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Hyphens cost money and the BMC beancounters had them removed. 
Per-- 
Thanks for your reply but I don't think that is it. Certainly at one point A-H 
was correct and somewhere along the way it changed so that all later cars lost 
the hyphen. I simply wonder why and am quite surprised that there is not a 
known explanation. 
Best--Michael Oritt 
On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 7:54 AM, Per Schoerner < per@schoerner.se > wrote: 
Hi 
I have always thought that the unhyphened badges of, at least, MkIIs and 
MkIIIs, have been aftermarket , but maybe I'm mistaken. I have a worned out 
original badge on my MkII, with a hyphen, and a brand new unhyphened badge on 
the shelf. I hesitate to replace it, for origanality sakes. I'm not a 100 
percent for originality, I have several things on my car that is not original, 
but I'm serious when it comes to badges. 
Per 
Michael Oritt skrev den 2015-01-29 02:42: 
<blockquote>
BTW, I still have never heard a credible explanation as to why the nose 
badges changed from "Austin-Healey" to "Austin Healey" without the 
hyphen. Someone once posited that a supplier furnished incorrect badges 
that were bought at a discount and the rest was history but that does 
not seem likley to me. 
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<html><body><div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #0000=
00"><div>Hyphens cost money and the BMC beancounters had them removed.<br><=
/div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style=3D"color:#000;font-weight:nor=
mal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans=
-serif;font-size:12pt;"><br><div><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"g=
mail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Per--</div><div class=3D"gmail_defaul=
t" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"=
color:#3333ff">Thanks for your reply but I don't think that is it.  Ce=
rtainly at one point A-H was correct and somewhere along the way it changed=
 so that all later cars lost the hyphen.  I simply wonder why and am q=
uite surprised that there is not a known explanation.</div><div class=3D"gm=
ail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"=
 style=3D"color:#3333ff">Best--Michael Oritt</div></div><div class=3D"gmail=
_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 7:54 AM, Per=
 Schoerner <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:per@schoerner.se" target=
=3D"_blank">per@schoerner.se</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-=
left:1ex">Hi<br>
I have always thought that the unhyphened badges of, at least, MkIIs and Mk=
IIIs, have been aftermarket , but maybe I'm mistaken. I have a worned out o=
riginal badge on my MkII, with a hyphen, and a brand new unhyphened badge o=
n the shelf. I hesitate to replace it, for origanality sakes. I'm not a 100=
 percent for originality, I have several things on my car that is not origi=
nal, but I'm serious when it comes to badges.<br>
<br>
Per<br>
<br>
Michael Oritt skrev den 2015-01-29 02:42:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
BTW, I still have never heard a credible explanation as to why the nose<br>
badges changed from "Austin-Healey" to "Austin Healey" without the<br>
hyphen. Someone once posited that a supplier furnished incorrect badges<br>
that were bought at a discount and the rest was history but that does<br>
not seem likley to me.<br>
</blockquote>
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ata-mce-style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span>_________________<br>
<br class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc s=
olid;padding-left:1ex">
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</blockquote></div><br></div>
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