[Healeys] Original 750 Mile BN2

[Bob Spidell]

OK, I stand corrected on this one.

The car was offered on a local auction site for a few days, then disappeared and showed-up on an English broker's site 
for the $US equivalent of about $105,000.  It was a reasonable assumption that the car had been dispatched to England 
because it was an English site and it was priced in pounds.  Please keep us posted on the local restoration.

David, here's my post on the '750 mile' car.  Please re-read carefully:

"I thought the coolant hose clamps on a BN2 were the band type--forget the proper name (Robbins?)--not the wire type. 
The engine paint is awful glossy. I've never seen a BN2 with the copper fuel lines chromed (but, hey, doesn't mean they 
weren't). Weren't the brake drums dull silver? Also, I thought the lip on the bottom of the rear shroud was hand-painted 
a flat black. I would expect some corrosion on bare metal parts regardless of how well the car was stored.

Not picking on this car--we're restoring a BN2 (100M) and want to get as correct as possible."


If you read this carefully, you'll note I was asking questions--nowhere did I claim anything as fact.  Like I said, I'm trying to get my car as close to original as practical, so I study good originals carefully.

So, I can now assume:

- original hose clamps for a BN2 are the wire type (I have been advised otherwise)?
- engine paint-esp. the valve cover--is glossy, possibly even clear-coated?
- copper fuel lines to the carbs should be chrome-plated?
- brake drums should be glossy black?
- bottom lip on rear shroud was not brush-painted flat black at the factory?
- exposed bare metal doesn't corrode over time, even in good storage conditions?

Cheers,
Bob




On 6/16/2011 8:43 PM, David Nock wrote:
> The car purchased in Pleasanton did not end up in England. It is in the Bay Area currently under a frame up restoration. It did not fetch $115 k the original purchaser is restoring the car. This is one more reason we have to be careful what is said on this list. All your facts about this Factory 100 M are wrong except for that it was purchased in Pleasanton.
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> David Nock
> British Car Specialists
> Stockton Ca
> www.britishcarspecialists.com
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