Healey Motor Company, Schools Loans Box - Loan Box Subscription Service
Healey Motor Company, Schools Loans Box |
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In the box you will find a collection of original objects to use with your class to help them learn about the Donald Healey Motor Company, provoke conversation and support learning in the classroom. The teacher pack contains information about the objects in the box, local history links and suggested activities that will use the objects. Each activity stands alone and can be used independently of the others. The activities and objects in this box can be used to extend the topic of the Donald Healey Motor Company beyond the history curriculum. Object listThis list, from the teacher pack, shows the objects that are included in the Healey Motor Company Loans Box. |
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Sprite Healey car marque (badge) The Austin-Healey Sprite was announced in May 1958, and was intended to be a low cost model for fans of Healey cars, being sold for £669 (Around £16,000 today). It had distinctive headlights that earnt it the nick name as the Frog Eyed Sprite. 
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Jensen-Healey car marque (badge) One of the less popular Healey models, this was manufactured between 1972 and 1976. This is the badge that would have been found on the front of the car. The Jensen part of the name refers to the company that made the engine for the Healey designed car. 
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Austin Healey and Healey motorboat toys The Healey Car Company briefly dabbled in making motorboats Donald and his brothers would race them on the River Seine in Paris, in competitions. The car is the Austin Healey 3000, a popular model of Healey in the USA. The paint work on this car would have been used for a rally race. 
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Copy of Healey car schematics A copy of an original engineers drawing for the Austin Healey, reproduced by the Warwickshire County Record Office. 
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Collection of Healey related images Images from the Donald Healey archive held at the Warwickshire County Record Office. Pictures labelled. 
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Sales brochure for the Austin-Healey 3000 This sales brochure was used to advertise the car and the lifestyle associated with the car to make it more appealing to the buyer. 
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Austin – Healey owners handbook The drivers manual that would have accompanied the purchased of the Austin-Healey 3000. It includes practical information for the maintenance of the car. 
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