<html><body>The ash tray opening for replacement materials is arbitrary, but all Healeys starting with the early 100s (1953 with 2pc. tunnel) (BJ carpet not open) had the opening there-mostly for pipe smokers to chill their ash. (That's ash!)<div><br></div><div>Pre-production Healeys used that spot for the overdrive switch, as seen on this prototype interior. Now-a-days its mostly a coin holder thanks to current smoking laws. Hank<br><br><div class="reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "Earl Kagna via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com<br>Cc: "Healey List"<br>Sent: Monday November 15 2021 9:06:21AM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ash Tray<br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Simon – I’m pretty sure that all Healeys had
ashtrays from the factory.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">At the changeover to the BJ8, the square hole
in the center shift gearbox cover was omitted as the ashtray was
now mounted into the console. In addition, a couple of studs
were molded into the fiberglass for a mounting bracket for the
console.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you are getting a carpet as part of a kit,
the ash tray hole will likely not be there – they usually leave
that to the installer. Your call as to whether or not to fill
the hole. Personally I’d keep it – for small stuff like
‘fuses and valve caps’.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="fr">Earl Kagna</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="fr">Victoria BC</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">BJ8, BT7 tri-carb – (center shift)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Healeys
<healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of</b> Simon
Lachlan via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 15, 2021 3:27 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Ash Tray</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-gb">I determined, with your
help, that I have an original tunnel cover for my BT7 MkII. Fibre
glass, centre change box.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-gb">Some of you pointed out
peculiarities concerning the ash tray fitting.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-gb">I’ll be getting a new
tunnel cover carpet and, as these seem to be more or less bespoke,
I’m wondering whether to keep the ash tray or fibre glass over the
square hole.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-gb">Did all original tunnel
covers come with a hole fitted for ash trays?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-gb">And thus some had the ash
tray actually fitted and some had the hole carpeted
over?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-gb">Or what?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-gb">Was the ash tray an
optional extra which, in fact, was fitted to most cars. Like wire
wheels…..</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-gb">Nobody will ever smoke in
my car. I just use the ash tray for spare fuses, valve caps and the
like….</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-gb">I’ll have to let the carpet
people know one way or the other.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-gb">Simon</span></p>
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