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<p>To me, a roadster is a strict two-seater without roll-up windows
and a hood that has to be erected (or assembled if your prefer).
Everything else can be called whatever anybody wants (like a
certain German company who sells 'coupes' that are really sedans
with a sloping roofline). My BN2/100M is a roadster, my BJ8 is a
2+2 convertible (my Mustang is a 2+2 coupe whose back seats are
even less useful than my BJ8's). Of course, your mileage may
vary.<br>
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<p>And, since we're being pedantic there is no such thing as an
'Austin-Healey 100-4.'<br>
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<p>Bob<br>
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<div style="color:black;font:10pt arial;">Well, not by my
understanding. By Webster the 100-4 and BN6 and BN7
would be roadsters. So what would you call all the
other models - convertibles? Whether roadster or
convertible had nothing to do with the number of seats
for a big Healey. Roadsters had a removable top with
frame (100-4, BN4, BN6, BN7) and convertibles had the
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To: Keith Pennell <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:llennep@verizon.net"><llennep@verizon.net></a>;
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<div>I always thought the 'roadsters'--mainly,
the 'N' series--were two-seaters (by
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<div>Where are the back seats in a BNX?</div>
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<div>Not sure what you mean by the 2+2s.
The convertibles and roadsters are both
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On 8/7/2019 1:59 AM, Peter Dzwig
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> I must say, I'd never heard of
one before. Looks very pretty and
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> to have been well and truly
sorted. Like the Miura-like style, but
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> rather have the real thing
(Miura) - sorry I know that's anathema
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> As for price: It has a decent
history, it would appear to have had a
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> of work done by people who really
know what they are doing and has a<br
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> racing pedigree and is
HRDC-registered. It's probably
eligible for a lot<br clear="none">
> of historic events.<br
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> That being said a properly sorted
Healey of similar vintage is getting<br
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> to be quite expensive over here:<br
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> <a
href="https://rawlesmotorsport.co.uk/CarSales/austin-healey-3000-mkii-bn7-centre-change-2/"
target="_blank" rel="nofollow"
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> Conclusion: It's over-priced but
possibly not by that much. I would<br
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> guess by about £10k. What
distinguishes it is what has been done
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> and it's proven performance and
competitiveness.<br clear="none">
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> The other thing of course is that
if you are going to race it, you'd<br
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> better have enough spare cash to
be able to rebuild whatever you break!<br
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> As a matter of interest would the
Mk1 register accept it? or for that<br
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> matter AHCUK HDI?<br clear="none">
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> Peter<br clear="none">
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> On 06/08/2019 18:01, <a
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>> See:-<br clear="none">
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>> <a
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target="_blank" rel="nofollow"
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>> Looks OK if you like that
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>> Strange name for a car?<br
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