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Hello Michael
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A piece of trivia that has interested me.
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>From looking at quite a few cars I believe that it was with the =
introduction of the BJ7. The flat Austin-Healey badge was phased out =
with the end of the 3000 Mk1 and the Mk2 BT7/BN7 was equipped with the =
raised badge, but it was still Austin-Healey. With the BJ7 it was Austin =
Healey.
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Why? That=E2=80=99s a mystery of life.
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Hoo Roo
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Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains, Australia
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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of =
Michael Oritt
Sent: Saturday, 20 October 2018 8:08 AM
To: Steve Byers
Cc: Austin Healey
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Paint type and color
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Without trying to hijack this thread perhaps I can get the ansdwer to a =
question I have been wondering about for a long time: Does anyone know =
what drove the badge change from "Austin-Healey" on the early cars to =
"Austin Healey" on later cars? While I know there is often no rhyme nor =
reason for variations in Healey equipment, etc. it appears that once the =
change was made it stayed that way and thus it appears to have been an =
intentional decision.
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I have heard one explanation that the badge supplier mistakenly left =
out the hyphen and in order to get a break in price BMC accepted the =
order and stuck with the new badge design. This smacks of cynical humor =
but perhaps it is true.
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Can anyone shed any light here? =20
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Best--Michael Oritt
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vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>Hello =
Michael<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>A piece of trivia that has interested =
me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>From looking at quite a few cars I believe that it was =
with the introduction of the BJ7. The flat Austin-Healey badge was =
phased out with the end of the 3000 Mk1 and the Mk2 BT7/BN7 was equipped =
with the raised badge, but it was still Austin-Healey. With the BJ7 it =
was Austin Healey.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Why? =
That=E2=80=99s a mystery of life.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Hoo =
Roo<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Patrick Quinn<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Blue =
Mountains, Australia<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>=
</b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys =
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael =
Oritt<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 20 October 2018 8:08 AM<br><b>To:</b> =
Steve Byers<br><b>Cc:</b> Austin Healey<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] =
Paint type and color<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#3333FF'>Without trying to hijack =
this thread perhaps I can get the ansdwer to a question I have been =
wondering about for a long time: Does anyone know what drove the =
badge change from "Austin-Healey" on the early cars to =
"Austin Healey" on later cars? While I know there is =
often no rhyme nor reason for variations in Healey equipment, etc. it =
appears that once the change was made it stayed that way and thus it =
appears to have been an intentional =
decision.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#3333FF'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#3333FF'>I have heard one =
explanation that the badge supplier mistakenly left out the hyphen and =
in order to get a break in price BMC accepted the order and stuck with =
the new badge design. This smacks of cynical humor but perhaps it =
is true.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#3333FF'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#3333FF'>Can anyone shed any =
light here? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#3333FF'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#3333FF'>Best--Michael =
Oritt<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
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