Healey Data Beta, Catalogs
There’s another new site, “Healey Data“ to record the “big” Austin Healey models–the 100, 100 Six and 3000. I’ve run Big Healeys at austinhealey.com for ten years or more, though it’s essentially been fallow since 1999! I figured the easiest way for me to make for a more up-to-date version was to adapt this model to the Healey site, since I don’t have time to maintain both. I’ll probably keep the original around as a “museum piece” as it is fun as an example of a “cutting edge” 1995/1996 web site.
There are still a few things needed on the new site (please let me know of any bugs you find!), but give it a shot if you’re interested in Healeys.
One of the things I’m working on adapting to all of the data sites is the concept of a “catalog” as found on the original Healey site. This would be a location for technical info, a model overview, some historic comparisons–the color guides currently found in the resources section would live there, too. I’d also like to do “10 minute buyer’s guides” that would live in this new section.
These 10 minute guides would not be comprehensive like the one our friend Pete Crespin has written for the E-Type. Rather, they would be quick and dirty photo guides that would tell you whether a car you’re looking at is worth investigating further or is something to run from as fast as you can–or pay very little for. Sort of a cheat sheet to quickly assess the quality of a car–how many of us take as long as we should when looking at a car as a buyer? But there are usually half a dozen places to peek at that will really tell you a lot about a car. That’s what I want to cover.
In any case, this all takes time, and I would love help on these pieces if you’re of a mind.
The tabs at top right will probably be replaced with a drop down box as the sites will soon be too numerous for the tabs to accommodate (I’m working on a Sunbeam Talbot [!] version of these sites by request). JavaScript browsers will get a fancy-pants version while non-JavaScript browsers will get a plain drop down box.
Dear Roger, was surfing your Jag-site day and night after I found it by coincidence two days ago. Just wanted to drop you a line if you see a possibility to open a similar healey-site … just to find out you did it yesterday! Incredible … I already entered the dates of my AH 100/6 and of a XK 140 I`m at the moment thinking to buy. And, by the way, I`m looking for a very early E-type coupe since a couple of years - maybe your site will help me to find one. CONGRATULATIONS !!! to your activities - this makes the world really smaller … Best regards and many greetings from Vienna/Austria/Europe
Comment by Martin — March 26, 2007 @ 12:04 am