So when you spell it out like that, it begs the question...
Where is the BN5?
What barn is it in?
I know the Sprite was an AN5
Chris
> On 27 Sep 2016, at 11:05 AM, Bob Haskell <rchaskell@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> I think MGBs were call roadsters (removable top) and tourers (permanent top)
> - just to add to the confusion. Different generation.
>
> Then there's:
> BN-1: two seater
> BN-2: two seater
> BN-4: four seater
> BN-6: two seater
> BN-7: two seater
> BT-7: four seater
>
> So, should it have been a BT-4 instead of BN-4? :)
>
> Patrick - your BN-3 a two seater?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Haskell
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>> On 09/26/2016 03:22 PM, Per Schoerner wrote:
>> Hi
>> Perhaps we should redefine the term then, by saying a convertible is a
>> vehicle with a top that is fixed to the body AND quick and easy to
>> erect. That would make the BN2 a roadster again, wouldn't it.
>> But I wonder what the rest of the world would think of this idea ð?¤?
>>
>> Per
>>
>> Skickat från min iPad
>>
>> 26 sep. 2016 kl. 21:13 skrev Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net
>> <mailto:bspidell@comcast.net>>:
>>
>>> Yep, frame is bolted to the, uh, frame by 6 bolts--3 on either
>>> side--and is 'erectable' (not a word, but you get the idea). Frame
>>> comes up easy with a tug, then you spend the next half-hour buttoning
>>> it down.
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> *From: *"Per Schoerner" <per@schoerner.se <mailto:per@schoerner.se>>
>>> *To: *"Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net <mailto:bspidell@comcast.net>>
>>> *Cc: *"Charlie Schott" <schottc@knology.net
>>> <mailto:schottc@knology.net>>, "healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net
>>> <mailto:healeys@autox.team.net>>
>>> *Sent: *Monday, September 26, 2016 12:06:58 PM
>>> *Subject: *Re: [Healeys] Convertible Top.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>> That's too difficult, not fair ;-). Is the frame also fixed to the
>>> car? Sorry for my ignorance, but BN2:s doesn't grow on trees over
>>> here. Admit that there are a few around, but as I also always have
>>> seen them as roadsters I've never thought about it.
>>>
>>> Best regards, Per
>>>
>>> Skickat från min iPad
>>>
>>> 26 sep. 2016 kl. 20:27 skrev Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net
>>> <mailto:bspidell@comcast.net>>:
>>>
>>> So what is a BN2? It has an erectable hood, and it's most
>>> definitely fixed to the car (by 6 bolts)? I always considered it
>>> a roadster, just like my dad's Model A.
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> **
>>>
>>> Gents
>>> I think we have to get the definitions right. A convertible is a
>>> vehicle that has a removable top, but the top is fixed to the car.
>>> Like the case is with BJ7 and BJ8. The BT7 is a roadster, meaning
>>> that the top is removable, and is not fixed to the vehicle. I
>>> suggest a simple Googling on this and you will get the terms right.
>>>
>>> Best regards, Per
>>>
>>>
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