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    <p>There is also variation in repop badge stampings (I hijacked this
      thread for Michael).  Note in the photo that the top badge has the
      lettering raised with the letters having flat tops and vertical
      sides, whereas in the bottom badge the lettering is rounded--as
      would appear in a cross-section--and the letters are skinnier.  
      To me, the former is much more appealing; but when ordering from
      different vendors it's a crapshoot.</p>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/20/2018 2:48 AM, Patrick &
      Caroline Quinn wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Hello Michael<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">A piece of trivia that has interested me.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">From looking at quite a few cars I believe
          that it was with the introduction of the BJ7. The flat
          Austin-Healey badge was phased out with the end of the 3000
          Mk1 and the Mk2 BT7/BN7 was equipped with the raised badge,
          but it was still Austin-Healey. With the BJ7 it was Austin
          Healey.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Why? That’s a mystery of life.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Hoo Roo<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Patrick Quinn<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Blue Mountains, Australia<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
              lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
            lang="EN-US"> Healeys
            [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael
            Oritt<br>
            <b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 20 October 2018 8:08 AM<br>
            <b>To:</b> Steve Byers<br>
            <b>Cc:</b> Austin Healey<br>
            <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Paint type and color<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3333FF">Without
                trying to hijack this thread perhaps I can get the
                ansdwer to a question I have been wondering about for a
                long time:  Does anyone know what drove the badge change
                from "Austin-Healey" on the early cars to "Austin
                Healey" on later cars?  While I know there is often no
                rhyme nor reason for variations in Healey equipment,
                etc. it appears that once the change was made it stayed
                that way and thus it appears to have been an intentional
                decision.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3333FF"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3333FF">I have
                heard one  explanation that the badge supplier
                mistakenly left out the hyphen and in order to get a
                break in price BMC accepted the order and stuck with the
                new badge design.  This smacks of cynical humor but
                perhaps it is true.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3333FF"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3333FF">Can anyone
                shed any light here?   <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3333FF"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3333FF">Best--Michael
                Oritt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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