G'day Derek
I am familiar with the car as the owner has corresponded with me over the
last few years. He has sent me lots of photos and asked for information
about my car.
Honestly we do not know the number of BN3s built. What we do know is that
mine is BN3/1 and the car owned by Julian Aubanal is BN3/4. Logic tells us
therefore that there must be a BN3/2 and BN3/3. However some things will
always defy logic.
I have letters from both Geoff and Brian Healey about my car and Julian's.
We also know that OAC 1 is very similar in its construction to mine, except
for the coupe body. Perhaps that's BN3/2 or BN3/3?
My personal opinion about the car for sale? It certainly spent some time at
the BMC experimental department and who knows what happened there? Whether
it spent any time at the DHMC? I doubt it, but who knows.
The portholes in the front guards???? More Buick than Silverstone. The two
types in the Silverstone are far more discreet.
Perhaps we will know with the passage of time.
Hoo Roo
Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Derek Job
Sent: Wednesday, 21 October 2009 4:47 AM
To: Forum
Subject: [Healeys] 100-Six Protoype for sale!?! 70,000 pounds
Hi all,
I attach a link to an ad for the sale of a '100-Six Protoype'. The car is
being sold by Murray Scott-Nelson a well known UK Healey dealer. The car is
supposedly based on a BN1 that was extensively modified by the experimental
department and then according to its Heritage Certificate was sold new as a
prototype BN4 in October 1956.
I have never heard of such a car before and would be interested in hearing
the views of the experts out there. The car is obviously different from
Patrick's BN3, but there were supposedly four BN3 chassis of which only two
are known to exist, both featured in Bill Emerson's book, one being Patricks
of course.
Any chance this is one of the other two?
Link is
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C119111/
cheers
Derek
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