[Healeys] interesting BN1 "survivor"

[Michael Oritt]

I have a difficult time taking *"Huh?"* for an answer and did a google
search of "Austin-Healey hyphenated".I got one hit on AHX--a post from the
late Ed Kaler:

"BEING a BJ-7 Owner (and curious), I have put together a "survey" for all !!

Results will come to me and I will do a data base of the results and publish
for all. I just tested it and it works great and reports as follows:
<quote>
Your BlueMail form has been completed, following are the results:
Field Value
Name Ed Kaler
Model BJ-7
Year 1963
Chassis 22707
State IL
Country USA
mailfrom (email redacted)
subject Hyphen Survey
</quote>

As per Gary's suggestion I will add fields for:
Body Number:
Build Date:

What say you gents?? Gimme an hour or so before going to:

justbrits.com/survey/hyphen.html

Unless someone is into channeling Ed it appears that whatever he learned
(if anything) went to the grave with him....

Best--Michael Oritt




On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 8:40 PM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Many stories and takes on exactly when it changed, but how is it possible
> that no one knows why?
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
> On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 6:36 PM Patrick & Caroline Quinn <
> p_cquinn at tpg.com.au> wrote:
>
>> Hello
>>
>>
>>
>> According to Clausager, the ‘Austin of England’ badge was changed to the
>> ‘Austin-Healey’ badge in August 1954, but he does not supply a chassis or
>> body number. The reflector pods were introduced at the same time.
>>
>>
>>
>> According to Quinn (for what’s that worth) the Austin-Healey badging was
>> changed to ‘Austin Healey’ during the change from the BT7 Mk2 Roadster to
>> the BJ7. I think I have looked at a zillion cars (impossible of course) and
>> noted the hyphen with the roadsters and not with the convertibles.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hoo Roo
>>
>>
>>
>> Patrick Quinn
>>
>> Blue Mountains, Australia
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *Michael
>> Oritt
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, 28 July 2020 6:41 AM
>> *To:* Curtis Arndt
>> *Cc:* Austin Healey
>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] interesting BN1 "survivor"
>>
>>
>>
>> Curt--
>>
>>
>>
>> I was referring to the dropping of the hyphen when the badging, and name,
>> changed from "Austin-Healey" to "Austin Healey".  I believe this was some
>> time around the release of BN/BT 7's but may be wrong on that.
>>
>>
>>
>> In any case changing a car's badging/logo, much less the brand's formal
>> name is, to my mind, much too big a deal to lay at the feet of a supplier's
>> mistake.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best--Michael Oritt
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 4:23 PM Curtis Arndt <cnaarndt at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Healey became Austin Healey at the 1952 Earls court Motor show after DMH
>> and Leonard Lord made a deal, and Roger Menadue made a new bonnet badge
>> overnight.
>>
>>
>>
>> One can assume that since Austin already had a ready supply of Austin of
>> England badges, that these were just put on the boot lid since after all,
>> I'm certain Leonard Lord wanted everyone to know that while this "new car"
>> was an Austin Healey, it was also an Austin of England car.  Exactly why
>> the change was made in early 1955, who knows.  My guess is that by then,
>> the Austin Healey name was such a success and established, that it could
>> stand on its own...
>>
>>
>>
>> One man's opinion.
>>
>>
>>
>> Curt
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 1:15 PM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> And I still have a question to which no one seems to have a
>> definitive answer: Why (not when) did "Austin-Healey"
>>
>> become "Austin Healey"?
>>
>>
>>
>> I've heard various theories including the one where the supplier made a
>> mistake and the factory took them at a discount and changed the company
>> name but that really makes little sense.
>>
>>
>>
>> Does anyone *really* know the reason?
>>
>>
>>
>> Best--Michael Oritt
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 3:11 PM John Harper <ah100register at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
>>
>> Just a small point. There was not an issue of old stock because cars like
>> the A70 Hereford and the A40 Somerset used them until they were phased out
>> some time later.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 at 16:28, Ken Fleming via Healeys <
>> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> Very nice car. Appears to have good bones ! Great car to drive or restore.
>>
>> My car  160595 ,8/54 build also has Austin of England badge . Not sure
>> where the change of badge occurred but  believe it was end of August . Also
>> rear pods were added to BN1 about same time.Mine was late Aug and has pods
>> and early badge. I’m certain during the change point they were using all of
>> old stock before installing new badge.
>> Ken
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 27, 2020, at 11:13 AM, Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Eric--
>>
>>
>>
>> My car is #222333 built 12/54 and also has an "Austin of England" badge
>> on the boot.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best--Michael Oritt
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 11:04 AM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Wow, very nice car. If that is indeed the original material on the seats
>> it's amazing that it's held up so well.
>>
>> On 7/27/2020 12:31 AM, Eric Metzner wrote:
>>
>> Hi gents,
>>
>> perhaps of interst for some of you - Carmine red survivor, built january
>> 1955 BN1, 16883 original miles.
>>
>>
>>
>> Some nice pictures can be found on:
>> https://carrosso.nl/home-oud/for-sale/austin-healey-100-bn1-carmin-red.html
>>
>>
>>
>> Wears also "Austin of England" on the trunk lid
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>> Eric
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>> John Harper
>>
>>
>>
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