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I find it hard to believe that someone would go to the trouble to have such
a plaque done as a one-off.
Best--Michael Oritt
On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 5:25 PM Patrick & Caroline Quinn <
p_cquinn@tpg.com.au> wrote:
> Hello
>
>
>
> Thanks for all that.
>
>
>
> I will explore further. I do have a record of 138987 as being in
> Australia, but its full chassis number is BN1L/138987.
>
>
>
> NOJ 392 went back to the UK some years back.
>
>
>
> Hoo Roo
>
>
>
> Patrick
>
>
>
> *From:* gradea1@charter.net [mailto:gradea1@charter.net]
> *Sent:* Sunday, 13 December 2020 5:22 AM
> *To:* 'Harold Manifold'
> *Cc:* 'healeys@autox.team.net'; 'p_cquinn@tpg.com.au'
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Brass Plaque
>
>
>
> 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 the 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.
>
>
>
> This may help Patrick to figure out where the plaque was originally
> assigned, as 138987 is still in Australia and the whereabouts 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 and 28% overdrives. It would
> depend on what supplies were available on the shelf, at the time they were
> built.
>
>
>
> There is a possibility that it was on one of the 4 test cars or AHX17;
> that they used for record setting. AHR6 (NOJ392)- test car- did eventually
> ship to Australia after some great history in the UK, and it is restored
> and existing there now. Hank
>
>
>
> -----------------------------------------
>
> From: "Harold Manifold"
> To: "Bob Spidell"
> Cc:
> Sent: Saturday December 12 2020 9:32:18AM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Brass Plaque
>
> Patrick,
>
>
>
> I have never seen that Brass Plaque before but I will suggest it could be
> very rare. This is what I think it is.
>
>
>
> The car it came from is a Healey 100 BN1 with a Laycock de Normanville series
> 1260 overdrive and the 4 speed transmission from the A70/A90 with 1st gear
> blocked. The rear axle ratio is 8/33 (4.125 to 1) and the tires are Dunlop
> Road Speed. The chassis number of the car is prior to 140205 and the car
> was most likely built before August 1953. I suspect the car had a
> speedometer in MPH but he car was exported to a country where the speed
> limits were in kilometres per hour.
>
>
>
> According to the Clausager book only a handful of these cars were built
> with the 1260 overdrive and even fewer were exported to a country with km
> speed limits.
>
>
>
> I trust this helps,
>
>
>
> Harold
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *Bob
> Spidell
> *Sent:* Friday, December 11, 2020 8:30 PM
> *To:* healeys@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Brass Plaque
>
> I've never seen one of these, but I've made similar when my speedometer
> was acting up.
>
> On 12/11/2020 7:21 PM, p_cquinn@tpg.com.au wrote:
>
> Hello
>
>
>
> I have been asked if I could identify this brass plaque.
>
>
>
> While I recognise the script as the same as found on page A/5 in the 100
> Service Manual and page 22 of the Owner's Handbook, I have never seen the
> plaque before.
>
>
>
> Anyone familiar with it?
