[Healeys] Was the BN4 Ever Delivered New with 4 Wheel DiscBrakes

[Gary R. Brierton]

I have a copy of the Road & Track road test of the “Mille Miglia” (Road & Track, April, 1958).  Unfortunately, they make no mention of the brake type or configuration. 
In an earlier issue (Road & Track, January 1957), their road test of the “new” 100-6 speaks of “highly satisfactory brakes... unchanged from before” (meaning the Girling drums on 4 cylinder cars) and that “Girling disc brakes will be available later”.
From: Wilko2 
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 9:38 PM
To: Graeme Molony 
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Was the BN4 Ever Delivered New with 4 Wheel DiscBrakes

There was a model called a "Mille Miglia" in marketing literature and adverts that mention four wheel disk brakes.

On Dec 16, 2015, at 5:27 PM, Graeme Molony wrote:


  Good morning guys

  I want to throw a cat amongst the pigeons for your consideration/advice.

  Up until yesterday I believed that the only Healey’s to ever come out with disk brakes prior to there introduction on 
  the 3000 MK 1 was on the 100S model and possibly a few Specials

  Trawling the net yesterday to see if I could find the contact details for a Healey guy I came across a posting buy
  Joe Jarrick the 100 S guru who lives here in Aust.that indicates that there were a least 40 late 1957 BN 4’s maybe
  even 50 that were produced at either Warwick or maybe Longbridge that were equipped with 4 Wheel  Disk Brakes
  prior to leaving the factory. It also appears that a conversion kit was available from the dealers at the time

  A quick look through  a number of the usual reference books that I have including Geoff Healey’s and Bill Emerson’s
  books and Roger Moments Restoration Guide makes no reference to there ever being a 100/4 with disk brakes as 
  standard equipment

  What say you, does anyone know anything about this claim and maybe there are a few more secrets out there we 
  don’t know about

  The web site in question including some photo’s of several supposedly original disk braked cars is as follows

  www;healeysix.net/DiscBrakes.htm

  Look forward to your comments

  Graeme M
  BJ8


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