Hello Bob,
No the passenger door was NOT permanently shut.
I knew this Austin Healey BJ8 quite well.
Also over the navigators head there was also a mesh string cord attachment
for holding maps that was attached to the hardtop roof.
Hope that this is what you were looking for.
Regards.
David.
----- Original Message -----
From: <rbender9@netscape.net>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 10:51 PM
Subject: Works Rally BJ8
>A friend recently saw a picture of Peter Browning's BJ8 that was prepared
>for the 1967 RAC Rally and we got into a discussion about some of the
>modifications. Does anyone know whether the passenger door was permanently
>bolted shut because of the high mounted muffler? Did the navigator have to
>climb through the window or over from the driver's side?
> Thanks,
> Bob
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