[Healeys] Early BN1s

Tue Jan 23 02:29:45 MST 2018

Hello Alan

How are you?

A few years back I was corresponding with a bloke in the UK with a very early BN1 about the exciting subject of bonnets. It appears that the bonnet on his car and the one on mine were inadvertently swapped at the Donald Healey Motor Company. Due to a computer problem I have lost his details.

The BN3 in its original four-cylinder guise predates the introduction of the Le Mans kits.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn

Blue Mountains, Australia

From: Alan Seigrist [mailto:healey.nut at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, 23 January 2018 7:16 PM
To: Patrick & Caroline Quinn
Cc: Curtis Arndt; Healey List
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Early BN1s

Looks to me that is a LM kit bonnet lid from the factory... could have been batch made in '53 and put on your car in '54?

On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 3:16 PM, Patrick & Caroline Quinn <p_cquinn at tpg.com.au> wrote:

Hello

This is probably superfluous to where you are going, but the alloy bonnet on the BN3 does not have a cross brace. Attached are a couple of photos showing the bonnet (it’s not on the car at the moment) and also the number stamped on the side showing 125.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn

Blue Mountains, Australia

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Curtis Arndt
Sent: Tuesday, 23 January 2018 5:44 AM
To: Healey List; Curtis Arndt
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Early BN1s

Hi Listers,  

Thanks to those of you who responded back to me so quickly.

FWIW, Michael Salter and I were trying to determine when the the Aluminum bonnets on early BN1s first received the side to side cross brace for strength and stiffening.  Initially we knew that body no. 724 did not have this brace, and no. 1267 did have one... See photos. 

We now know that body nos. 877 and 1000 did have the cross brace, so we've narrowed it down quite a bit. 877 - 724 = 153 body numbers.  Of course we realize that 100s were not always built in strict body number order, so there may be some overlap either way.

So, is there anyone still out there with a BN1 no. 725 to 876 with there original bonnet?

Thanks again,

Curt Arndt

Austin Healey Concours Registry

'55 BN1 (#7197), '60 AN5 :{)

On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 6:13 AM, Curtis Arndt <cnaarndt at gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Listers,

If anyone on the list has a BN1 between body numbers 725 through 1265, please email me.

Thank you,

Curt Arndt

Carlsbad, CA

'55 BN1, '60 AN5 :{)

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