Who knows, maybe Ill be driving a bugeye sprite again!!!



http://www.speedtv.com/articles/automotive...industry/38020/



"China’s Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC) has made a deal that will result in the revival of the Healey and Austin-Healey sports car brands.



NAC is the owner of MG – last month it restarted production of the TF roadster at Longbridge in England – so it’s well aware of the useful publicity that comes from using famous British names.



NAC’s deal is with the current owner of the Healey brand, HFI Automotive, an American firm that bought the rights to use the Healey name when it acquired Healey Automobile Consultants (established by Donald Healey and his son) in January 2006.



In February 2006, HFI announced plans for several new Healey sports cars; a “high-performance sports car with the DNA of a Healey 3000 - in convertible and coupe derivatives, as well as a modern affordable replacement for the much-loved Healey Sprite.”



There’s no indication yet as to what form the new Healey or Austin-Healey will take."

 

Coolness!

 

You have to question how effective NAC are when after 2 years they have just 150 people manning the old longbridge plant, producing a car design that first saw production 12 years ago!