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Excellent detective work Harold...you must have good records.=0AAccordin=
g to my list, if I use your findings; the car came from batch=0A4021 (62=
cars). The following cars went to countries other than the=0AUS: Chassi=
s138040 (29) to Denmark, 138100 to Australia, 138987 (45) to=0AAustralia=
..all but 138100 were built prior to August 1953. The first=0Acar compl=
eted in the next batch 4284 (47 cars), was built on 8-12-53.=0AThis may=
help Patrick to figure out where the plaque was originally=0Aassigned,=
as 138987 is still in Australia and the whereabouts of=0A138100 is unkn=
own and the Denmark car was built in December. All the=0Aother cars came=
to the US and probably had MPH speedometers and 28%=0Aoverdrives. It wo=
uld depend on what supplies were available on the=0Ashelf, at the time t=
hey were built.=0AThere is a possibility that it was on one of the 4 tes=
t cars or AHX17;=0Athat they used for record setting. AHR6 (NOJ392)- tes=
t car- did=0Aeventually ship to Australia after some great history in th=
e UK, and=0Ait is restored and existing there now. Hank =0A=0A=09-------=
----------------------------------From: "Harold Manifold" =0ATo: "Bob Sp=
idell"=0ACc: =0ASent: Saturday December 12 2020 9:32:18AM=0ASubject: Re:=
[Healeys] Brass Plaque=0A=0A Patrick, I have never seen that Brass=
Plaque before but I will=0Asuggest it could be very rare. This is what=
I think it is. The car=0Ait came from is a Healey 100 BN1 with a Layc=
ock de Normanville series=0A1260 overdrive and the 4 speed transmission=
from the A70/A90 with 1st=0Agear blocked. The rear axle ratio is 8/33 (=
4.125 to 1) and the tires=0Aare Dunlop Road Speed. The chassis number of=
the car is prior to=0A140205 and the car was most likely built before A=
ugust 1953. I suspect=0Athe car had a speedometer in MPH but he car was=
exported to a country=0Awhere the speed limits were in kilometres per h=
our. According to the=0AClausager book only a handful of these cars we=
re built with the 1260=0Aoverdrive and even fewer were exported to a cou=
ntry with km speed=0Alimits. I trust this helps, Harold =0A--------=
-----------------=0A FROM: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.ne=
t] ON BEHALF OF=0ABob Spidell=0ASENT: Friday, December 11, 2020 8:30 PM=
=0ATO: healeys@autox.team.net=0ASUBJECT: Re: [Healeys] Brass Plaque=0A=
=0A I've never seen one of these, but I've made similar when my=0Aspeedo=
meter was acting up.=0A=0A On 12/11/2020 7:21 PM, p_cquinn@tpg.com.au [1=
] wrote:=0A=0A=09Hello =0A=0A=09 I have been asked if I could identify t=
his brass plaque. =0A=0A=09 While I recognise the script as the same as=
found on page A/5 in the=0A100 Service Manual and page 22 of the Owner'=
s Handbook, I have never=0Aseen the plaque before. =0A=0A=09 Anyone fami=
liar with it? =0A=0A=09 Thanks =0A=0A=09 Patrick Quinn =0A=0A=09Blue Mou=
ntains, Australia=0A=0A=0A=0ALinks:=0A------=0A[1] mailto:p_cquinn@tpg.c=
om.au=0A
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<html><body>Excellent detective work Harold...you must have good records=
According to my list, if I use your findings; the car came from batch=
4021 (62 cars). The following cars went to countries other than t=
he US: Chassis138040 (29) to Denmark, 138100 to Australia, 138987=
(45) to Australia...all but 138100 were built prior to August 1953. The=
first car completed in the next batch 4284 (47 cars), was built on 8-12=
-53.<div><br></div><div>This may help Patrick to figure out where the pl=
aque was originally assigned, as 138987 is still in Australia and the wh=
ereabouts of 138100 is unknown and the Denmark car was built in December=
All the other cars came to the US and probably had MPH speedometers an=
d 28% overdrives. It would depend on what supplies were available on the=
shelf, at the time they were built.</div><div><br></div><div>There is a=
possibility that it was on one of the 4 test cars or AHX17; that they u=
sed for record setting. AHR6 (NOJ392)- test car- did eventually ship to=
Australia after some great history in the UK, and it is restored and ex=
isting there now. Hank </div><div><br><div class=3D"reply-new=
-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From:=
"Harold Manifold" <manifold@telus.net><br>To: "Bob Spidell"<br>Cc: <br>=
Sent: Saturday December 12 2020 9:32:18AM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Bras=
s Plaque<br><br>=0A<meta content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii" http-=
