Peter Svilans wrote:
>Right, John. Black seats in red cars were not available from 1957 to 1962.
>
>The four cylinder BN2's did have black seats available on Reno Red single-tone
>(only) cars according to both Clausager and Piggot. For what its worth, my
>copy of a factory BN 2 color chip card (Jan'56) says only a "red" interior for
>a Reno Red car.
>
>BN 1 Carmine Red cars came with red interiors only.
>
>On four cylinder cars, black interiors came in Old English White, Spruce
>Green, and Florida Green cars.
>
>So, except for a short run of BN2 cars (maybe) , red Austin Healeys didn't
>come with black seats for the first nine years of production.
>
>Kind of surprising for all of us that went through the seventies where it
>seemed every single car on the planet came with a black interior.
>
>Best regards
>Peter
>
>
Not true. I not only have the car but the BMIHT, as well, to prove
otherwise.
My carmine red car, manufactured 5 Nov. 1953, had a black interior and
the black seats had red piping. The dilapidated originals are in my
garage for anyone's inspection.
However, my car also had a black under bonnet. Is this another anomaly,
Mr. Chrysler?
Bill Barnett
So Cal
'53 BN1 #663
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