[Healeys] frame color -- undercoat

[Greg Mandas]

Mine was undercoated and I think's Z-Bart. At least that's what was around
the mid-west in the 60's.

I'm sure it's why the the body is in such great
shape.

Greg
65BJ8

--- On Tue, 12/14/10, Curt/Nancy Arndt
<cnaarndt at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Curt/Nancy Arndt <cnaarndt at gmail.com>
>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] frame color
> To: "S and T Miller"
<stmiller96 at hotmail.com>
> Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
> Date: Tuesday,
December 14, 2010, 4:31 PM
> Listers,
> 
> Many cars of the period, especially
in the rust belt, has a
> dark colored
> undercoating applied either by the
dealer or soon
> thereafter.  This could
> and has caused some confusion in
the past.
> 
> Also OEW 100s often had the engine compartments and other
>
area of the frame
> and chassis painted black from the factory, but as far as
> we know, this
> practice did not continue into the six-cylinder cars.
> 
>
Cheers,
> 
> Curt
> 
> On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 8:09 PM, S and T Miller
<stmiller96 at hotmail.com>wrote:
> 
> > Were early 3000's frames ever painted
black?- on a non
> black car?  A 3000
> > on
> > e-bay currently claims that
the frame rails being
> painted black is correct?
> >  I
> > have heard of
some early frames being painted black,
> but thought it was the
> > entire
frame including engine comp, etc.
> >
> > The Millers
> > "British Car Nuts"
>
>
> > 1957 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 35299
> >
> > 1959 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4
77219
> >
> > 1964 MGB 40841
> >
> > 1960 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite AN5
34351
> >
> > "Always drive them, but remember each drive in an
> antique car
is a test
> > drive."