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Hoosier daddy ? No kick stand required. Got sand ?

A very SERIOUS footprint nonetheless !

not quite connected to the thread...so my apologies........
My own car--yet to arrive from MI once the snow melts- is a V8 Mark 2 Jaguar.
New power plant will be a 327 and 700R4 but................... trying to get in with ANY hot rod club in the Bay Area, I run in to the same problem as on the HAMB board. Incidentally, the rules depend on who is Moderator at the time- they seem to fluctuate.

But I digress; I am throwing out the idea that any builders/owners of British V8 in the Bay Area who would like to join up to form perhaps an off-shoot of BritV8?
Just an idea.....kinda hard being Lone Wolf all of the time....

Bay area car cluns are run by autocratic snobs, even the "Hot Rod" clubs.
The rules are made to keep the circle exclusive.

Proof?
When I attempted to join a Hot-Rod club with my '59 El Camino I was told that the cut-off was 1958!
Not what would normally be considered the end of a decade.
But the Pres. of the club had a '58 convertible and did not want anyone else to have a car as cool as his.
When he bought a '59 Caddy the rules suddenly changed, but I was no longer interested.

Richard
I totally agree...I gave up on trying to connect with any of the hot rod clubs here, for that simple reason. Cut off dates and exclusivity. Not to say that there arte not a lot of great guys/gals in the clubs but simply wonder about the parameters laid down for joining.

Nevertheless, I ended up buying the Stag that was advertised on the forum here a couple of weeks ago----one out of Sacramento. I will be coming home soon to join the Jag as a stable mate-- and will end up running a 350 Chev. with 700R4.

Howdy, I'm in the Bay Area as well! I purchased a 1956 Big Healey with a 350 in it this past January. While I'm waiting for new rear rims from Dayton I've been cleaning and planning. The car was stored for 20 years so lots of mouse clean-up but after a good service she started right-up. I'm not a mechanic but I'm learning. As soon as those new rims come in and the car is on new tires I'll be driving it around Alameda and evaluating the next step.

My experience with the local Golden Gate Austin Healey club has been very positive. They seem to like big Healey "Nasty Boys", joking that I'd be beating them at autocross. One member even gave me a cool kit to rid my "boot" of the dread boot fuel smell of the old 100s. I had a blast at their tech day at British Car Specialists in Stockton. They answered a lot of questions and even had a Healy rolling chassis to view.

Janelle,

Welcome. We need some pictures of your Healey posted in the Healey section!

Hello Rick, I think I posted correctly over at the Healey board. I look forward to your thoughts on my lovely little project. Janelle