equiv=3D"Content-Type">=0A<meta name=3D"GENERATOR" content=3D"MSHTML 11.=
00.10570.1001">=0A<div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span class=3D"9861813=
17-12122020"><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Patrick,<=
/font></span></div>=0A<div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span class=3D"986=
181317-12122020"><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></fon=
t></span> </div>=0A<div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span class=3D"9=
86181317-12122020"><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">I h=
ave never seen that Brass Plaque before but I will suggest =0Ait could b=
e very rare. This is what I think it is.</font></span></div>=0A<div dir=
=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span class=3D"986181317-12122020"><font color=
=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font></span> </div>=0A<div=
dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span class=3D"986181317-12122020"><font siz=
e=3D"2"><font face=3D"Arial"><font color=3D"#0000ff">The car it came fro=
m is a Healey 100 BN1 with a =0A<font size=3D"5"><font size=3D"2">Laycoc=
k de Normanville</font> <font size=3D"2">series 1260 =0Aoverdrive and th=
e 4 speed transmission from the A70/A90 with 1st gear blocked. =0AThe re=
ar axle ratio is 8/33 (4.125 to 1) and the tires are Dunlop Road =0ASpee=
d. The chassis number of the car is prior to 140205 and the car wa=
s =0Amost likely built before August 1953. I suspect the car had a speed=
ometer in MPH =0Abut he car was exported to a country where the speed li=
mits were in kilometres =0Aper hour.</font></font></font></font></font><=
/span></div>=0A<div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span class=3D"986181317-=
12122020"><font size=3D"2"><font face=3D"Arial"><font color=3D"#0000ff">=
<font size=3D"5"><font size=3D"2"></font></font></font></font></font></s=
pan> </div>=0A<div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span class=3D"986181=
317-12122020"><font face=3D"Arial"><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2">Ac=
cording to the Clausager book only a handful of these =0Acars were built=
with the 1260 overdrive and even fewer were exported to a =0Acountry wi=
th km speed limits.</font></font></span></div>=0A<div dir=3D"ltr" align=
=3D"left"><span class=3D"986181317-12122020"><font color=3D"#0000ff" siz=
e=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font></span> </div>=0A<div dir=3D"ltr" ali=
gn=3D"left"><span class=3D"986181317-12122020"><font color=3D"#0000ff" s=
ize=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">I trust this helps,</font></span></div>=0A<div=
dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span class=3D"986181317-12122020"><font col=
or=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font></span> </div>=0A<d=
iv dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span class=3D"986181317-12122020"><font c=
olor=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Harold</font></span></div>=0A=
<div lang=3D"en-us" class=3D"OutlookMessageHeader" dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"=
left">=0A<hr tabindex=3D"-1">=0A<font size=3D"2" face=3D"Tahoma"><b>From=
:</b> Healeys =0A[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of=
</b>Bob =0ASpidell<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 11, 2020 8:30 PM<br=
><b>To:</b> =0Ahealeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] B=
rass =0APlaque<br></font><br></div>=0A<div></div>I've never seen one of=
these, but I've made similar when my =0Aspeedometer was acting up.<br><=
br>=0A<div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 12/11/2020 7:21 PM, <a class=3D"=
moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"mailto:p_cquinn@tpg.com.au";>p_cquinn@t=
pg.com.au</a> wrote:<br></div>=0A<blockquote cite=3D"mid:fc07e3a41874a5f=
c2c945c14bf3e635a30f079e7@new-postoffice.tpg.com.au" type=3D"cite">=0A =
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hello</p>=0A <p> </p>I have been asked if=
I could identify this brass plaque. =0A <p> </p>While I recognise=
the script as the same as found on page A/5 in =0A the 100 Service Man=
ual and page 22 of the Owner's Handbook, I have never seen =0A the plaq=
ue before. =0A <p> </p>Anyone familiar with it? =0A <p> T</p=
>hanks =0A <p> </p>Patrick Quinn =0A <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Blue=
Mountains, =0AAustralia</p><br></blockquote><br></manifold@telus.net></=
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