G'day
An excellent response from David Nock. I honestly think everyone glorifies
Austin-Healeys and those who made them. For wood that is not seen in an
Austin-Healey I would suggest they used whatever was available - tree wood.
Why would they go to the expense of ash or beech to make slats that go under
the seats or for door panels when they had perfectly good reusable packing
crates that could be cut up?
The exception of course is the timber dash in the BJ8.
By the way real Healeys are mostly timber framed in ash except for the
Silverstone and 3-litre convertible which is alloy over steel.
Hoo Roo
Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of David Nock
Sent: Wednesday, 21 October 2009 2:42 AM
To: wwscpo@aol.com
Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey wood
Tree wood.
On Oct 19, 2009, at 4:47 PM, wwscpo@aol.com wrote:
> Hello all,
>
>
>
> Would someone tell me what kind of wood is used in the interior;
> eg., back
> panel structure, fold down panels, and the convertible side and top
> rail
> pieces of a BJ8? I would guess cedar, mahogany, or teak for weather
> resistance.
>
> Bill Schumann
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