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Subject: Re: Healeys
From: tobin@hercules.acsu.buffalo.edu (Mike Tobin)
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 91 9:25:32 EDT
> 
>   In answer to Mike Tobin's questions:
> 
>  The AH 3000 Mk-I was produced from 1959-1961.
>  The AH 3000 Mk-II was produced from 1961-1962
>  The Mk-I and Mk-II both had the BN7, BJ7 designations. The BN7 represents
> the so-called "roadster version with it's - what I call "bolt-on" side-
> curtains, and the BT7 designation represents the "convertible" version
> with it's roll-up windows.

I can't believe this! I get to correct Duane on Healey fact.  The BT7
was the last Healey Roadster.  The BN7 was, I think (don't have my
factory manual at work), a the BT7 without the stupid jump seats (these
are pretty rare).  The first covertable (rollup side windows and fold
down top) was the BJ7, like the BT7 called a MkII.  I could be wrong
about the N7 and J7 but there's a BT7 in my garage and its got the side
curtains an the erector set top.

> 
>  In March 1961, some models were fitted with the "Tri-carb" HS4 setup.
> Thus, the tri-carb setup may be on a Mk-II AH-3000.
> 
mine's also got the three HS4s, but according to the registration is a '62
model.  I've read the tri-carb production lasted about 6-9 months only:
I may have one of the last ones build.

I'll have to check out the book Duane's mentioned, everything I've read
about Healey production in the 60-62 period has been contradictory.
>From what I've heard though Healey Configuration Management was pretty
casual: the stuff that got bolted on to any given car was based mostly
on what was laying around the shop at the time.

Mike Tobin
planck!hercules!tobin@acsu.buffalo.edu


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