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These two 100 coupes were featured in Bill Emerson's book: "The Healey=
=0ABook" pgs. 106 &108. Bill gives a good brief history of their=0Adevel=
opment. As mentioned it was designed by Coker (sketch K1 110) at=0ADonal=
d's request ("to do a coupe version") (X220 & 221) and finished=0Aat Dic=
k Gallimore's shop to Donald's specs.=0AYou can also find a good article=
in "Austin-Healey Magazine" about the=0Arestored version of OAC1-the bl=
ue car. ONX113 (chassis #142615) was=0Athe red coupe and Donald's person=
al ride.=0ABoth bodies were assembled onto BN1 chassis at Jensen in 1953=
but the=0Asecond car was not collected from Jensen inventory, and not f=
inished=0Auntil 1955. It sat in Jensen's inventory as "prototype body" u=
ntil=0Afinally billed out later. I have the Jensen financial records, da=
ted,=0Afrom 100 production showing the 1953 production and the two coupe=
=0Aprototypes on the books and what month they shipped out of inventory.=
=0APerry, what you need is specifications from Jensen (not Austin or=0AW=
arwick) as they molded the body to the chassis and added the various=0Ab=
ody components.=0AA great source of Jensen factory records is Richard Ca=
lver. His book:=0A"Jensen-All the models" covers every body shipped out=
of the Carters'=0AGreen and Kelvin Way plants. You can find the story o=
f the two coupes=0Aon pg 186 of his book. In his book, you will also not=
e the similarity=0Aof the coupe to the Jensen 541 of its time. Richard h=
ad access to all=0Aof Jensen's files. He may have some of the original d=
rawings and=0Arecords of where the components came from. Regards, Hank,=
=0Ahealeyhelper.com=0A=0A=09-----------------------------------------Fro=
m: "Perry via Healeys" =0ATo: "healeys@autox.team.net"=0ACc: =0ASent: Tu=
esday July 14 2020 12:23:17PM=0ASubject: Re: [Healeys] FW: Coupe=0A=0A=
=09Listers =0A=0A=09More to my post from yesterday. Thanks to some very=
close up photos=0Aof DMH=E2=80=99s personal coupe widow trim and window=
s, it seems apparent=0Athat the car was not a collection of production p=
arts used or modified=0Ato fit the design but coach built one off parts=
as some others=0Athought. With that the newer version of a 100 coupe wi=
ll probably=0Afollow suite. Come up with a design, hash out the details=
and then=0Aattempt to make the design a reality. =0A=0A=09If anyone has=
more info on the topic that you would care to share=0Awith me it can be=
done of the list.=0A=0A=09Thanks=0A=0A=09Perry=0A=0A=09Sent from Mail [=
1] for Windows 10=0A=0A=09 =0A=0ALinks:=0A------=0A[1] https://go.micros=
oft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986=0A
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<html><body>These two 100 coupes were featured in Bill Emerson's book:&n=
bsp; "The Healey Book" pgs. 106 &108. Bill gives a good brief histor=
y of their development. As mentioned it was designed by Coker (sketch K1=
110) at Donald's request ("to do a coupe version") (X220 & 221) and=
finished at Dick Gallimore's shop to Donald's specs.<div><br></div><div=
>You can also find a good article in "Austin-Healey Magazine" about the=
restored version of OAC1-the blue car. ONX113 (chassis #142615) was the=
red coupe and Donald's personal ride.</div><div><br></div><div>Both bod=
ies were assembled onto BN1 chassis at Jensen in 1953 but the second car=
was not collected from Jensen inventory, and not finished until 1955.&n=
bsp; It sat in Jensen's inventory as "prototype body" until finally bill=
ed out later. I have the Jensen financial records, dated, from 100 produ=
ction showing the 1953 production and the two coupe prototypes on the bo=
oks and what month they shipped out of inventory.</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>Perry, what you need is specifications from Jensen (not Austin or War=
wick) as they molded the body to the chassis and added the various body=
components.</div><div><br></div><div>A great source of Jensen factory r=
ecords is Richard Calver. His book: "Jensen-All the models" covers every=
body shipped out of the Carters' Green and Kelvin Way plants. You can f=
ind the story of the two coupes on pg 186 of his book. In his book, you=
will also note the similarity of the coupe to the Jensen 541 of its tim=
e. Richard had access to all of Jensen's files. He may have some of the=
original drawings and records of where the components came from. Regard=
s, Hank, healeyhelper.com<br><br><div class=3D"reply-new-signature"></di=
v><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "Perry via Heale=
ys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: "healeys@autox.team.net"<br>Cc: <br>=
Sent: Tuesday July 14 2020 12:23:17PM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] FW: Coup=
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lass=3D"MsoNormal">Listers </p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">More to my post fr=
om yesterday. Thanks to some very close up photos of DMH=E2=80=99s perso=
nal coupe widow trim and windows, it seems apparent that the car was not=
a collection of production parts used or modified to fit the design but=
coach built one off parts as some others thought. With that the newer v=
ersion of a 100 coupe will probably follow suite. Come up with a design,=
hash out the details and then attempt to make the design a reality. </p=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal">If anyone has more info on the topic that you wo=
uld care to share with me it can be done of the list.</p><p class=3D"Mso=
Normal">Thanks</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Perry</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Sent from <a href=3D"https:=
//go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><=
p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&=
nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></heale=
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