HEALEY BY CATON | FIRST DRIVE

[@ep1981]

"Everything is millimetre perfect" - is it? The gaps around the door, particularly on the green car (see 2:47 for example) are not exactly Audi tolerances... Anyway, I'm sure the five guys that buy these will have lots of fun in them.

[@briangreen6602]

They managed to take the face of a Healey, and turn it in to something that belongs on a Disney Pixar Cars version. Change it back to stock.

[@howarddavies136]

Looks like my high school history teacher, slightly gormless with an unmissably bulbous neck that moved a fraction of a second after his head due to its inertia. Not a fan.

[@henryhol8538]

I think I saw this car at the 2022 London Concours. Impressive!

[@sambagogo777]

That moment he trumpets the car's safety while we can all see it has no roll bar or even seats with a head rest. LOL

[@alistairwillock7266]

Indeed. Though, to be clear: this car is significantly safer than the original... But also _criminally_ unsafe by modern standards. The absolute minimum I'd go with in a restomod is a proper head-rest and three-point seat-belt combo, plus a roll-bar if it's an open-roofed model.

[@TheChannel1978]

Lol indeed, rich people gotto die somehow, right?

[@koolkat969]

@@alistairwillock7266 km

[@scs3drg]

"Everything is mm perfect" - shows a plate with some wonky numbers and the screws aren't level

[@jelau4851]

If they,d build it for grand public, like the mx5, I,d buy one in a blink of an eye. so beautiful.

[@SB-kw6oo]

I hope they do a Jag C type with that ethos, let's hope they read the comments 🤞

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Beautiful cars 🚘🚙🚗👍👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@mikedodd5178]

What about Roll over..Car looks Great 👍..

[@davidmoore349]

I do like that it doesn't have giant Webers on it. I love them, but it's nice to see different things.

[@aeophylus]

Between reliability,safety and performance, I'm not sure if this car is any safer than the original !

[@ccjensen4670]

Had a 59 back in the late sixties..had a 289" Ford engine and four speed tranny..spun the splines out of the wire wheels and 14" Buick rims bolted up with radial tires..rear end was out of a Jaquar. Glass packs outside the frame kept your feet warm. Handled terribly..too light in the front..death trap on curvy mountain roads. Sold it to stay alive..its still in the SanFrancisco Bay Area and last saw it at a show in Pleasanton CA..about 8 years ago...

[@Marcke-tb1hb]

I waited with baited breath to hear an engine! The sound too was reminiscent of a car of the time. Thankfully not another electric monstrosity that seem to be all the rage.

[@mirriammuchoki6071]

Vcvc

[@curbozerboomer1773]

What about safety? Are they exempt from providing seat belts, airbags, collapsing steering wheels? Is that even legal?

[@marcuscopley2090]

I had a 100 4 in the late nineties, to my eyes the original is a far prettier car than this although I'm sure this one goes and stops much better than mine did

[@NJRD977]

I think his botox anology was a useful one - although he might have been trying to imply a compliment, I took it to be a back handed compliment. I find the botox trend to be mildly horrifying and unedifying. The face you knew becomes slightly distorted, somehow disturbing, a plastic facsimile of the original beauty

[@chriscarbaugh3936]

An updated Sebring, but better? Interesting car.

[@ChrisSaddlerSam]

OMG OMG!!!

[@pereldh5741]

No negatives? Really..? And this isn’t an ad?

[@ryandean12]

Frontline Developments do, in my opinion, a far better take on this for far less.

[@Xayuap]

where's Chris? is this Top Gear where there's no Chris?

[@cgee3999]

Drive my 2019 last of Charles Morgans +4’s registered in 2021 (last one ever) and get the same experience for a fraction of the price… please test drive. Rare offer I don’t let anyone drive it😂

[@RichardMichaelOwen]

Not sold. This car has completely lost its 1950s classic charm. Lookup the JME Cape Works Special for a much better alternative.

[@bertiewooster3326]

I'm buying one soon ! But it has a 1929 engine remember that and I can get the same from a stock 100/4 ...???? Cancel order sanity rules !

[@motorvatorv888]

It’s got a bit of a goofy face. Something wrong with the choice of lamps and their integration

[@PutSomeDsonThatBlink]

It doesn't look quite right :/

[@LarsAgerbk]

ugly in a charming way?

[@MathewLewit]

@@LarsAgerbk nah, just ugly. Front is missing the bumper to divide the mass, now it has weird proportions.

[@TheFarCobra]

The car interests me … but without Chris Harris doing the story I just can’t get to the end.

[@hughmarks8830]

LED headlamps look terrible

[@tedtheturbot]

Can you spec a roof? Be a deal breaker for me otherwise.

[@kitesailor]

I was not able to watch the whole video after I saw you cruising down the road with headlights on, really??

[@denniswhite9721]

Sorry, I'll take the original over this any day!

[@fraserhenderson7839]

Not a replica of a truly British car with the steering wheel over on the passenger side

[@geoffsaunders4960]

What a waste of money. You can get an excellent condition Healey 3000 for £40k and if you felt like it spend another £60k making suspension. brakes and steering modern and modernise the interior if you wanted. You'd have a modern usable classic every bit as good as the Caton shown here but with real provenance. It's a no brainer.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Truth!

[@grahamtricker4103]

It's certainly not made for profit even at £474,000 each car... 🙄 Thing is, it won't be a £474,000 driving experience, and if I wanted a 1950s Austin Healey sports car experience I would buy an original and put up with its foibles...

[@cnaarndt]

🙄For £474,000, you can build a very nice, spot on 100S (Sebring) replica that will be hard to distinguish from the real thing (37 0f the original 55 known to exist)... AND have about £200K left over!

[@curbozerboomer1773]

As a previous owner (50 years ago) of a Healey 100-6, I do admit that those mid-1950s 100-4 models were a bit better looking than the "Big Healeys" were. But this car featured here, should really have that massive, 3000cc straight six...the sound alone would be worth the price, and imagine how much more power could be obtained!...I mean, the factory Healey Rallye cars, sported 248hp! That sort of power in this lighter, more agile creation, would be awesome indeed!

[@59vaughn]

Well....there's always cobra replicas for the everymans needs...which are ....every bit a mans car...

[@dbowen22]

Lol he's waxing poetically about the joy of driving with this $500k piece of shit instead of pointing out that you can get a REALLY nice s2000 that's faster and will actually be reliable for 1/10. Also, you won't be vaporized if I'm a fender bender.

[@barneyrubble9309]

So yet another toy for the rich. Kinda had my fill of these things.

[@jpkatz1435]

horrible "music". Stoped vid at :45.

[@sacoped]

Look like a car...toon... and an advertisement ... What a pity.

[@ckc4079]

What gearbox? Show more car, not your face

[@blas9520]

I want to like it but i cant fake it. It looks weird and would rather have an original with some upgrades (cooling mods, new brakes, a 5 speed, and better suspension)

[@curbozerboomer1773]

I agree...a last gen 3000, with more ground clearance, better suspension, disc brakes, and better cooling would be a dream come true. The 148hp rating on the venerable six, would still be plenty, as it was back in the day...and do not forget that electric OD toggle switch!