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(HEALEY) Óîðâèê, Âåëèêîáðèòàíèÿ, 1946-1953
Äîíàëüä Õèëè (Donald Healy) èìåë âåëèêîëåïíóþ ðåïóòàöèþ òàëàíòëèâîãî ãîíùèêà è àâòîêîíñòðóêòîðà. Âî âðåìÿ ðàáîòû íà ôèðìå "Òðèóìô" (Triumph) îí îòâå÷àë çà ðàçðàáîòêó ìàøèí "Ãëîðèÿ" (Gloria) è "Äîëîìèò" (Dolomite).  êîíöå 30-õ Õèëè ïåðåøåë íà ôèðìó "Õàìáåð" (Humber), íå îòêàçûâàÿñü îò íàäåæäû ñêîíñòðóèðîâàòü àâòîìîáèëü, êîòîðûé íîñèë áû åãî èìÿ. Ïîñëå âòîðîé ìèðîâîé âîéíû îí îñíîâàë â Óîðâèêå ôèðìó "Äîíàëüä Õèëè Ìîòîð Êîìïàíè", ãäå â îêòÿáðå 1946 ãîäà íà÷àë ïðîèçâîäñòâî ïåðâîãî ëåãêîâîãî àâòîìîáèëÿ "Õèëè Ýëëèîò" (Healy Elliot) è ñïîðòèâíîãî "Óýñòëåíä" (Westland), íà êîòîðûõ èñïîëüçîâàë âåðõíåêëàïàííûé äâèãàòåëü "Ðàéëè" (Riley).
"Ýëëèîò" îò ñâîèõ ïðåäøåñòâåííèêîâ îòëè÷àëñÿ, ãëàâíûì îáðàçîì, àýðîäèíàìè÷åñêè ñîâåðøåííûì êóçîâîì èç àëþìèíèåâûõ ñïëàâîâ. Îí áûë õîðîøî ïðèíÿò ïóáëèêîé, ÷òî ïîäòîëêíóëî Õèëè ê îðãàíèçàöèè åãî âûïóñêà. Íåáîëüøèå äåíåæíûå ïðèçû, êîòîðûå Õèëè ïîëó÷àë îò ïîáåä â ðàçëè÷íûõ àâòîãîíêàõ, îí âêëàäûâàë â ïðîèçâîäñòâî.  1949 ãîäó Õèëè èçãîòîâèë 2-ìåñòíûé ñïîðòèâíûé "Ñèëüâåðñòîóí" (Silverstone) è íåðåäêî ó÷àñòâîâàë íà íåì â ñîðåâíîâàíèÿõ. Íîâûé "Õèëè-Íýø" (Healey-Nash) ïðåäíàçíà÷àëñÿ íà ýêñïîðò â ÑØÀ è ïîòîìó ñíàáæàëñÿ àìåðèêàíñêèì 6-öèëèíäðîâûì ìîòîðîì "Íýø" â 3,8 ë.  1950 ãîäó Õèëè ïðîäàë 253 ìàøèíû, à òàêæå çàíÿë ïî÷åòíîå ÷åòâåðòîå ìåñòî â 24-÷àñîâûõ ñîðåâíîâàíèÿõ â Ëå Ìàíå.
Ñàìûé èçâåñòíûé "Õèëè" ïîÿâèëñÿ â 1952-ì. Òî áûë ýëåãàíòíûé 2-ìåñòíûé ñïîðòèâíûé àâòîìîáèëü ñ 2,7-ëèòðîâûì äâèãàòåëåì "Îñòèí" (Austin), îáåñïå÷èâøèé Õèëè ïðåñòèæíûé êîíòðàêò ñ êîìïàíèåé "Îñòèí", ãäå îí îáÿçàëñÿ íàëàäèòü ñåðèéíîå ïðîèçâîäñòâî ãàììû ñïîðòèâíûõ ìàøèí. Òàê ïîñëåäíèé "Õèëè" ñòàë ïåðâûì "Îñòèíîì-Õèëè-100". Ñ 1953 ãîäà Äîíàëüä Õèëè ïîëíîñòüþ ïåðåêëþ÷èëñÿ íà èñïîëíåíèå ïîðó÷åíèé ñâîåãî íîâîãî õîçÿèíà.
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| Õèëè Ñèëüâåðñòîóí (1949) | |
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| Äâèãàòåëü: | "Ðàéëè" ðÿäíûé 4-öèëèíäðîâûé âåðõíåêëàïàííûé |
| Äèàìåòð öèëèíäðà è õîä ïîðøíÿ: | 80,5 õ 120 ìì |
| Ðàáî÷èé îáúåì: | 2443 ñì3 |
| Ìîùíîñòü: | 104 ë.ñ. |
| Êîðîáêà ïåðåäà÷: | ìåõàíè÷åñêàÿ 4-ñòóïåí÷àòàÿ |
| Ðàìà: | ëîíæåðîííàÿ |
| Ïîäâåñêà: | ïåðåäíÿÿ íåçàâèñèìàÿ ðû÷àæíî-ïðóæèííàÿ, çàäíÿÿ íà ïîëóýëëèïòè÷åñêèõ ðåññîðàõ |
| Òîðìîçà: | áàðàáàííûå âñåõ êîëåñ |
| Êóçîâ: | 2-ìåñòíûé ñïîðòèâíûé |
| Ìàêñèìàëüíàÿ ñêîðîñòü: | 177 êì/÷ |
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