[Healeys] Ash Tray

[Patrick & Caroline Quinn]

G’day

 

The standard fitting to Austin-Healeys is always interesting. As can be seen from the attached there is no ashtray fitted to the Austin-Healey 100 BN3/1. The gearbox tunnel consists of five separate steel and aluminium pieces and when it was cobbled up by the DHMC they made no provision for it.

 

Conversely with our Healey Saloon there are three ashtrays, two for the rear seat passengers and one for the front, but thankfully there are no cupholders.

 

Hoo Roo

 

Patrick Quinn

Blue Mountains, Australia

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Henry G Leach via Healeys
Sent: Tuesday, 16 November 2021 6:16 AM
To: 'kags at shaw.ca'
Cc: 'Healey List'
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ash Tray

 

The ash tray opening for replacement materials is arbitrary, but all Healeys starting with the early 100s (1953 with 2pc. tunnel)  (BJ carpet not open)  had the opening there-mostly for pipe smokers to chill their ash. (That's ash!)

 

Pre-production Healeys used that spot for the overdrive switch, as seen on this prototype interior.  Now-a-days its mostly a coin holder thanks to current smoking laws. Hank

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From: "Earl Kagna via Healeys" 
To: simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com
Cc: "Healey List"
Sent: Monday November 15 2021 9:06:21AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ash Tray

Simon – I’m pretty sure that all Healeys had ashtrays from the factory.

 

At the changeover to the BJ8, the square hole in the center shift gearbox cover was omitted as the ashtray was now mounted into the console.  In addition, a couple of studs were molded into the fiberglass for a mounting bracket for the console.

 

If you are getting a carpet as part of a kit, the ash tray hole will likely not be there – they usually leave that to the installer.  Your call as to whether or not to fill the hole.  Personally I’d keep it – for small stuff like ‘fuses and valve caps’.

 

 

Earl Kagna

Victoria BC

BJ8, BT7 tri-carb – (center shift)

 

 

 

 

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Simon Lachlan via Healeys
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2021 3:27 AM
To: 'Healeys' <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] Ash Tray

 

I determined, with your help, that I have an original tunnel cover for my BT7 MkII. Fibre glass, centre change box.

Some of you pointed out peculiarities concerning the ash tray fitting.

I’ll be getting a new tunnel cover carpet and, as these seem to be more or less bespoke, I’m wondering whether to keep the ash tray or fibre glass over the square hole.

Did all original tunnel covers come with a hole fitted for ash trays?

And thus some had the ash tray actually fitted and some had the hole carpeted over?

Or what?

Was the ash tray an optional extra which, in fact, was fitted to most cars. Like wire wheels…..

Nobody will ever smoke in my car. I just use the ash tray for spare fuses, valve caps and the like….

I’ll have to let the carpet people know one way or the other.

Simon

 

 

 


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