Peter
It would help if we knew the batch and body number. Do you have this? If
it were a direct export to Australia then we might be able to match it
up with other Australian deliveries.
This looks very much like a 100 with a body much earlier than November
1954. For example are the bonnet or boot lid steel or aluminium?
An oval plate in the footwell does not sound right to me. I would have
expected a rectangular ivorine plate.
Regards
>
>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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