When would BMC spare parts from BMC become obsolete? One could argue that
the parts were obsolete before they left the various factories! Particularly
some of the body parts....wings and doors supplied as spares were
usually/often those rejected during the cars' construction. (So I gather.)
I went up to Warwick (UK) once years ago on some car related mission
(non-Healey). We drove past the Healey show room quite by chance. It was in
the throes of closing down for good. I went, upstairs I think, to what had
been the spares dept and asked "do you have anything left at all?" The
fellow went off to rummage around and came back with a parts book and the
little knob that goes on the end of the slider on the heater controls. I
think he gave them to me and I'd guess that they were the last spares in
stock at Healeys. (They were both right for my BT7).
It was an odd looking place.....I think it had been a cinema. Certainly
looked like one.
That would have been about 35 yrs ago, give or take.
I have a pile of invoices with my BN2 I bought. There is also an invoice
from Sports & Classics (Darien, Connecticut) from '78 for rear fenders for
$225 each. Would these be original fenders?
BTW, When did the spare parts from BMC became obsolete?
Thanks, Tadek
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