[Healeys] Just got the BMIHT certificate for my BN2

[Rich C]

Tadek,

Please send me the rest of the info from the BMIHT certificate, such as 
build date, etc.

The Old English White over Black paint scheme with black interior trim was a 
very common colour scheme for these cars beginning about first of January 
1956.

Hambro Trading of USA was the big importer at the time of the Austin Healey 
cars and parts. In fact U.S. advertising of the time lists Hambro as the 
importer and distributor.

A "laminated" windscreen glass is the term for saftey glass. It consists of 
a lamination of glass inside and out with a lamination of thin clear 
celluloid sandwiched in the middle. When broken, the celluloid lamination 
held the glass together instead of it shattering into dangerous slivers or 
shards of glass.

I have a car in the shop right now with original 1953 Triplex laminated 
safety glass, that has slight amber discolouring visible around the outer 
perimeter of the glass. It's caused by the gradual discolouring of the 
celluloid.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tadeusz Malkiewicz" <tadeusz.malkiewicz at plusnet.pl>
To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 5:06 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Just got the BMIHT certificate for my BN2


> Well,
>
>
>
> I just got my certificate, and found out the car was initially Duotone:
> Ivory White and black.
>
> It was also destined to Hambro Trading in US and had heater, wire wheels 
> and
> laminated windscreen as fitted options.
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> Was the white/black duotone popular for a BN2?
>
> What is Hambro Trading? The car was bought in NJ - was it a local dealer?
>
> What is laminated windscreen??...
>
>
>
> Many thanks, Tadek
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