Sorry guys this should have been copied to the list, too. Peter Dzwig -- Original Message -- Subject: Re: Engine Colors and Longbridge/Abingdon transition (long) Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 20:01:00 +0000
Does anyone have a Longbridge 2 port head car that has the Morris Green Paint? As I said in my email, my car's engine appears to be originally Healey Green. It seems from the comments on the lisst th
Mine was built April '57, and the paint on the block was very thin when I bought it. In fact, bare metal was showing in several areas. There were no signs of anything other than Healey green paint, s
I don't know if it helps at all but the engine that was fitted to my car in 1954 is number C26W2158 and was way back then was fitted with a 2 port head. It was then and now painted in Morris Green.
It fits what I think is going on, early 2 ports and early 6 ports were probably Morris. Wasn't your BN3 built at Warwick? Patton -- Patton Dickson - Richmond, TX '57 A-H 100-Six - http://Austin-Heale
G'day Patton It indeed was built at Warwick but the engine was supplied by Morris (actually being a C26W engine means that it was originally built for a Wolseley) and it was the job of the DHMC to ex