[Healeys] Paint type and color

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I have a "3000 Mk II" badge with a hyphen & a "3000 Mk III" badge without a hyphen.Does anyone have a 3000 Mk II badge without a hyphen &/or a 3000 Mk III badge with a hyphen?Just to be clear, the "3000 Mk II" or "3000 Mk III" is on the badge.Gary Hodson

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From: HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com>
To: Patrick & Caroline Quinn <p_cquinn at tpg.com.au>
Cc: Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sat, Oct 20, 2018 12:09 pm
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Paint type and color

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 A piece of trivia that has interested me. 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. Why? That’s a mystery of life. Hoo Roo Patrick QuinnBlue Mountains, Australia 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 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 _______________________________________________
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