[Healeys] frame color

[Curt/Nancy Arndt]

Rich,

Thanks for that information.  My neighbor has a very original BN4 body
number 374 (all matching numbers) that was originally OEW but was painted
red in the mid 1970s.  I will check the car out this week and see if there
is evidence of a black engine bay.

BTW the car is for sale and it's one of the most rust free cars I've ever
seen, plus literally no accident damage, shrouds are perfect.  In fact the
rear wing doglegs don't appear to have any rust in them and I don't believe
they've ever been repaired.

Cheers,

Curt

Email me if interested

On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 5:14 PM, Rich Chrysler
<richchrysler at quickclic.net>wrote:

> Actually we have seen some specific evidence of a few black engine bays on
> very early Old English White 100/Six models.
>
> Rich
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:
> healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Curt/Nancy Arndt
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 4:32 PM
> To: S and T Miller
> Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] frame color
>
> 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."
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