Thanks Michael,
I knew about the 20 pre-production cars but read somewhere that the very
early production cars continued with it. I guess it was just the boot and
bonnets that were continued.
Derek
On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 3:09 PM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter at
gmail.com>wrote:
> Hi Derek,
> No this car has steel fenders and doors but aluminum boot and bonnet skins
> (steel frames).
> I'm by no means an expert on these early cars but as I understand it only
> the first 20 (pre-production) cars had all aluminum skins.
>
>
> --
> Michael Salter
>
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> http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Derek Job <derek.c.job at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Mike
>>
>> Does your car have an all aluminium body? Weren't the first 200 or so
>> production models still bodied that way
>>
>>
>> Derek
>> www.healeysix.net
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Oh Wise Ones,
>>>
>>> I'm starting on the restoration of my very early BN1 (#174). This is a
>>> very
>>> original and sound, apparently low mileage but badly weathered car.
>>> During
>>> the dis-assembly process I took about 500 photos of details to aid in the
>>> reassembly.
>>> I was showing these to a very patient and Rich Chrysler yesterday and he
>>> commented that the wheel wells appeared to all have been originally
>>> painted
>>> white which seemed odd. Upon closer examination it appears that this may
>>> have been original because the white paint was only on body components
>>> which would have been installed at Jensens and not on mechanical
>>> components
>>> which would have been installed later at Longbridge.
>>> This is a Healey Blue car and I'm wondering if this may actually have
>>> been
>>> done in the factory. It is a pretty rudimentary "quick shot" with no
>>> evidence of masking but no white on things like the steering column, nuts
>>> holding the turn signal relay, the original front shocks, the real bump
>>> boxes or springs, etc etc.
>>> Just wondering if anyone else has encountered this on a very early Healey
>>> Blue BN1?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Michael Salter
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