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Re: [Healeys] Looking for a 100/4 restoration project

To: Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Looking for a 100/4 restoration project
From: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 20:42:53 -0500
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OK, I'll hijack this string:  My BN1, a December 54 car has an "Austin of
England" badge on it whereas according to conventional wisdom it should
have an "Austin-Healey" badge instead.

The car had been repainted a few years before I bought it in 1999 and I
have not taken the paint on the lid down to bare metal to see if there are
any filled holes but there is no sign of any.  Also the casting had an
appropriate level of pitting on it when I bought the car, approximately in
keeping with that on the hinges, etc. indicating originality.

Of course it is possible that the PO--or the painter--decided for some
unknown reason to put on an "A of E" badge.  But I think it is just as
likely that sometimes parts on hand were installed whether or they are out
of sequence, etc.

BTW, I still have never heard a credible explanation as to why the nose
badges changed from "Austin-Healey" to "Austin Healey" without the hyphen.
Someone once posited that a supplier furnished incorrect badges that were
bought at a discount and the rest was history but that does not seem likley
to me.

Best--Michael Oritt

On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 3:25 PM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
wrote:

> There is one on eBay Item # 151555249859
> Fairly early BN1 I think...has an "Austin of England", they were replaced
> fairly early on..
>
> Michael S
> BN1 #174
>
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 1:38 PM, lists <lists@brits-n-pieces.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm after a 100/4 restoration project, either BN1 or BN2. Car should be
>> (nearly) complete and not in boxes. If you have one and are willing to part
>> with it or if you know of someone who wants to sell one, please let me know
>> off-list.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Eric
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">OK, I=
&#39;ll hijack this string: =C2=A0My BN1, a December 54 car has an &quot;Au=
stin of England&quot; badge on it whereas according to conventional wisdom =
it should have an &quot;Austin-Healey&quot; badge instead.</div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_de=
fault" style=3D"color:#3333ff">The car had been repainted a few years befor=
e I bought it in 1999 and I have not taken the paint on the lid down to bar=
e metal to see if there are any filled holes but there is no sign of any.=
=C2=A0 Also the casting had an appropriate level of pitting on it when I bo=
ught the car, approximately in keeping with that on the hinges, etc. indica=
ting originality. =C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#=
3333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Of c=
ourse it is possible that the PO--or the painter--decided for some unknown =
reason to put on an &quot;A of E&quot; badge.=C2=A0 But I think it is just =
as likely that sometimes parts on hand were installed whether or they are o=
ut of sequence, etc.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333=
ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">BTW, I s=
till have never heard a credible explanation as to why the nose badges chan=
ged from &quot;Austin-Healey&quot; to &quot;Austin Healey&quot; without the=
 hyphen. Someone once posited that a supplier furnished incorrect badges th=
at were bought at a discount and the rest was history but that does not see=
m likley to me.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><=
br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Best--Michael=
 Oritt</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
>On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 3:25 PM, Michael Salter <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">michaelsalter@gmai=
l.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m=
argin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-se=
rif;font-size:small">There is one on eBay Item # 151555249859<br></div><div=
 class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font=
-size:small">Fairly early BN1 I think...has an &quot;Austin of England&quot=
;, they were replaced fairly early on..<br><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_de=
fault" style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Micha=
el S<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic sans =
ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">BN1 #174<br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_=
extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><div class=3D"h5">On Wed, Jan 28=
, 2015 at 1:38 PM, lists <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lists@brit=
s-n-pieces.com" target=3D"_blank">lists@brits-n-pieces.com</a>&gt;</span> w=
rote:<br></div></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 =
0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class=3D"h5">=
Hi,<br>
<br>
I&#39;m after a 100/4 restoration project, either BN1 or BN2. Car should be=
 (nearly) complete and not in boxes. If you have one and are willing to par=
t with it or if you know of someone who wants to sell one, please let me kn=
ow off-list.<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
Eric<br>
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