Curt - there are actually 2 versions of the first issue that I am know that
are in existence.
1 - publication No. 996, with this publication number printed on the inside of
the front cover, and on the title page with the date September 1953 there is
the word PUBLICATION but no number. More importantly, on the contents page
there is the Austin-Healey '100' Erratum page 20 Publication No. 996 sticker
2 - publication No. 996, with this publication number printed on the inside of
the first blank page of the book, facing the title page. This title page is
the same as the first version.
This version does not have the Erratum sticker
Which one of these would you be interested in for your collection?
jim lesher
> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:33:58 -0700
> From: cnaarndt at gmail.com
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] BN2 Original Owners Handbook, NOT
>
> Listers,
>
> Hopefully, no one is bidding on this BN2 *REPRODUCTION* owners handbook.
> Especially when you can buy the same reprint new for less than $25.00.
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Austin-Healey-100-owners-handbook-_W0QQcmdZVie
wItemQQhashZitem1c1ae08e24QQitemZ120710008356QQptZMotorsQ5fManualsQ5fLiteratu
re
>
> Here is the message I sent to the seller...
>
> *Hi,
>
> I hope that you will print this, but this is NOT an original Austin Healey
> 100 (BN2) owners handbook, but rather common reproduction (reprint of the
> Dec. 1955 BN2 manual) that shows some wear. These are available new and in
> perfect condition daily on eBay. To your credit, these are accurate
> reproductions, however not perfect reproductions. The difference is that on
> the original cover, the wings on the bottom are all gold and the Austin
> Healey script is red.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Curt Arndt
> Chairman, Austin Healey Concours Committee *
>
> If anyone would like to see pictures of original owners handbooks, I have
> five of the six handbooks for the BN1/2, all in excellent condition, with
> two being NOS. The only one I'm missing is the first one, No. 996 from
> 1953. Anyone have one for sale?
>
> Curt
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