[Healeys] Fwd: 1956 Austin-Healey 100M

[Bob Spidell]

Yeah.  Thanks for clarifying.

Whether or not a 'character line' should carry over past a wheel well is 
still a matter of some contention in design circles; I've heard some 
somewhat heated discussions about the lines on, for instance, the new 
Mustang and Taurus.  Though not continuous, to the edge of the well, 
they are carried over.

Bob


On 8/3/2018 6:15 AM, Steven Kingsbury wrote:
> The paint job you're talking about here would look rather odd and I've 
> never seen one like that either. What I was talking about is the 
> actual swage line in the metal. My car is one color, as were most of 
> the early cars because as Gerry said, that's just the way the British 
> did them. The rear "wing" was smooth. No crease in the metal. That 
> made the two tone paint job more difficult as there was no line to 
> follow. And so Donald asked Gerry to design and show the body guys 
> where the crease should be made in the actual metal so painters would 
> have a built in line to follow.  Make sense now?
> Steven
>
> On Aug 03, 2018, at 02:27 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> OK, now I'm even more confused than usual; I have never seen any 
>> two-tone car with the bottom color stopped at the rear wheel well (is 
>> that what we're talking about?).  That would be sorta like the early 
>> 'Vettes, which had a small, oval 'cove' that looped from the front 
>> wheel well back to in front of the rear wheel well and back.
>>
>>
>> I can attest that, even with the swage line, it is difficult to get a 
>> smooth, continuous line from behind the front wheel well to the back 
>> of the rear shroud.
>>
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>> On 8/2/2018 3:21 PM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE wrote:
>>>
>>> I've seen a few cars with the two tone extended to the rear of the 
>>> fender (sorry wing) with varying results. It has to be tough to get 
>>> the right line without the swage.
>>>
>>>
>>> Bill Lawrence
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> *From:* Steven Kingsbury <airtightproductions at icloud.com>
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 2, 2018 10:10:58 PM
>>> *To:* WILLIAM B LAWRENCE
>>> *Cc:* Bob Spidell; healeys at autox.team.net
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Fwd: 1956 Austin-Healey 100M
>>> I remember talking with Gerry Coker about this in an interview I did 
>>> with him. He also told me about the design of bringing the swage 
>>> line past the rear wheel opening. He thought it should end at the 
>>> opening, but since folks wanted to two tone the cars and needed a 
>>> line to follow, Donald asked him to continue the line and send his 
>>> suggestions to the body makers.  And the rest as they say, is 
>>> history. But if you notice the early cars do not have a swage line 
>>> that flows past the rear wheel opening.
>>> S
>>>
>>> On Aug 02, 2018, at 02:11 PM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <ynotink at msn.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Steven,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you have a copy of the Austin Healey 100 service manual take a 
>>>> look at the very first factory illustration on page iii. It shows 
>>>> the correct installation. The story is that Gerry Coker was looking 
>>>> for a detail to break the slab sided aspect of the 
>>>> car by emphasizing the sweep of the swage line to enhance the 
>>>> overall design. He found the shape he wanted by breaking one of his 
>>>> long, narrow pen nibs in half and using that for his model. To 
>>>> place the blunt end of the spear forward would be counter to the 
>>>> overall aesthetic he was looking for. I think of it as an arrow or 
>>>> a spear in flight.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My opinion, but evidently the manufacturer's also.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bill Lawrence
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>

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