Hello all,
The oval metal I.d. plate was fitted to Hundreds in the interior left side
kick panel, just beneath the wiper motor from the introduction of the
unified numbers, (and a lot of other changes that took place) about the
second week of September 1954.
Besides lots of other evidence recorded in the Hundred Registry, I
personally did a full restoration on BN1L219630, Batch 4965, Body 5407,
built 21 Sept. '54 and it's pristine original oval alloy plate was intact
with the ends of the two screws entering into the side wall metal beneath.
Rich Chrysler
Hundred Registrar
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From: "Curt/Nancy Arndt" <cnaarndt@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 9:44 AM
To: "Peter Linn" <greylinn@ozemail.com.au>
Cc: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BN1 changes
> Peter,
>
> You are essentially correct. The metal oval tag replaced the white
> plastic
> tag in late '54 through very early (Jan) '55 and was placed in the drivers
> foot well (in your case it appears to still be the left hand foot well.)
> It
> then moved to the firewall in late Jan. or early Feb. '55 just under the
> batch body tag where it remained through BN2 production.
>
> You may or may not have had the reflector pods installed. My BN1 222664,
> body 7197 built Jan. 11 '55 had all of this, with the Austin of England
> boot
> badge and cast brass reflector pods versus the later pot metal ones on
> later
> cars. Because your car was delivered down under, there may not have been
> a
> requirement for the reflector pods as was done on US cars delivered at
> that
> time.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Curt
> AH Concours Committee
>
> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 2:58 AM, Peter Linn <greylinn@ozemail.com.au>
> wrote:
>
>> G'day list
>>
>> I've been doing a bit of work recently on a BN1 bought by an acquaintance
>> here
>> in Brisbane. The car is chassis no. BN1/221569, and the Heritage
>> certificate
>> puts it as a Nov 1954 build. It has the oval, metal chassis plate
>> attached
>> to
>> the LH footwell trim panel which, according to Anderson & Moment's book,
>> is
>> right for that period. However, the car has no reflector pods on the rear
>> shroud, nor any evidence of them being fitted. Also it has the "Austin of
>> England" rather than "Austin Healey" boot badge. Both of these features
>> should, according to the restoration book, be present on a Nov 1954 car.
>> Anyone got any ideas?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Peter Linn
>> Brisbane Oz
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