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<DIV>My BJ8 – also a Golden Beige Metallic car / black trim, (late October ‘67
build), very likely had a painted front badge as well. The reason I
say likely is that when I bought the car (in 1981) it had a cloisonne badge on
it. The problem was that it was a 3000 MK II badge! I guess a previous
owner did not like the ‘cheap’ look of the painted badge and grabbed what he
could find. The badge was an original part – not a repro, and was in
excellent condition. Since I also owned a MK II tri-carb at the time, the
badge was a welcome addition to the parts stock when I replaced the BJ8 badge
with a not-too-bad reproduction.</DIV>
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<DIV>When the car underwent it’s recently completed full restoration, a new
repro (cloisonne) badge that was sourced from AH Spares approximately 6 –7 years
ago was installed. This badge is an excellent reproduction, and seems to
be holding up quite well.</DIV>
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<DIV>I guess it all depends when and where these things are sourced. Who
knows.</DIV>
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Kagna<BR>Victoria, B.C.<BR>BJ8, BT7 tri-carb</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=deejay2650@gmail.com
href="mailto:deejay2650@gmail.com">Deejay2650 .</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 10, 2016 7:10 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=healeys@autox.team.net
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Healeys] 3000 Mk III cloisonne front
badge</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Greetings from "Down Under"<BR></DIV>
<DIV>G'day,<BR></DIV>I don't want to appear as the 'fly in the ointment here',
but would like to share my experience with you all.<BR></DIV>My car was a <U>mid
67</U> build (May '67) BJ8, Mk3 Phase 2, finished in 'Golden Beige Metallic',
black interior, with a bonnet badge finished in <U>orange</U> paint....and told
this was the original finish for the period, as some were finished in cloisonne
and some were in fact painted in<U> late 1967</U>. (Source:The Original Austin
Healey...Anders Ditlev Clausager)<BR></DIV>To be blunt, I hated it....I thought
it detracted from the overall look of the vehicle, and sought to look for a
nicer solution....The badge on the car may or <U>may not</U> be the
<U>original</U> bonnet badge (It will go with the Healey if I ever sell it) but
I wanted a cloisonne badge to be seen as a celebration of the marque (Like
Benson and Hedges...."When only the best will do, and isn't that all the time"?)
as Stuart Wagstaff used to say in the TV ads, back in the cigarette days of
advertising....<BR><BR></DIV>I purchased a cloisonne bonnet badge from <U>AH
Spares </U>in England and it is just perfect and looks brilliant on the car, I
couldn't recommend a better badge, the attention to detail is faultless; the
chrome plating, perfect,and the fit....exactly the same as the original badge
fitted..Price-wise, expensive, with the OZ exchange rate...yes, but worth every
penny! <BR></DIV>Darryl Ross<BR></DIV>'67 Austin-Healey BJ8 Mk 111,
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