[Healeys] 100M Engine Bay Paint Color

[Curt/Nancy Arndt]

Bob,

I too have done quite a bit of research on this issue over the years and it
appears that many of the 100s painted in Old English white had not only the
engine bays painted black but other areas on the chassis were painted black
as well.

The following link shows the restoration of Sarah Frost's 100M by Lynn
Martin of Forever Healeys and page 3 of the restoration photos documents the
amount of either black paint on the chassis, or the original dark brown
primer that was never painted body color since these areas were masked by
other body panels when the car was painted at the factory.

http://www.foreverhealeys.com/M/Documentation2/Austin%20Healey100MWelcome.htm

I discussed these issues with Lynn when he restored the car and he sent be
still photographs of the original chassis and the areas obviously pained
black.

Cheers,

Curt Arndt
Carlsbad, CA
'55 BN1, '60 AN5 :{) '72 RWA Midget, '06 Cooper S

On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 5:47 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> I don't have my guidelines handy; can anyone say for sure what color the
> engine compartment of a 100M (BN2) should be painted?  I believe it should
> be body color--in this case white--but I've seen several painted black.
>
> TIA,
> Bob
>
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