Hello John; You are quite right. Although an official publication from
BMC, I certainly would not take it as gospel. We know that what should have
happened on the production line and what actually happened tended to be two
entirely different stories. What is interesting is that at the bottom of the
Austin Service Journal bulletin [A/421 dated August 11, 1961] for the BN1 & BN2
fender opening there is a note that it ... * Cancels article in Volume 26,
Body, page 3 (dimensions revised). Was this an indirect admission about their
level of precision in publishing measurements ? J
Bulletin Date BN1 BN2
August 30, 1956 9 7 >
August 11, 1960 9 = 9
For your interest, a copy of A/421 is attached.
--Scott Morris; Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; '60 MkI BN7 & '62 MkII BT7
John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk> wrote: << Dear Scott It is interesting
to note that BMC did not appear to be very precise themselves when it came to
publishing measurement. In Austin Service Journal - Volume 26 BODY 3 - dated
August 30 1956 these measurements were given as 9" for BN1 and 7 3/4" for BN2.
These earlier measurements were a bit closer to the actual measurements but
clearly were just a general indication to bring out the fact that the wings
(fenders) were different. >>
J. Scott Morris - Keep Smiling, Murphy Lives
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