Carlos,
I can't comment on any of your questions other than to say this would have
been done by someone at Jensens where the bodies were assembled and painted.
Rich Chrysler
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carlos Cruz" <healey3000bn7@yahoo.com>
To: "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 5:55 PM
Subject: Assembly Line Markings or Not
> Good day fellow Listers,
>
> This one is for all the Healey Historians in the bunch - particularly
> those familiar with the Healey assembly lines. The shop doing the work on
> my car is also begun a ground up restoration on a widow's husbands MKII
> BT7. The shop has completely disassembled the car and had the frame / tub
> bead blasted. The result is OK - not as good as they had expected. So
> they have decided to have the frame dipped.
>
> When they got the car back from the blaster, they found two initials "GP"
> in 4 to 5 inch block letters stenciled on the inside right rear fender
> wall - not the fender / panel but the inner fender wall attached to the
> tub. The letters appear to the left of the wheel well on the flat surface
> roughly centered from top to bottom. I can provide photos if interested.
> The letters themselves were not painted on (otherwise they would have come
> off during the blasting). It appears as though it's metal on metal
> application (but smooth to the touch).
>
> There have been threads in the past regarding markings put on the cars
> from assembly line workers. The car is believed to have been "untouched"
> and in original - although well aged - state prior to the disassembly.
> The shop has asked me to reach out to this knowledgeable group to see if
> anyone can shed some light on this. Some of the questions they have are:
>
> What do the initials GP represent? Any context would be helpful.
>
> Do they have anything to do with people working the line assembling these
> cars?
>
> How were the initials applied to the frame?
>
> If the initials are meaningful, any suggestions on how to protect the
> initials from the dipping process?
>
> Has anyone else come across markings of this type during your restoration
> processes?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Cheers,
> Carlos Cruz
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