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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hello<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>I saw that car online a few months back and I’m afraid it’s not one a BN3, missing or not.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Look closely at the footwells and you will see that they are 100/6 or 3000. Yes it does have a centre shift box and a much later 3000 engine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>My car is BN3/1 and it is also the first 2+2 while BN3/4 has been restored and is in the Healey Museum in the Netherlands. BN3/4 while nine inches longer is not a 2+2, but is a very interesting car with a de Dion rear end and front suspension attached to a sub-frame. BN3/1 is built on a pre-production chassis and is fitted with standard 100 panels including bonnet albeit with louvres. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Logic tells me that if there is a BN3/1 and a BN3/4, there is likely to be a BN3/2 and BN3/3, but neither has never surfaced.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hoo Roo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Patrick Quinn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Blue Mountains, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>gradea1@charter.net<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 25 February 2020 5:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Perry'<br><b>Cc:</b> 'healeys@autox.team.net'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Austin-Healey 100 on ebay<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There is some mystery here, if this is not just a stuffed 100 with later six. Sitting off to the side in one of the photos is a 6-cylinder bonnet, so this engine could have come from another 100-6/3000 in their garage.<o:p></o:p></p><p>However, there were 4 BN3s produced. Patrick Quinn has BN3/1. History says, BN3/4 is in England, unrestored. All four cars were RHD. BN3/2 and BN3/3 are missing. So is the nomenclature on this vehicle.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Also the radiator was moved forward on the model to make room for the longer block. The 100 louvered bonnet is strange on this car, as on the other BN3s, a longer bonnet was created-and they were 4 seaters. This cars' radiator appears to be under the bonnet more than found on standard 100s.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Another questionable item is the center shift gearbox shown in one of the photos. It should probably be a side shifter.<o:p></o:p></p><p>You would have to start by removing all the leaves and sort thru the car to see if a shade tree modification had been done or if it looked more professional. We then might find the answer.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Never-the-less an interesting concept...adds to the Healey lore. Hank<o:p></o:p></p><p>-----------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>From: "Perry" <br>To: "gradea1@charter.net"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Monday February 24 2020 11:52:59AM<br>Subject: RE: [Healeys] Austin-Healey 100 on ebay<span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Had me going for a moment<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Perry<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:gradea1@charter.net">gradea1@charter.net</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, February 24, 2020 12:55 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">'healeys@autox.team.net'</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[Healeys] Austin-Healey 100 on ebay<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Looks like there is a RHD BN3 for sale on ebay:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;background:white'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#767676'>eBay item number:</span><o:p></o:p></p><div id=descItemNumber><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>274284644998</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div id=readMoreDesc><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Located in Richmond VA. and equipped with a six cylinder and lots of leaves. Hank, healeyhelper.com</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>