Hello Peter,
I would tend to agree with your research about the features on this car.
However, there have been widely varying discrepancies regarding the
introduction of these rear reflectors and the placing of the "Austin of
England" badges. This car may well be one that had been delayed for some
reason during it's build time, and was finally off the end of the line
(applying a much later unified chassis and engine base 6 digit number of
221569) than these body features would otherwise have had.
As we have read, the introduction of the rear reflector pods was to stay
within the U.K. laws that dictated rear reflectors were required from
October of '54 on all new vehicles.
As for the Austin of England boot lid badge, I have records of the odd one
applied well into early December of '54, though the Austin Healey badge was
installed in normal production from early September of '54.
Can you please send me all the other information and owners information so
we can enter it into the Hundred Registry?
Thanks so much.
Rich Chrysler
Hundred Registrar
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From: "Peter Linn" <greylinn@ozemail.com.au>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 5:58 AM
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] BN1 changes
> G'day list
>
> I've been doing a bit of work recently on a BN1 bought by an acquaintance
> here
> in Brisbane. The car is chassis no. BN1/221569, and the Heritage
> certificate
> puts it as a Nov 1954 build. It has the oval, metal chassis plate attached
> to
> the LH footwell trim panel which, according to Anderson & Moment's book,
> is
> right for that period. However, the car has no reflector pods on the rear
> shroud, nor any evidence of them being fitted. Also it has the "Austin of
> England" rather than "Austin Healey" boot badge. Both of these features
> should, according to the restoration book, be present on a Nov 1954 car.
> Anyone got any ideas?
>
> Cheers
>
> Peter Linn
> Brisbane Oz
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