Robert:
I have just had a peek at the refinished original dash wood for my under
restoration BJ8. The right and left sides have a handwritten 2 digit number
in black crayon (or felt marker, if they existed back then). This number
does not tie in with any other number on the car, including the boot lid /
bonnet / bonnet latch number that Kurt points out.
I suspect that it was simply a control number used by the wood shop to
ensure that the book matched dash pieces stayed together through the
process. I guess that there was some way to make sure that the glove box
lids stayed matched to the correct surround - maybe the same number, which
would have been covered when the lid got its inside finishing done.
Ain't Healey trivia wonderful!
Earl Kagna
Victoria, B.C.
BT7 tri-carb
BJ8
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert - YELLOW 65BJ8" <rnbmail@yahoo.com>
To: "Healeys List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Cc: "Tom Collins" <montara@comcast.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:20 PM
Subject: Matching dash board numbers??
Hello List,
Here is an interesting one...
As part of the restoration of BJ8 32038 {AHMag 7/05]
we are using a new dash. The old dash has a 4 digit
number marked on the back of each half by hand -
largish size that looks like a build number/body
number match maybe.
However it does not match the ast 4 digits of the
chassis number, or the body/build number.
Questions therefore are:
1. Did the BJ8 dash have crayon marked numbers on the
back that matched the car numbers on the bulkhead
plate?
2. Did the BJ8 have marked numbers on any parts sheet
metal, trim boards etc that related to the car
numbers?
My guess is no, but I would like to know.
Robert, Yellow 65BJ8.
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