[Healeys] was "interesting BN1 "survivor" now hyphen or no hyphen

[Perry]

Been about 6 years or so since the last go around on the “hyphen” question. Maybe not that long ago as I may have missed it. No definitive answer then and doubt there is one now.
There was a perhaps slightly tongue in cheek answer back in 2014 which I still find a bit humorous…but then I’m an old man looking for a hyphen in all the wrong places. Thanks Johnny Lee for the partial use of your lyrics.

>From the forum:
Re: Austin-Healey to Austin Healey
.
“Like with so many other items, production went on even with temporary outages of inconsequential parts. For example, occasionally the union, Punctuation Fabricators & Parentheses Benders International, would go on strike and BMC reserves would dry up, but they kept sending cars down the line, even without the hyphen.

So far the parts suppliers have neglected to make an acceptable reproduction that will fit without an extraordinary degree of fiddling, and so good used originals remain in demand.”

Thanks for that one Reid
Perry


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From: Michael Oritt
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2020 4:15 PM
To: John Harper
Cc: Austin Healey
Subject: Re: [Healeys] interesting BN1 "survivor"

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
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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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