[Healeys] Paint type and color

[Michael Oritt]

Without trying to hijack this thread perhaps I can get the ansdwer to a
question I have been wondering about for a long time:  Does anyone know
what drove the badge change from "Austin-Healey" on the early cars to
"Austin Healey" on later cars?  While I know there is often no rhyme nor
reason for variations in Healey equipment, etc. it appears that once the
change was made it stayed that way and thus it appears to have been an
intentional decision.

I have heard one  explanation that the badge supplier mistakenly left out
the hyphen and in order to get a break in price BMC accepted the order and
stuck with the new badge design.  This smacks of cynical humor but perhaps
it is true.

Can anyone shed any light here?

Best--Michael Oritt

On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 12:58 PM BJ8Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com> wrote:

> One of the details I document for each BJ8 in the registry is the type of
> nose badge it has.  As we know, later cars had painted badges and some
> owners have claimed that their badge was always plain chrome -- no color at
> all.  I started out describing the early badges as "cloisonné".  Then
> someone pointed out the difference between cloisonné and champlevé, so I
> changed all the nomenclature to champlevé.  Both cloisonné and champlevé
> refer to techniques, not the material -- which is vitreous enamel.  So,
> that is the description I'm using now.
>
>
>
> The BMC parts manual gives only one part number for the BJ8 nose badge so
> there is no change point from one type of badge to another.  Recording this
> detail simply provides some data to help improve our knowledge of change
> points.
>
>
>
> Steve Byers
>
> HBJ8L/36666
>
> BJ8 Registry
>
> AHCA Delegate at Large
>
> Havelock, NC
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *
> simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 18, 2018 11:27 AM
> *To:* 'Bob Spidell'; healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Paint type and color
>
>
>
> Yes, these are the absolute Go To people. Used to call themselves
> PamelaDavid and were pretty much non-digital.
>
> They described my MkII badge as cloisonné but they may have assumed that I
> didn’t know the difference.
>
> They were indeed backlogged but it was worth it. 6+/- weeks.
>
> Simon
>
>
>
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Bob
> Spidell
> *Sent:* 17 October 2018 19:21
> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Paint type and color
>
>
>
> While I normally wouldn't contradict Michael--he's a pro and I'm an
> amateur--that isn't correct.  What's in our badges--until late BJ8s anyway,
> which were painted--is *Champlevé:*
>
>
> https://beautifulantiquetreasures.com/2014/05/02/telling-the-difference-between-champleve-and-cloisonne-enamel/
>
> This is usually cited as the goto place for badge restoration, but I hear
> they are horribly backlogged:
>
> http://www.badgecraft.co.uk/
>
> Bob
>
>
>
>
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