The paint job you're talking about here would look rather odd and I've never
seen one like that either. What I was talking about is the actual swage line in
the metal. My car is one color, as were most of the early cars because as Gerry
said, that's just the way the British did them. The rear "wing" was smooth. No
crease in the metal. That made the two tone paint job more difficult as there
was no line to follow. And so Donald asked Gerry to design and show the body
guys where the crease should be made in the actual metal so painters would have
a built in line to follow.? Make sense now???
Steven
On Aug 03, 2018, at 02:27 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
OK, now I'm even more confused than usual; I have never seen any two-tone car
with the bottom color stopped at the rear wheel well (is that what we're
talking about?).? That would be sorta like the early 'Vettes, which had a
small, oval 'cove' that looped from the front wheel well back to in front of
the rear wheel well and back.
I can attest that, even with the swage line, it is difficult to get a smooth,
continuous line from behind the front wheel well to the back of the rear shroud.
Bob
On 8/2/2018 3:21 PM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE wrote:
I've seen a few cars with the two tone extended to the rear of the
fender?(sorry wing) with varying results. It has to be tough to get the right
line without the swage.
Bill Lawrence
From: Steven Kingsbury <airtightproductions at icloud.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 2, 2018 10:10:58 PM
To: WILLIAM B LAWRENCE
Cc: Bob Spidell; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fwd: 1956 Austin-Healey 100M
?
I remember talking with Gerry Coker about this in an interview I did with him.
He also told me about the design of bringing the swage line past the rear wheel
opening. He thought it should end at the opening, but since folks wanted to two
tone the cars and needed a line to follow, Donald asked him to continue the
line and send his suggestions to the body makers.? And the rest as they say, is
history. But if you notice the early cars do not have a swage line that flows
past the rear wheel opening.
S?
On Aug 02, 2018, at 02:11 PM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <ynotink at msn.com> wrote:
Steven,
If you have a copy of the Austin Healey 100?service manual take?a look at the
very first?factory illustration on page iii. It?shows the correct installation.
The story is that Gerry Coker was looking for a detail to break the slab sided
aspect?of the car?by?emphasizing the sweep of the?swage line to?enhance?the
overall?design.?He found the shape he wanted by?breaking one of his long,
narrow?pen nibs in half and using that for his model. To place the blunt end of
the spear forward would be counter to the overall aesthetic he was looking for.
I think of it as an arrow or a spear in flight.
My opinion, but evidently the manufacturer's also.
Bill Lawrence
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