I always wanted an Austin Healey, because they have my real life initials on the hubcaps
What's this about V8 Healeys? Which V8? In the 1970s in Britain, there was a car called the Rover 3.5 litre (P5) and also the Rover 3500, both of which used the same 3500cc V8 engine. There was also a Triumph Stag - a sleek looking car, but very unreliable. It had a 3 litre V8. Unfortunately, there was a design flaw such that the cylinder heads got inadequate cooling, causing warping of the heads. Many Stag owners replaced the original engine with the Rover 3500 unit. Perhaps that's the one in the Healey?
The 3 litre straight six in the Healey was, I believe, a souped up version of the engine used in the Austin Westminster and the Wolesley 6/110 - working from memory here.
The only British V8s I can think of besides those I've mentioned are the Rolls Royce, current Jaguar models, Aston Martin, and the Daimler SP250 (also known as the
"Dart". I'll attach a picture of a Dart. Its 2.5 litre V8 engine was also used in the Daimler-Jaguar, a saloon (sedan) car with bodywork identical to the Jaguar Mk2. My father had a Daimler-Jag in 1967. I loved it! My mum hated it because the boot (trunk) was too small, and we needed a roof rack whenever we went on holiday (vacation).
Lazs - take a look at this Dart. I think it's your sort of car. The bodywork is all glass fibre. One problem that gave rise to was crazing of the paintwork on the bonnet (hood) because of heat from the engine.
