[Healeys] 100 Girling shocks

[Carr&Edwards]

Re: Girling/Armstrong shock change in MG-TDs -- TD production ended in late 
1953, and the changeover occurred well before then, so 1951 or 1952 is more 
likely (my car, built Oct. 1950, has Girlings).

Sarah Carr
BN1 and TD in Penna.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Caldwell" <peter at nosimport.com>
To: "Rich C" <richchrysler at quickclic.net>
Cc: <Healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100 Girling shocks


> Thanks Rich.  I have old Girling catalogs which show them as replacements, 
> but I can't determine if the few that we have gotten over the years as 
> cores  were originally factory fitted to the cars, or had been 
> replacements.  From what I can ascertain, the timing is about right for 
> when MG changed from Girling as original on TDs to Armstrong as original. 
> That happened in 55 or so. The inner fenders on TDs had to be altered to 
> accept the taller Armstrong shock. Did the BN1 go through a similar inner 
> fender change? I suspect Girling lost the contact for lever shocks to the 
> various BMC factories around that time, but have no real documentation.
>         The April 1954 owner's handbook I have pictures the Armstrong 
> shocks.
>
>         Interesting.
>
> Peter C.
> ==
> At 10:51 AM 10/24/2008, you wrote:
>>Peter,
>>
>>The only Girling shocks I have ever personally seen are on the first 
>>production car, BN1L 138031. They have quite different bodies with a big 
>>round cap on the top. I have heard of a few other very early cars having 
>>them, but no pattern has been able to be substantiated as yet. The Spare 
>>parts List does not refer to anything other than the Armstrong shock. Of 
>>course 55 years after the fact, many have likey been traded out for the 
>>Armstrong replacements.
>>If anybody can send me the feedback about your car being fitted with 
>>Girling shocks, please respond with chassis and body number and build date 
>>if possible and maybe we can document this on the Hundred Registry. I can 
>>let you all know of any pattern that develops.
>>
>>Rich Chrysler
>>Hundred Registrar
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Caldwell" <peter at nosimport.com>
>>To: <Healeys at autox.team.net>
>>Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 11:42 AM
>>Subject: [Healeys] 100 Girling shocks
>>
>>
>>>Who of you all have Girling front lever shocks on your Healey?  It is all 
>>>cast iron body with steel arms.
>>>
>>>Were the cars shipped with them? Or, were they replacements?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Peter C
>>>_______________________________________________
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