[Healeys] Paint type and color

[HealeyRick]

FWIW my BJ7 has the raised badge with "Austin-Healey".  I think the hyphen
was an extra cost option.

Rick Neville

On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 8:22 AM Patrick & Caroline Quinn <
p_cquinn at tpg.com.au> wrote:

> Hello Michael
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> A piece of trivia that has interested me.
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> From looking at quite a few cars I believe that it was with the
> introduction of the BJ7. The flat Austin-Healey badge was phased out with
> the end of the 3000 Mk1 and the Mk2 BT7/BN7 was equipped with the raised
> badge, but it was still Austin-Healey. With the BJ7 it was Austin Healey.
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> Why? That’s a mystery of life.
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> Hoo Roo
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> Patrick Quinn
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> Blue Mountains, Australia
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> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *Michael
> Oritt
> *Sent:* Saturday, 20 October 2018 8:08 AM
> *To:* Steve Byers
> *Cc:* Austin Healey
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Paint type and color
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Can anyone shed any light here?
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>
> Best--Michael Oritt
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