Subject: [Healeys] 100 Body Numbers

From: Perry Small via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 11:38:51 -0400

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Listers and Hank
Anyone have a listing of the Jenson stamped body numbers with corresponding b=
uild dates. Going through a bunch of body parts, photo shows the front bumpe=
r valance, that might have a connection to the Coronet creame paint color.=20=

Perry

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From: Henry G Leach via Healeys <[email-masked]>
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=0A=0A=09-----------------------------------------From: gradea1@charter.=
net=0ATo: "Perry Small"=0ACc: =0ASent: Thursday September 15 2022 12:01:=
55PM=0ASubject: RE: [Healeys] 100 Body Numbers=0A=0A All-unfortunately,=
 due to Jensen shipping bodies in no particular=0Aorder, it is basically=
 difficult, if not impossible, to look up a car=0Awithout the chassis nu=
mber plate assigned by Austin. I have all of the=0Anumerical chassis num=
bers from the 1953-54 production but only about=0A300 body numbers assoc=
iated with those cars. =0A I wrote a long explanation of the various Cor=
onet Cream cars I have=0Aon the list, including Alan's 793, chassis#1485=
21 restored by Rich=0AChrysler and built 11-26-53. However my email supp=
lier dumped my=0Adraft, and it contained quite a lot of information lost=
. I will say=0Athat some CC cars carried bodies 1274, 1535, 1611 and 165=
1 as late as=0AJanuary 1954. It is possible that the apron that Perry ha=
s was from a=0ACC car based on the paint shown but without the chassis,=
 I am unable=0Ato find it. Needless to say, the car is now NLS(no longer=
 survives)=0Ahaving landed in Perry parts bin. =0A There are some enthus=
iasts that "question" the Coronet Cream paint=0Atheme related to the Que=
en's Coronation, and I am looking further into=0Athat, even though that=
 note has been published in many books there is=0Astill controversary. S=
ome may also believe that the last BJ8 car=0Afinished, painted in Metall=
ic Golden Beige, is a modern day=0Arepresentation of CC...Hank =0A=0A=09=
----------------------------------------- From: "Perry Small via=0AHeale=
ys"=0A To: "Austin Healey"=0A Cc:=0A Sent: Thursday September 15 2022 8:=
57:22AM=0A Subject: [Healeys] 100 Body Numbers=0A=0A Listers and Hank=0A=
 Anyone have a listing of the Jenson stamped body numbers with=0Acorresp=
onding build dates. Going through a bunch of body parts, photo=0Ashows t=
he front bumper valance, that might have a connection to the=0ACoronet c=
reame paint color.=0A Perry=0A=0A

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55PM<br />Subject: RE: [Healeys] 100 Body Numbers<br /><br />=0AAll-unfo=
rtunately, due to Jensen shipping bodies in no particular=0Aorder, it is=
 basically difficult, if not impossible, to look up a=0Acar without the=
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umbers associated with those cars.=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>I wrote a lo=
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ncluding Alan's 793, chassis#148521 restored by=0ARich Chrysler and buil=
t 11-26-53.  However my email supplier=0Adumped my draft, and it contain=
ed quite a lot of information lost.=0AI will say that some CC cars carri=
ed bodies 1274, 1535, 1611 and=0A1651 as late as January 1954. It is pos=
sible that the apron that=0APerry has was from a CC car based on the pai=
nt shown but without=0Athe chassis, I am unable to find it. Needless to=
 say, the car is=0Anow NLS(no longer survives) having landed in Perry pa=
rts bin.</div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>There are some enthusiasts that=
 "question" the Coronet Cream=0Apaint theme related to the Queen's Coron=
ation, and I am looking=0Afurther into that, even though that note has b=
een published in many=0Abooks there is still controversary. Some may als=
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From: Perry Small via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 21:04:05 -0400

Thanks for your help, John, Hank and others
Perry

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> On Sep 15, 2022, at 4:27 PM, [email-masked] wrote:
> 
> I cleaned up the URL a little so you can access the article easier.
> 
> https://www.jensenmuseum.org/austin-healey-jensen-motors-contract/
> 
> 
> John Sims
> www.healey6.com
> Matawan, NJ
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys <[email-masked]> On Behalf Of Brian Drab via Healeys
> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2022 2:46 PM
> To: (null) (null) <[email-masked]>; Perry Small <[email-masked]>
> Cc: Austin Healey <[email-masked]>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100 Body Numbers
> 
> I think this article will help. It takes a bit of digging but there is a section on the explanation of Jensen numbering.
> Good Luck
> 
> The%20100/Austin%20 Healey%20-%20 Jensen%20 Motors%20Contract%20-%20The%20 Jensen%20Museum.html  
> 
> Brian Drab
> Delta B.C.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: (null) (null) <[email-masked]>
> Sent: September 15, 2022 9:00 AM
> To: Perry Small <[email-masked]>
> Cc: Austin Healey <[email-masked]>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100 Body Numbers
> 
> #923 with a 11/30/1953 build is coronet cream.  
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Sep 15, 2022, at 11:42 AM, Perry Small via Healeys <[email-masked]> wrote:
>> 
>> Listers and Hank
>> Anyone have a listing of the Jenson stamped body numbers with corresponding build dates. Going through a bunch of body parts, photo shows the front bumper valance, that might have a connection to the Coronet creame paint color. 
>> Perry
>> 
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