[Healeys] front wing cut-out

[Rich C]

Anybody wish to check out the wheel arch cutouts on an early BN1, Body 156 
built 10 August 53, check out Don Husack's BN1 here:

http://www.ahcso.com/AHCSOPhotoAlbums/MemberPhotos/Members'%20Pride/index.html

Rich Chrysler

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Earl Kagna" <kags at shaw.ca>
To: "Curt/Nancy Arndt" <cnaarndt at gmail.com>; "Healey List" 
<healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] front wing cut-out


> Curt:
>
> There is an early BN1 owned by a friend (and neighbour) that is about to 
> be
> 'unearthed' from it's storage place - the owner is preparing to begin the
> project, the new garage is now constructed.  I believe that the body 
> number
> is in the 600's.  It will be interesting to see what it has for front
> wings - we're pretty sure that the car is quite original, but it's pretty
> deteriorated.  As soon as I'm able, I'll get a front wing measurement.
>
> Earl Kagna
> Victoria, B.C.
> BT7 tri-carb
> BJ8
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Curt/Nancy Arndt" <cnaarndt at gmail.com>
> To: <lists at brits-n-pieces.com>; "Alan Seigrist" <healey.nut at gmail.com>
> Cc: <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 7:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] front wing cut-out
>
>
> Eric & Alan,
>
> There were actually 3 different front wheel opening sizes on the 100s. 
> The
> size of the opening is best measured by the distance from the top of the
> wing above the highest point of the wheel opening straight down to that
> opening..
>
> On the earliest 100s, from before body number 900 (body # 883 documented),
> this distance measures anywhere from 9 3/8 to 9 1/2 inches.  These early 
> '53
> BN1's have the smallest front wheel openings as Bill Barnett (#663) and
> Roland Wilhelmy (#724) can attest.  BTW, this comes from personal
> observation on almost a dozen original cars.
>
> On the later BN1's and *around the first 600 BN2's* this distance is a
> consistent 9 inches *+*.
>
> On the remaining BN2's the wheel opening was increased substantially and
> this distance now measures 7 1/2 to 7 3/4 *+* inches.  There are even some
> reports of early BN2's with one small opening wing on one side and a large
> opening wing on the other, but these are not well documented.
>
> This is all well documented in the Concours Guidelines.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Curt Arndt - AH Concours Committee
> Carlsbad, CA
> '55 BN1, '60 AN5 :{) '72 RWA Midget, '06 Cooper S
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