The last Healey

As you've probably guessed by now, I am a self-confessed car geek. I pride myself on my knowledge of obscure cars as they are one of the few things in life I am really passionate about, so when I come across something I had never heard of before, curiosity always gets the better of me and I have to find out all about it. As my first car was a Mark 1 Ford Fiesta I naturally have a sentimental attraction to them and it always pleases me to see one, but surely everyone knows what a Fiesta is and it can hardly be considered even remotely obscure. How many of you are aware however that the Mark 1 was sold in the USA and along the way has a surprising connection with a famous British sports car manufacturer? I certainly wasn't until I recently stumbled across the car in question...

A Ford Fiesta but not as we know it