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1959 Austin-Healey

Posted: 16 Apr 2020, 03:00
by airboatr
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Standing behind his Austin-Healey is my high school metals shop teacher and his wife.

Re: 1959 Austin-Healey

Posted: 16 Apr 2020, 08:16
by Airspeed
Gee, their kid's ugly, Joe. :-O
What was the most interesting bit of his classes, The metal, or the lurgy?

Re: 1959 Austin-Healey

Posted: 16 Apr 2020, 09:15
by airboatr
Not sure what you are seeing, Mike.
There are no kids in the photo and we certainly didn't waste time on fiction in metals class.





Anything else, Mike?

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Re: 1959 Austin-Healey

Posted: 16 Apr 2020, 10:49
by Marijn
I think he means the dog.... :lol:

Re: 1959 Austin-Healey

Posted: 16 Apr 2020, 12:11
by Nigel H-J
Great photograph Joe, true British Classic did that one come with a soft top as well as the hard top? I know my parents old Turner Sports had both so in the winter it was a hard top followed by the soft one in summer in case it rained. Bet your teacher has no trouble in keeping it in tip top shape!! ;)

Regards
Nigel.

Re: 1959 Austin-Healey

Posted: 17 Apr 2020, 02:24
by airboatr
Hello Nigel.

Mr. Bill didn't mention he had a soft top for it. But He is quite the auto aficionado, So I'm sure if he should have one, he does. :lol:


After retiring from teaching for 33 years, he was offered a staff position at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum in Auburn Indiana. After 17 years there, he retired from his position as curator of the entire collection. https://automobilemuseum.org

https://www.kpcnews.com/thestar/article ... 0b6d2.html

Mr. Bill was the paragon of cool teachers. ... He drove a red late 60's E type ! B)smk

Re: 1959 Austin-Healey

Posted: 17 Apr 2020, 04:39
by Airspeed
Nothing fictional about the lurgy, Joe.

Re: 1959 Austin-Healey

Posted: 17 Apr 2020, 04:55
by airboatr
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/lurgy
Read it.
On Saturday there will be a 20 question test.

Re: 1959 Austin-Healey

Posted: 17 Apr 2020, 05:09
by Airspeed
You can't believe everything you read on the internet Joe.
My older brother often had the lurgy when we were at school.

Re: 1959 Austin-Healey

Posted: 17 Apr 2020, 05:39
by airboatr
Is there anything you'd like to add Specifically about the "59 Austin-Healey" in the photograph, Mike.


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