If you love British sports cars, this Austin-Healey is for you.
. Its aim is to enhance the simple charms of the original Austin-Healey, rather than drag it abruptly into the 21st century.The Healey by Caton, to use its official title, is the first car from the nascent automaker. However, Caton’s parent company, Envisage Group, has more than a decade of experience in building concept and low-volume vehicles, including the continuation Jaguar C-Type, D-Type and XKSS.
The interior features a wood-rimmed steering wheel, Caton-branded analog dials and a wraparound windshield.The “less is more” ethos also informs Caton’s changes to the bodywork. Using 3-D scans of an original Austin-Healey 100, the company removes the body seams and boot handle, swaps external hinges for internal items and tightens up the panel gaps to modern tolerances.
Pull out the choke, prime the fuel pump and the big-chested four-cylinder coughs gruffly to life. The tailpipe exits just below your left ear, its busy bluster impatiently demanding your attention. Rev it at a standstill and the Healey rocks from side-to-side on its suspension like a muscle car, which excites me more than it probably should. I slot first gear, release the fly-off handbrake and, with a vigorous roar, leave the locals to their post-lunch pints.
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