[Healeys] Hyphened badge

Sun Feb 1 18:44:31 MST 2015

I think we have established that there was probably no consistent change
point from hyphenated to non-hyphenated which seems to support the idea
that after the decision to change was made the stock of hyphenated badges
was nevertheless used until exhausted.

However my original question was not "when" but rather "why" the switch was
made.  There must have been a reason for making an affirmative decision to
do something and I am genuinely surprised that the reason has never been
made known,

Any thoughts here?

Best--Michael Oritt

On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 12:38 PM, Ge <gaagten at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi list,
>
> 1964 BJ8 MK3 Phase 2
>
> Just checked it.
>
> Result: no hyphen
>
> It is an original dutch car imported by  Stokvis in Rotterdam
>
> Regards.
>
> Ge Aagten
>
> The Netherlands
>
>
>
> *Van:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *Namens *Jean Caron
> *Verzonden:* vrijdag 30 januari 2015 7:13
> *Aan:* AH Mail List
> *Onderwerp:* Re: [Healeys] Hyphened badge
>
>
>
> Restoring a 1966 BJ8, no hyphen and the badge on a 1967 I did a few years
> ago, no hyphen either.
>
> Jean
>
> > From: thehartnetts at earthlink.net
> > To: healeys at autox.team.net
> > Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 21:58:55 -0800
> > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Hyphened badge
> >
> >
> > No hyphen!
> >
> > (The Other) Len
> > Fairfield, CA, USA
> > 1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031
> > (199,771 miles)
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Per Schoerner" <per at schoerner.se>
> > To: <josef-eckert at t-online.de>; "Healeys, Forum" <Healeys at autox.team.net
> >
> > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 2:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Hyphened badge
> >
> >
> > > Hi
> > > OK, so my nice badge on the shelf would be wrong for my car then,
> because
> > > I have a MkII BT7.
> > > Let's see if there is anyone with an unhyphened original badge on a
> BT7,
> > > as well as anyone that have a hyphened badge on a BJ8 or BJ7. Please
> speak
> > > up if you feel that your car fits in here.
> > >
> > > Best regards, Per
> > >
> > > josef-eckert at t-online.de skrev den 2015-01-29 22:07:
> > >> Hi Per,
> > >> I know the hyphen was lost during BJ7 production. But can`t tell you
> the
> > >> reason why.
> > >> My 62 BT7 still has the hyphen in the original badge.
> > >> Cheers,
> > >>
> > >> Josef Eckert
> > >> Konigswinter/Germany
> > >>
> > >> -----Original-Nachricht-----
> > >> Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Hyphened badge
> > >> Datum: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 21:38:58 +0100
> > >> Von: Per Schoerner <per at schoerner.se>
> > >> An: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
> > >>
> > >> HI
> > >> Well, I think I have seen both MkIIs and MkIIIs with and without
> hyphen,
> > >> so I'm as curious as anyone to be enlightened as to when the
> switchover
> > >> was made.
> > >> I remember someone made a poll a couple of years ago, everyone was to
> > >> reply if they had a hyphened or unhyphened badge. Does anyone know
> what
> > >> came out of this investigation?
> > >>
> > >> Best regards, Per
> > >>
> > >> Michael Oritt skrev den 2015-01-29 20:29:
> > >>> Per--
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks for your reply but I don't think that is it. Certainly at one
> > >>> point A-H was correct and somewhere along the way it changed so that
> all
> > >>> later cars lost the hyphen. I simply wonder why and am quite
> surprised
> > >>> that there is not a known explanation.
> > >>>
> > >>> Best--Michael Oritt
> > >>>
> > >>> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 7:54 AM, Per Schoerner <per at schoerner.se
> <per at schoerner.se%0b>> >>> <mailto:per at schoerner.se <per at schoerner.se>>>
> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Hi
> > >>> I have always thought that the unhyphened badges of, at least,
> > >>> MkIIs
> > >>> and MkIIIs, have been aftermarket , but maybe I'm mistaken. I have
> > >>> a
> > >>> worned out original badge on my MkII, with a hyphen, and a brand
> > >>> new
> > >>> unhyphened badge on the shelf. I hesitate to replace it, for
> > >>> origanality sakes. I'm not a 100 percent for originality, I have
> > >>> several things on my car that is not original, but I'm serious when
> > >>> it comes to badges.
> > >>>
> > >>> Per
> > >>>
> > >>> Michael Oritt skrev den 2015-01-29 02:42:
> > >>>
> > >>> BTW, I still have never heard a credible explanation as to why
> > >>> the nose
> > >>> badges changed from "Austin-Healey" to "Austin Healey" without
> > >>> the
> > >>> hyphen. Someone once posited that a supplier furnished
> > >>> incorrect
> > >>> badges
> > >>> that were bought at a discount and the rest was history but
> > >>> that
> > >>> does
> > >>> not seem likley to me.
> > >>>
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