[Healeys] Number of Center-change BN7s

[Perry]

The production and sales data is out on the net but if you look where a lot of the Austin Healeys where sold, like the US, the 1950’s and 60’swere about bigger more powerful cars with four door sedans being the top sellers. Couple that with an increasing importation of cars to the US, around 22,000 cars imported when Austin Healey came on the scene in 1953. There were multiple times more imported by the end of big Healey’s run in 1967. When the US started to want more economical cars, Ford Falcons and the like in the mid 60’s,  Japan was already producing similar cars that were less expensive. The US production of cars had just about doubled during the AH run.  There were lots of choices other than a AH. As someone has stated previously, timing is everything.
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From: Jean Caron
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2020 3:18 PM
To: josef-eckert at t-online.de; Healey, Forum
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Number of Center-change BN7s

Josef,
Exactly, they were no longer selling, thus the low number. Somehow, at some point, someone mentioned how few were made, and for some reason beyond common sense,  these cars became sought after.

Jean

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From: josef-eckert at t-online.de
Sent: June 20, 2020 2:11 PM
To: Healey, Forum
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Number of Center-change BN7s

The number was so low as nobody wanted them as there was a better alternative in the BT7, even the Bn7s were cheaper than the better looking and more praticable BT7s.
Now some try to tell they are so rare they should be worth much more. They are rare as nobody wanted them. 

So what´s interesting on a car nobody wanted?

Josef Eckert



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Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Number of Center-change BN7s
Datum: 2020-06-20T16:35:01+0200
Von: "Max Byers" <sbyers at ec.rr.com>
An: "'Healeys'" <healeys at autox.team.net>

"Seems like this is a question the archivists at the British Motor Museum 
ought to be able to answer".

Yes, they should be able to answer such questions if they were willing to do it.  To my knowledge, the archive staff will provide a certificate with original build data for a given chassis number when requested and paid for, or they will respond to a single question about a given chassis number when submitted through a "web request" at their website and paid for; but I don't think they will go through all the records to total up a certain characteristic for the cars in general.  That's what Anders Clausager did to produce his book.  
At the moment, the public is free to go there in person and research for themselves, with pre-arrangement with the staff.  Given recent changes at BMIHT, I'm not certain even this option will last too much longer.

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
AHCA Delegate at Large
Havelock, NC  USA


-----Original Message-----
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Haskell
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2020 8:41 AM
To: HealeyRick; Healeys
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Number of Center-change BN7s

Rick,

I don't have a definitive number.  As total production was 355, 354 
can't be correct.  BN7 Mk II production began in May 1961 and the last 
BN7 was produced in March '62.  The center shift gearbox was introduced 
in November.  There were 141 produced in '62, so 125 can't be right either.

If one attempts to calculate build rates, 355 over 11 months is 32.3 per 
month.  For just '61, 214 over 8 months is 26.8 per month.  For just 
'62, 141 over 3 months is 47 per month.  So pick a rate for part of 
November and December. 141 plus 60?  Gets around 200?

About 59% of the cars in the registry are center shift, based on the VIN 
of the first car HBN7/16039.  59% of 355 is 210.

Liars, damn liars and statisticians.

Seems like this is a question the archivists at the British Motor Museum 
ought to be able to answer.

Cheers,

Bob Haskell
Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar

On 6/20/20 7:27 AM, HealeyRick wrote:
> 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?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Rick Neville
> 

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