[Healeys] Interesting Healey

[Patrick & Caroline Quinn]

G’day Alan

 

You would have read my note about this car.

 

I said:

 

I have seen that car before. It does have some provenance and as it says the car was at the Austin Experimental Workshop sometime in the mid-1950s. As it's known there are a number of six-cylinder prototypes - BN3/1 which is my car, BN3/4 which is in the Healey Museum, all of which gives rise to the question as to what happened to BN3/2 and BN3/3. Now there is OAC 1 that is the six-cylinder coupe and this car. Were they provided with the BN3 model number? Honestly don't know, but what I do know is that both BN3/1 and BN3/4 did not end up with the Austin Experimental Workshop so they (Austin) must have done their modifications on something and this could be it. As to the vents I honestly can't see any design connection with the discrete vents along the flank of the Silverstone as they are completely different - they really are more Buick. Best wishes Patrick Quinn

 

Hoo Roo

 

Patrick Quinn

Blue Mountains, Australia

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Alan Seigrist
Sent: Saturday, 21 March 2015 1:56 PM
To: Healey list
Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey

 

All -

 

Would this be one of the missing BN3s sold off as a BN4?  I wasn't aware of this before, seems to have alot of odd bits on it, roll up windows, vent windows, 100 windscreen but fixed to the bulkhead, etc.,

 

Anyone know the chassis number or history of this?  Sorry if it's been talked about before.

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Best,

 

Alan

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