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Subject: [Healeys] BN2 Original Owners Handbook
From: ah at jharper.demon.co.uk (John Harper)
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:10:41 +0100
References: <76CDA483DBB2466F9522A248E825B8B7@9535DEE118EC44B>
For those who might be interested I have 4 owner handbooks to compare

They are as follows

Date                    Publication     Edition         Note

September 1953  996             blank           1
January 1954            996/A           SECOND
April 1954              996/B           THIRD
December 1955   97H 996E        FIFTH           2,3

Note
1       Publication number on blank page opposite
2       When BMC took over the publications of these from Austin they 
added the 97H prefix to most Austin publications.
3       This might be a reproduction but is so it is good. However the 
typeface used on the front cover is not identical to the other three.

Regards

>Interesting observations, Jim.  My copy of the first 100 handbook has
>"Publication No. 996" inside the front cover and just the word "Publication"
>on the title page (as in your number one), but there is NO "Erratum page 20"
>sticker.  I'd be interested in whether the mistake on p.20 had been
>corrected.
>
>Seems the handbooks were an ongoing, organic, series of publications involving
>error corrections, addenda and supplements before a new "letter" edition
>incorporating them all, was issued.  My AKD 1102B (3000 Mk I) has a red
>sticker with two addenda regarding plugs and an error regarding the automatic
>choke, as well as a Supplement leaflet for the Mark II.  My other copy of the
>same "B" handbook doesn't have the Mk II Supplement.
>
>Love the unique feel and smell of these fine old books.
>
>Best
>Peter
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