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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Patrick, I have an original Mk II badge (from BJ7 20111, BMC assembly date 26 June - 5 July 1962) that has the hyphen (photo attached). I suppose it's possible the badge was intended for a BT7 Mk II but got installed on a BJ7 instead; but at least this one data point would suggest that one can't say for certain that the loss of the hyphen occurred with BJ7 production. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Steve Byers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>HBJ8L/36666<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>BJ8 Registry<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>AHCA Delegate at Large<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Havelock, NC <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Patrick & Caroline Quinn<br>Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 5:58 PM<br>To: 'Bob Haskell'; 'Bob Spidell'; healeys@autox.team.net<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] 3000 Mk III cloisonne front badge</p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>G'day<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The addition of a hyphen between Austin and Healey is a question that still hasn't been suitably answered.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Attached is a short article and pics I wrote for the Oct-Dec 2015 issue of the Australian Austin-Healey that might be of interest. I may be mistaken, but on looking at original examples the BT7 Mk2 originally had a hyphen, but with the introduction of the BJ7 it was deleted.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Badges available today do not have the hyphen.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Hoo Roo<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Patrick Quinn<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Blue Mountains, Australia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>