[Healeys] interesting BN1 "survivor"

[Michael Oritt]

Curt--

I was referring to the dropping of the hyphen when the badging, and name,
changed from "Austin-Healey" to "Austin Healey".  I believe this was some
time around the release of BN/BT 7's but may be wrong on that.

In any case changing a car's badging/logo, much less the brand's formal
name is, to my mind, much too big a deal to lay at the feet of a supplier's
mistake.

Best--Michael Oritt

On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 4:23 PM Curtis Arndt <cnaarndt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Healey became Austin Healey at the 1952 Earls court Motor show after DMH
> and Leonard Lord made a deal, and Roger Menadue made a new bonnet badge
> overnight.
>
> One can assume that since Austin already had a ready supply of Austin of
> England badges, that these were just put on the boot lid since after all,
> I'm certain Leonard Lord wanted everyone to know that while this "new car"
> was an Austin Healey, it was also an Austin of England car.  Exactly why
> the change was made in early 1955, who knows.  My guess is that by then,
> the Austin Healey name was such a success and established, that it could
> stand on its own...
>
> One man's opinion.
>
> Curt
>
> On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 1:15 PM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> And I still have a question to which no one seems to have a
>> definitive answer: Why (not when) did "Austin-Healey"
>> become "Austin Healey"?
>>
>> I've heard various theories including the one where the supplier made a
>> mistake and the factory took them at a discount and changed the company
>> name but that really makes little sense.
>>
>> Does anyone *really* know the reason?
>>
>> Best--Michael Oritt
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 3:11 PM John Harper <ah100register at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Ken
>>>
>>> Just a small point. There was not an issue of old stock because cars
>>> like the A70 Hereford and the A40 Somerset used them until they were phased
>>> out some time later.
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>>
>>> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 at 16:28, Ken Fleming via Healeys <
>>> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Very nice car. Appears to have good bones ! Great car to drive or
>>>> restore.
>>>> My car  160595 ,8/54 build also has Austin of England badge . Not sure
>>>> where the change of badge occurred but  believe it was end of August . Also
>>>> rear pods were added to BN1 about same time.Mine was late Aug and has pods
>>>> and early badge. I’m certain during the change point they were using all of
>>>> old stock before installing new badge.
>>>> Ken
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 27, 2020, at 11:13 AM, Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>> Eric--
>>>>
>>>> My car is #222333 built 12/54 and also has an "Austin of England" badge
>>>> on the boot.
>>>>
>>>> Best--Michael Oritt
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 11:04 AM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Wow, very nice car. If that is indeed the original material on the
>>>>> seats it's amazing that it's held up so well.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 7/27/2020 12:31 AM, Eric Metzner wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi gents,
>>>>> perhaps of interst for some of you - Carmine red survivor,
>>>>> built january 1955 BN1, 16883 original miles.
>>>>>
>>>>> Some nice pictures can be found on:
>>>>> https://carrosso.nl/home-oud/for-sale/austin-healey-100-bn1-carmin-red.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Wears also "Austin of England" on the trunk lid
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> Eric
>>>>>
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>>>
>>> John Harper
>>>
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>>>
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