| Description | Including:
Jensen Motors Ltd accounts, financial and trading information (1969);
Faded copy specification for Austin Healey Sprite ADO 41, Mk III (n.d.);
Copy correspondence between Geoffrey Healey and Kjell Qvale, President, British Motor Car Distributors Ltd, San Francisco (May 1969) about drawings, payments to Hugo Poole [for drawings/stylings];
Copy note on meeting between Kjell Qvale and Donald Healey on 29 October 1969 - discussed figures provided by various sources to dermine viability and best manufacturing method, what each partner should do next, prototypes, William Towns model;
Copy typed letter from Donald Healey to Kvale (18 November 1969) concerning meetings with Vauxhall to show drawings and discuss components, type of engine to use, correspondence with Bud Perry, British Motor Car Distributors Ltd about thermostat issues and other matters;
Letter from Geoff Healey to Kvale (15 December 1969) enclosing prints of the model and that Bill Towns will finish it 'any day now';
Letter from Geoff Healey (8 February 1970) to Towns with cheque for the work he has carried out and noting that 'Mr Qvale has decided not to proceed any further with this body design at the moment';
Copy letter from Geoff Healey to Kvale (8 March 1970) on labour and costs on the new car project; notes taken during discussion with Qvale (13 April 1970) - 29 points on Healey features;
Copy letter from Geoff Healey to Kvale (8 June 1970) about Bill Towns being 'a little hurt over the work he did. He was upset that he had not heard directly from you and that he had not been paid for the clay' (£40 worth), 'he feels that he made a special effort and might have jeopardised his negotiations with Standatd Triumph';
Letter from J Bament, Managing Director, Donald Healey Motor Co. Ltd (DHMC) to Geoff Healey (16 December 1974) about lease of the drawing office at Coton End [site had just been taken over by new owners of DHMC];
Letter from Iain Dale Partnership Limited to Geoff Healey about press announcement of Hamblin Group taking over DHMC;
Copy typed letter to DHMC (19 February 1975) listing items belonging to DHMC at Coventry Road;
Copy Jensen Motors Ltd balance sheet as at 28 March 1975;
Correspondence concerning Jensen going into receivership (1975) including list of creditors;
Jensen Motors Ltd note on general synopsis of Vauxhall Motor project (2 April 1976) including Jensen Healey sports car;
Copy typed memo from Geoff Healey concerning Jensen FF - notes that FF developments of Coventry have supplied details of current Ferguson four-wheel drive system (which has improved since the model fitted to the Jensen FF) and gives details of newer unit and improvements it will bring;
Geoff Healey correspondence with Hamblin Group - including copy letter from Geoff Healey to DHMC (7 February 1976) about the companies controlled by the Healey family (Healey Cars Ltd, Healey Automobile Consultants Ltd, Healey Drivers Club Ltd, Jensen Motors (Service) Ltd);
Letter from Geoff Healey to DHMC (18 August 1977) objecting to the company using just his father's name and not the full name of the company;
Official notice from official receiver and liquidator of Jensen Motors Limited to end his work (6 August 1980). |