[Healeys] Number of Center-change BN7s
Bob Haskell
rchaskell at earthlink.net
Sat Jun 20 09:34:17 MDT 2020
Matches Clausager's book:
Year RHD RHD LHD LHD
home export export NA
1961 25 2 53 134
1962 9 3 4 125
Total 34 5 57 259
Cheers,
Bob Haskell
Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar
On 6/20/20 10:55 AM, Neil Anderson wrote:
> In Bill Emerson's Healey book, page 160 re: MK II BN7, he states at end
> of that section, "Of the 355 MK II BN7s produced, only 34 were
> right-hand drive and destined for the home market; an additional 5 right
> hand drive and 57 left-hand drive cars were produced for export to
> locations other than North America. The North American market received
> the remaining 259 cars. These cars are highly prized by their owners
> for their rarity and performance."
>
> The Healey blue over OEW roadster pictured on that page, and next has to
> be an even rarer BN7 model. That car is equipped with steel wheels.
>
> So, it makes sense that all the BN7s that came to the States were
> left-hand drive. We may be able to assume that Emerson's comprehensive
> book is quite accurate, although a few details have been found to be in
> error.
>
> Neil Anderson
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 7:55 AM ROBERT BROWN via Healeys
> <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>
> These numbers are for all BN7s.
> How does one distinguish between the center shift and side shift MK IIs?
> Just curious.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jun 20, 2020, at 7:28 AM, HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com
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>> Thanks, Patrick for your quick reply. I've seen numbers of 354
>> and 355 with the 355 number seeming to be the correct
>> one. Auction descriptions are probably the least accurate source
>> for history, often wrong and surprisingly always in a way that
>> would tend to make the vehicle on offer more valuable.
>>
>> Healthy Healeying,
>>
>> Rick Neville
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>> On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 8:09 AM Patrick & Caroline Quinn
>> <p_cquinn at tpg.com.au <mailto:p_cquinn at tpg.com.au>> wrote:
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>> Hello Rick____
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>> I would be interested in how they arrived at any figure.____
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>> The first centre shift box in a BN7 MK2 was in BN7/16039 in
>> Nov ’61 and the last was BN7/17547 in Jan 1962. Does that mean
>> that there was 1,508? No it doesn’t as those numbers also
>> included the Mk2 BT7 as well.____
>>
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>> What we do know are the numbers in 1962 and that’s 141 – 129
>> in LHD and 12 in RHD. Five RHD examples became Works Rally
>> Cars.____
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>> So how many were made in November and December 1961? Wouldn’t
>> know.____
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>> How many BN7 Mk2s were built? In total 355 – 316 in LHD and 39
>> in RHD.____
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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
>> <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net>] *On Behalf Of *HealeyRick
>> *Sent:* Saturday, 20 June 2020 9:27 PM
>> *To:* Healeys
>> *Subject:* [Healeys] Number of Center-change BN7s____
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>> Writing an auction article for /Healey Marque/ about the
>> auction of a center-change, tri-carb, BN7. Auction house says
>> 220 were built. I've seen numbers of 354 and 125. Anyone
>> have the correct number?____
>>
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>> Thanks in advance,____
>>
>> Rick Neville____
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