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Thanks Jean
Sounds as though I will have to improve my education and get a copy of =
Bill Piggot=E2=80=99s book. I wonder what other modifications if any =
these cars had
Cheers
Graeme M
From: Jean Caron=20
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 2:14 PM
To: Graeme Molony ; healeys@autox.team.net=20
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Was the BN4 Ever Delivered New with 4 Wheel Disc =
Brakes
Graeme,
In the book Austin-Healey A celebration of the fabulous "Big" Healey by =
Bill Piggott he writes on page 79 about the "Rare disc braked 100-Six" =
The author even owned one of these cars in the mid-1980's.=20
He also claims that there were 50 or so cars equipped with Dunlop disc =
brakes all around, sometimes in the autumn of 1957. These cars were =
built around the time that the Austin-Healey production was being =
transferred from Longbridge to Abingdon and that apparently the brake =
conversion was performed by the Healey factory at Warwick.=20
He further adds that Tommy Wisdom 1957 Mille Miglia 100-Six (UOC741) had =
Dunlop discs fitted all round, so presumably these cars carried a =
development of that car's braking system.
Jean=20
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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Graeme =
Molony <molony@dodo.com.au>
Sent: December 17, 2015 1:27 AM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Was the BN4 Ever Delivered New with 4 Wheel Disc =
Brakes=20
Good morning guys
I want to throw a cat amongst the pigeons for your consideration/advice.
Up until yesterday I believed that the only Healey=E2=80=99s to ever =
come out with disk brakes prior to there introduction on=20
the 3000 MK 1 was on the 100S model and possibly a few Specials
Trawling the net yesterday to see if I could find the contact details =
for a Healey guy I came across a posting buy
Joe Jarrick the 100 S guru who lives here in Aust.that indicates that =
there were a least 40 late 1957 BN 4=E2=80=99s maybe
even 50 that were produced at either Warwick or maybe Longbridge that =
were equipped with 4 Wheel Disk Brakes
prior to leaving the factory. It also appears that a conversion kit was =
available from the dealers at the time
A quick look through a number of the usual reference books that I have =
including Geoff Healey=E2=80=99s and Bill Emerson=E2=80=99s
books and Roger Moments Restoration Guide makes no reference to there =
ever being a 100/4 with disk brakes as=20
standard equipment
What say you, does anyone know anything about this claim and maybe there =
are a few more secrets out there we=20
don=E2=80=99t know about
The web site in question including some photo=E2=80=99s of several =
supposedly original disk braked cars is as follows
www;healeysix.net/DiscBrakes.htm
Look forward to your comments
Graeme M
BJ8
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<DIV>Sounds as though I will have to improve my education and get =
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these cars=20
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Cheers</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 17, 2015 2:14 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dmolony@dodo.com.au=20
href=3D"mailto:molony@dodo.com.au";>Graeme Molony</A> ; <A=20
title=3Dhealeys@autox.team.net=20
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Healeys] Was the BN4 Ever Delivered New with 4 =
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Disc Brakes</DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></DIV>
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<P>Graeme,</P>
<P>In the book Austin-Healey A celebration of the fabulous "Big" Healey =
by Bill=20
Piggott he writes on page 79 about the "Rare disc braked 100-Six" The =
author=20
even owned one of these cars in the mid-1980's. <BR></P>
<P>He also claims that there were 50 or so cars equipped with Dunlop =
disc brakes=20
all around, sometimes in the autumn of 1957. These cars were built =
around the=20
time that the Austin-Healey production was being transferred from =
Longbridge to=20
Abingdon and that apparently the brake conversion was performed by the =
Healey=20
factory at Warwick. <BR></P>
<P>He further adds that Tommy Wisdom 1957 Mille Miglia 100-Six (UOC741) =
had=20
Dunlop discs fitted all round, so presumably these cars carried a =
development of=20
that car's braking system.</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Jean <BR></P><BR><BR>
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face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><B>From:</B> Healeys=20
<healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Graeme Molony=20
<molony@dodo.com.au><BR><B>Sent:</B> December 17, 2015 1:27=20
AM<BR><B>To:</B> healeys@autox.team.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Healeys] Was =
the BN4=20
Ever Delivered New with 4 Wheel Disc Brakes</FONT>=20
<DIV> </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Good morning guys</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I want to throw a cat amongst the pigeons for your=20
consideration/advice.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Up until yesterday I believed that the only Healey=E2=80=99s to =
ever come out with=20
disk brakes prior to there introduction on </DIV>
<DIV>the 3000 MK 1 was on the 100S model and possibly a few =
Specials</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Trawling the net yesterday to see if I could find the contact =
details for a=20
Healey guy I came across a posting buy</DIV>
<DIV>Joe Jarrick the 100 S guru who lives here in Aust.that indicates =
that there=20
were a least 40 late 1957 BN 4=E2=80=99s maybe</DIV>
<DIV>even 50 that were produced at either Warwick or maybe Longbridge =
that were=20
equipped with 4 Wheel Disk Brakes</DIV>
<DIV>prior to leaving the factory. It also appears that a conversion kit =
was=20
available from the dealers at the time</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>A quick look through a number of the usual reference books =
that I=20
have including Geoff Healey=E2=80=99s and Bill Emerson=E2=80=99s</DIV>
<DIV>books and Roger Moments Restoration Guide makes no reference to =
there ever=20
being a 100/4 with disk brakes as </DIV>
<DIV>standard equipment</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>What say you, does anyone know anything about this claim and maybe =
there=20
are a few more secrets out there we </DIV>
<DIV>don=E2=80=99t know about</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The web site in question including some photo=E2=80=99s of several =
supposedly=20
original disk braked cars is as follows</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D3>www;healeysix.net/DiscBrakes.htm</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Look forward to your comments</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Graeme M</DIV>
<DIV>BJ8<BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></D=
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