SOLVED: Djetset #357 - DeLorean/Healey TR7 project

Djetset · June 16, 2010, 05:29:28 PM

No, not an American base.

Djetset · July 20, 2010, 03:04:15 PM

Up to the Pros...

guido66 · July 20, 2010, 03:09:30 PM

Proposal for a Triumph Stag successor?

Djetset · July 20, 2010, 03:56:42 PM

No, not that.

guido66 · July 20, 2010, 03:58:51 PM

I'm starting to repeat myself

guido66 · July 20, 2010, 03:59:57 PM

Is the overseas link Japanese?

Djetset · July 20, 2010, 04:00:55 PM

No, not Japanese.

ImpishGrin · July 21, 2010, 04:05:53 AM

Planned to have an American engine?

Djetset · July 21, 2010, 04:13:28 AM

Getting a tad closer, but no plans for an American engine.

ImpishGrin · July 21, 2010, 04:31:14 AM

So, is the foreign link about the engine?

Djetset · July 21, 2010, 04:35:37 AM

No, the proposed engine would have been British, so the foreign link is something else.

Amsterdam · July 21, 2010, 10:08:24 AM

Wild guess......

A Reliant design proposal Scimitar for the American market?

Djetset · July 21, 2010, 10:25:33 AM

That is a wild guess, as no Reliant connections here, although you have on something with the North American market in mind.

Carnut · July 21, 2010, 10:39:11 AM

Anything to do with Jensen?

barrett · July 21, 2010, 11:14:51 AM

okay.... so is this a BL car?

Djetset · July 21, 2010, 11:59:04 AM

It would have been based around a BL car, but nothing to do with BL. It is not a Jensen either, although coincidentally there is a link

guido66 · July 21, 2010, 12:49:06 PM

Healey?

barrett · July 21, 2010, 01:38:22 PM

so, based on a TR7 but to be built by a smaller British maker, with the intention of being sold in the North American market.... perhaps pre-dating the TR7 DHC.....

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Carnut · July 21, 2010, 02:07:52 PM

Volvo?

Djetset · July 26, 2010, 05:06:59 AM

Wow. Been away for a few days so missed the sudden rush of activity.

My subtle hint worked, and Guido66 gets the point as this was intended to be a new Healey, based on a Triumph TR7. Well done.

However, I'm going to keep this puzzle open to see if anyone can find the overseas connection, so another point is still up for grabs.

75america · July 26, 2010, 05:15:08 AM

Was US production planned?

Djetset · July 26, 2010, 05:18:09 AM

No, it was planned for sale in the USA, but not for production there.

75america · July 26, 2010, 05:19:44 AM

Was the American Kjell Qvale again involved?

Djetset · July 26, 2010, 05:21:25 AM

Ah ha! Kjell Qvale was not directly involved with this Healey project, although he has a link with the American connection for this car.

barrett · August 19, 2010, 04:53:15 AM

It was going to be built by Delorean!
After the company went into recievership in 1982, a group of backers, formally employed by Delorean, headed by Barrie Wills and Chuck Bennington, secured the rights to build the TR7, and they also managed to get the use of the Healey name. this was going to be the 'Healey convertible', and the re-launched DMC-12 would be badged as a 'Healey Gull-Wing', but only if J.Z.D refused to give them the rights to use his name..... the project ended when Delorean was arrested, aparantly during the phone-call that was to finalise the deal!

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SOLVED: Djetset #357 - DeLorean/Healey TR7 project