Gary,
My car was built in January 1957 with Engine number: 1C-H/30838 and it
was originally Healey Engine Green not Morris Green. I believe that it
was not until the transition of moving production that the engine color
was changed. You will also find that some owners of the early cars
changed to the latter details because parts for the early Longbridge
cars were few and far between what is available now.
Don
BN4 57' Longbridge
>>>All 1C engines were painted Morris green. <<<
The 1C engine was never used in Abingdon-manufactured cars. Very early
26C engines were also
painted Morris green, but within a month or two of production, the
color was changed to Healey Engine Green. Some of the first cars
assembled at Abingdon were BN4s with the early (integral top frame)
style interior but with 26C engines. All BN4s assembled after the
body style was put back into production in Sept. 1958 had the later
interior trim style more consistent with the BN6s, and all were
assembled at Abingdon. If a BN4 was assembled between November 1957
and March 1958, care should be taken before restoration to determine
its original manufactured condition, because its combination of engine
color, engine type, and interior details may not match Healeys built
before or after those dates.
Cheers and Happy New Year
Gary Anderson
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