[Healeys] Number next to mine (BN2)

[Alan Seigrist]

I think the deal with the batch numbers is Jensens would make the bodies by
batch and then pile them up in the yard, and depending on when and how often
the deliveries were made to Longbridge (and later Abingdon), they would
arrive in a different order.  Often enough the earlier bodies of the batch
being assembled later on the line (i.e. first in last out).

 I have an early Phase II BJ8 (with single indicator lights) and there seems
to be no rhyme or reason on when the actual switchover happened to the later
Phase II cars, with some later style cars build before the earlier body
style.  I'm sure Steve Byers can comment on this.

Alan

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net>wrote:

> Rich,
>     A while back you told me that car 232348 was batch number 5821, body
> 13788  and 232356 was also batch number 5821, body 12821.  I only asked
> previously because my BN2 had no body tag.  My BN2 is 232350, body number
> 13799. What batch number would my car most likely fall under?
> Mike MacLean, more confused than ever.
>
> --- On Tue, 8/23/11, Rich Chrysler <richchrysler at quickclic.net> wrote:
>
> From: Rich Chrysler <richchrysler at quickclic.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Number next to mine (BN2)
> To: "'Randy Hicks'" <Healey100M at gmail.com>, "'mike brooks'"
> <hypercubic at yahoo.co.uk>
> Cc: "'Healeys'" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2011, 8:43 PM
>
> Gentlemen,
>
> BN2L 230436 is a bit out of sequence compared to most others around it, but
> so are a few others. Batch 5758 began showing regularly about 20th February
> '56. However various other similar instances where this took place can be
> found by looking at some cars that were out of sequence such as:
> BN2L 230343 apparently built January '56 from Batch 5758 Body 12550
> BN2L 230241 being from Batch 5758, Body 12471 listed as built 23 Feb.'56
> while all the chassis numbers built around these cars are from Batch 5690
> and were built around early to mid January '56.
>
> It will always be a mystery as to why some cars can be weeks or months out
> of normal sequence. Reasons varied from waiting for a specific trim colour,
> to specially ordered components that took the car off the line for
> installation, or perhaps the opposite such as a special order for some
> person who saw it pushed through to completion a.s.a.p.
>
> Rich Chrysler
> Hundred Registrar
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:
> healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Randy Hicks
> Sent: 2011-08-23 10:18
> To: mike brooks
> Cc: Healeys
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Number next to mine (BN2)
>
> Hi Mike, interestingly I have BN2L 230368 (b. 1/19/56) & BN2L 230707 (b.
> 2/3/56) and both cars have a batch number of 5690. What is yours? Body
> numbers
> are 11937 & 12206.
>
> The batch & body numbers seem way out of sequence on this car. I do realize
> that they did jump around some. I do believe that the Vin plate on this car
> is
> also a replacement. Seems very odd to me.
>
> Also interestingly, this is the 2nd BN2 offered by a UK seller in the last
> month that the vin number has never shown up before. And both out of
> California.
>
> Maybe Rich C. has some insight.
>
> Randy
>
> On Aug 23, 2011, at 9:00 AM, mike brooks wrote:
>
> > The car for sale on this link www.kentcarcollection.com/info.php?id=764is
> > BN2L 230436 and mine is 437. I don't think 436 is on any of the 100
> lists.
> > Rgds
> >
> > Mike Brooks
> > '56 BN2
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