[Healeys] Tri-Carb

[Bob Spidell]

If I'm not mistaken--which I am a lot--the last of the BN7s were 
centre-shift but were dual carburettor, making the tri-carb, 
centre-shift BN7 one of the rarer Healeys. The numbers bandied-about put 
the production somewhere between the 100S and the 100M, no? I think the 
cars that came with steel disk wheels were a subset of those; that's why 
I thought one would be a great car to own.

bs

On 8/9/2025 8:32 AM, Harold Manifold wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> A Mark II BN7 with a center shift is indeed a rare car. I was looking 
> through the Clausager book this morning and came up with an estimate 
> of how many might exist.
>
> The BN7 center shift was introduced in November 1961 and discontinued 
> in March 1962, which means there were only four months of production. 
> In 1962, 129 left-hand drive (LHD) versions were made. If we assume a 
> similar production rate for the last two months of 1961 as the first 
> two months of 1962, the total estimated number would be around 258. 
> This might be a slightly high estimate, as the production rate seemed 
> to increase towards the end of the run.
>
> Regards,
> Harold
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com 
> <simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com> wrote:
>
>     Still somewhat of a rarity nowadays though what with rust and lamp
>     posts taking their toll. Don't think I've ever seen one. UK. I've
>     a Mk II BT7.....the two seats in the back are a waste of space
>     and, indeed, the whole area behind the front seats was a waste of
>     space until I made a flat platform to have a luggage shelf in
>     there. (Inspired by a something I read on this site).
>     Simon
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Bob
>     Spidell via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
>     *Sent:* 09 August 2025 02:38
>     *To:* Patrick and Caroline Quinn <p.cquinn at outlook.com>; Healeys
>     <healeys at autox.team.net>
>     *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Tri-Carb
>     Dunno where I got the 64 number from (maybe got confused with the 640
>     100Ms or hallucinated). Still, a fairly small number which adds a
>     bit of
>     'exclusiveness.'
>
>     'AI' claims that 204 is less than 125:
>
>     https://tinyurl.com/BN7-Tricarb-Centre-Shift
>
>     I'd take Patrick's number as gospel.
>
>     bs
>
>
>     On 8/8/2025 5:35 PM, Patrick and Caroline Quinn wrote:
>     > G'day Bob
>     >
>     > Mk2 BN7s with a centre shift gearbox were far more common than
>     64. There were 141 made, of which 12 were RHD and 129 LHD. Five of
>     the RHD cars didn't leave Abingdon as they became Works Rally 3000s.
>     >
>     > Hoo Roo
>     >
>     > Patrick Quinn
>     > Blue Mountains, Australia
>     >
>     > -----Original Message-----
>     > From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Bob
>     Spidell via Healeys
>     > Sent: Saturday, 9 August 2025 3:16 AM
>     > To: Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
>     > Subject: [Healeys] Tri-Carb
>     >
>     > I stumbled on this on my morning perusal of the web. I own a
>     BN2/100M and a BJ8, and always thought that a tri-carb,
>     center-shift roadster would be a great addition to my
>     'collection'--given that a 100S is way out of my pay grade--but,
>     at this point just keeping my two Healeys maintained and driven is
>     all I can handle. IIRC, there were only 64 of these cars built
>     with 3 carbs and a center-shift gearbox. Not shown are the wheels
>     but I believe that a few came with steel disk wheels, and not
>     having to maintain three sets of wires would be a benefit IMO.
>     >
>     > Please note I have no financial interest in this car, don't know
>     the owner, and know nothing beyond what's on the website, but it
>     sure looks like a really nice car (possibly with a recent resto).
>     Benecia is in the north SF Bay Area.
>     >
>     >
>     https://www.ahexp.com/registry/1962-Austin-Healey-3000-BN7-BN716212.65823/
>     >
>     > Bob
>     >
>     >
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