ukuthi kwakulula ukukwenza. Kodwa i-BMC yabekezela. Ayisekho i-Austin Healy. Lokhu kwakusho ukuthi uDonald neqembu lakhe bangabhekisela kuJensen kwenye indawo. Futhi lena indaba ehluke ngokuphelele.

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