[Healeys] NOJs

[Derek Job]

Thanks Rick, that explains it. I've also added that website to my
favourites.

Derek


On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Chris Dimmock <austin.healey at gmail.com>wrote:

> Holy crap!
> Did you guys read this??
> And I thought (and many others said the same) I was a bit anal retentive 15
> years ago restoring the black and white car !!!
> Yes. Modified, rather than factory standard Healey BJ8. But also keeping
> and
> documenting every part of the history, character and period mods.
> My hat is off to Steve Pike and Bruno!!
> Just wow!!
> And I'm sure Rich Chrysler, now up in Healey Heaven, has just also read
> this.
> I'm betting he smiled, and said to himself "if those (bloody) Aussies have
> finally gotten the Healey originality and history thing, my job was
> absolutely
> and finally done"
>
> Sincerely
> Chris
>
> www.myaustinhealey.com
>
> On 10/05/2013, at 9:30 PM, HealeyRick <healeyrick at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Derek,
> >
> > This is a very detailed article describing the restoration including
> > the research into the color.
> > http://classiccarmag.net/austin-healey-special-test-car-and-100s/
> > Briefly, the
> > car was originally painted the Docker light metallic green (Healey Ice
> Green)
> > as the other Special Test Cars.  Geoff Healey ordered the car repainted
> Spruce
> > Green for the '55 LeMans.  My guess this was an effort to have the car
> run
> in
> > Britain's international racing
> > ________________________________
> > From: Derek Job <derek.c.job at gmail.com>
> > To:
> > pdzwig at summaventures.com
> > Cc: Healey <Healeys at autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday,
> > May 10, 2013 3:04 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Healeys] NOJs
> >
> >
> > Peter,
> >
> > I was wondering
> > about the different colours of the two cars. 392 is the
> > sort of colour I was
> > expecting whereas 393 seems darker and appears to have
> > a lighter colour green
> > on the undersides. I'm sure the owner (Bruno?) and
> > Steve Pike must have
> > researched this to death but does anyone out there
> > have the story behind the
> > darker
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