>
> T
>
> hanks
>
>
>
> Patrick Quinn
>
> Blue Mountains, Australia
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">I fin=
d it hard to believe that someone would go to the trouble to have such a pl=
aque done=C2=A0as a one-off.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"col=
or:#3333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">=
Best--Michael Oritt</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"l=
tr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 5:25 PM Patrick & Caro=
line Quinn <<a href=3D"mailto:p_cquinn@tpg.com.au";>p_cquinn@tpg.com.au</=
a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0p=
x 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><d=
iv lang=3D"EN-AU"><div class=3D"gmail-m_9195175424759109126WordSection1"><p=
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Hello<u></u><u></u></sp=
an></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<=
u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Than=
ks for all that.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=
=3D"font-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><=
span style=3D"font-size:11pt">I will explore further. I do have a record of=
138987 as being in Australia, but its full chassis number is BN1L/138987.<=
u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11p=
t"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11pt">NOJ 392 went back to the UK some years back.<u></u><u></u></sp=
an></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<=
u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Hoo =
Roo<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size=
:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D=
"font-size:11pt">Patrick<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><sp=
an style=3D"font-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><div><div style=
=3D"border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt so=
lid rgb(181,196,223);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span l=
ang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:<=
/span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,s=
ans-serif"> <a href=3D"mailto:gradea1@charter.net"; target=3D"_blank">gradea=
1@charter.net</a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:gradea1@charter.net"; target=3D"=
_blank">gradea1@charter.net</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 13 December 2020 =
5:22 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Harold Manifold'<br><b>Cc:</b> '<a href=
=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net=
</a>'; '<a href=3D"mailto:p_cquinn@tpg.com.au"; target=3D"_blank">p_=
cquinn@tpg.com.au</a>'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Brass Plaque<u>=
</u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></=
u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Excellent detective work Harold...you must hav=
e good records According to my list, if I use your findings; the car came f=
rom batch 4021 (62 cars).=C2=A0 The following cars went to countries other =
than the US:=C2=A0 Chassis138040 (29) to Denmark, 138100 to Australia, 1389=
87 (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.=
<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div=
><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">This may help Patrick to figure out where the =
plaque was originally assigned, as 138987 is still in Australia and the whe=
reabouts 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 and 28% ov=
erdrives. It would depend on what supplies were available on the shelf, at =
the time they were built.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal=
"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">There is a poss=
ibility that it was on one of the 4 test cars or AHX17; that they used for =
record setting. AHR6 (NOJ392)- test car- did eventually ship to Australia a=
fter some great history in the UK, and it is restored and existing there no=
w.=C2=A0 Hank=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u><=
/u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p>-----------------------------------------<u></u><u><=
/u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12pt">From: "Haro=
ld Manifold" <br>To: "Bob Spidell"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Saturday=
December 12 2020 9:32:18AM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Brass Plaque<u></u><u=
></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:A=
rial,sans-serif;color:blue">Patrick,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal">=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font=
-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">I have never seen that =
Brass Plaque before but I will suggest it could be very rare. This is what =
I think it is.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0<u></u>=
<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family=
:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">The car it came from is a Healey 100 BN1 with=
a Laycock de Normanville</span><span style=3D"font-size:18pt;font-family:A=
rial,sans-serif;color:blue"> </span><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-fami=
ly:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">series 1260 overdrive and the 4 speed trans=
mission from the A70/A90 with 1st gear blocked. The rear axle ratio is 8/33=
(4.125 to 1) and the tires are Dunlop Road Speed.=C2=A0 The chassis number=
of the car is prior to 140205 and the car was most likely built before Aug=
ust 1953. I suspect the car had a speedometer in MPH but he car was exporte=
d to a country where the speed limits were in kilometres per hour.</span><u=
></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color=
:blue">According to the Clausager book only a handful of these cars were bu=
ilt with the 1260 overdrive and even fewer were exported to a country with =
km speed limits.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0<u></=
u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-fami=
ly:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">I trust this helps,</span><u></u><u></u></p=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">Harold</=
span><u></u><u></u></p><div class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D"t=
ext-align:center"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><hr size=3D"3" width=3D"100%" align=
=3D"center"></span></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12pt=
"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-s=
erif">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-fam=
ily:Tahoma,sans-serif"> Healeys [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@a=
utox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On =
Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 11, 2020 8:30 PM=
<br><b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">=
healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Brass Plaque</s=
pan><span lang=3D"EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" st=
yle=3D"margin-bottom:12pt">I've never seen one of these, but I've m=
ade similar when my speedometer was acting up.<u></u><u></u></p><div><p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal">On 12/11/2020 7:21 PM, <a href=3D"mailto:p_cquinn@tpg.com.=
au" target=3D"_blank">p_cquinn@tpg.com.au</a> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div=
><blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al">Hello<u></u><u></u></p><p>=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal=
">I have been asked if I could identify this brass plaque. <u></u><u></u></=
p><p>=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">While I recognise the s=
cript as the same as found on page A/5 in the 100 Service Manual and page 2=
2 of the Owner's Handbook, I have never seen the plaque before. <u></u>=
<u></u></p><p>=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Anyone familia=
r with it? <u></u><u></u></p><p>=C2=A0T<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal">hanks <u></u><u></u></p><p>=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al">Patrick Quinn <u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Blue Mountains, =
Australia<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><=
/blockquote><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br><br><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><d=
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