<html><body>Patrick-such a handsome tunnel cover and bulkhead-there must be at least two cylinders in there! Hank<br><br><div class="reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "Patrick & Caroline Quinn via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: healeys@autox.team.net<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Monday November 15 2021 2:27:42PM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ash Tray<br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">G’day</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">The
standard fitting to Austin-Healeys is always interesting. As can be
seen from the attached there is no ashtray fitted to the
Austin-Healey 100 BN3/1. The gearbox tunnel consists of five
separate steel and aluminium pieces and when it was cobbled up by
the DHMC they made no provision for it.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">Conversely with our Healey Saloon
there are three ashtrays, two for the rear seat passengers and one
for the front, but thankfully there are no cupholders.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">Hoo
Roo</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">Patrick Quinn</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">Blue Mountains, Australia</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, 'sans-serif';">From:</span></b>
<span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, 'sans-serif';">Healeys
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of</b> Henry G
Leach via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 16 November 2021 6:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'kags@shaw.ca'<br><b>Cc:</b> 'Healey List'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Ash Tray</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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!)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;">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</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;">From: "Earl Kagna
via Healeys"<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</p>
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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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