Peter, is there any chance that you could send these to the Healey web
page where they will post these pics for the archives and future reference.
Bob Haskel is the contact on that I believe. I would love to see theses
pictures and any others that you may want to supply for the archives. These
are priceless when it comes to restoring our cars. Thanks so much for
your contributions.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Svilans" <peter.svilans@rogers.com>
To: <Healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 10:21 AM
Subject: Fw: Healey Top Frame. Can You Identify?
> Nachricht
>
> I thought there was a third type of frame introduced with BT7 1528.
>
>
> Hello Josef,
>
> You're correct in that the type of bow introduced at 1528 was the "third"
> type, as the "first" was the 'permanently fixed to the car' type used on
> the
> first BN 4's. The "second" was the 'thin-legs with pegs' type, and the
> "third"
> type the 'fat short legs with no pegs'. I didn't mention the first type
> because it was not removable, and only applied to the first four-seaters,
> whereas the removable types could be "mixed up". This is the revised
> caption
> I just sent to Derek Job with the three top frame pictures which I sent to
> you:
>
> < The first top bows used on the BN 4 (Part No 14B 6793, finishing at BN
> 4 #
> 68959) were permanently fixed to the car and the feet slid in short
> channels,
> as shown in the Longbridge BN4 Handbooks. They were helped to stay in
> place
> by an "L" shaped rod attached to the main leg plugging into a "bonnet prop
> rubber" fixed to the wheelarch.
>
> The late 100-Six/ early 3000 (Part No. AHB 8354 commencing BN4 # 68960)
> top
> bows can be easily distinguished from the last style of bows used on the
> 3000
> and 3000 Mk II. These bows look similar to the first "fixed" type, except
> for
> now being removable from the car. They are made of 16mm (5/8") diam.
> tubing
> and have cranked, or bent main "legs" with pegs protruding from the bottom
> that plug into the smaller diameter hardtop sockets.
>
> The much sturdier bows introduced early into the 3000 BT 7 run have
> shorter,
> larger diam. (20mm-13/16") main "legs" without pegs, that fit into the
> larger
> diameter sockets originally just reserved for the tonneau cover bow.
> (Part
> No. AHB 8787 commencing BT 7 #1529)
>
> I have enclosed pictures of the two removable top bow types side by side.>
>
> Best regards
> Peter
>
> Y
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