Gentlemen,
BN2L 230436 is a bit out of sequence compared to most others around it, but
so are a few others. Batch 5758 began showing regularly about 20th February
'56. However various other similar instances where this took place can be
found by looking at some cars that were out of sequence such as:
BN2L 230343 apparently built January '56 from Batch 5758 Body 12550
BN2L 230241 being from Batch 5758, Body 12471 listed as built 23 Feb.'56
while all the chassis numbers built around these cars are from Batch 5690
and were built around early to mid January '56.
It will always be a mystery as to why some cars can be weeks or months out
of normal sequence. Reasons varied from waiting for a specific trim colour,
to specially ordered components that took the car off the line for
installation, or perhaps the opposite such as a special order for some
person who saw it pushed through to completion a.s.a.p.
Rich Chrysler
Hundred Registrar
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at
autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Randy Hicks
Sent: 2011-08-23 10:18
To: mike brooks
Cc: Healeys
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Number next to mine (BN2)
Hi Mike, interestingly I have BN2L 230368 (b. 1/19/56) & BN2L 230707 (b.
2/3/56) and both cars have a batch number of 5690. What is yours? Body
numbers
are 11937 & 12206.
The batch & body numbers seem way out of sequence on this car. I do realize
that they did jump around some. I do believe that the Vin plate on this car
is
also a replacement. Seems very odd to me.
Also interestingly, this is the 2nd BN2 offered by a UK seller in the last
month that the vin number has never shown up before. And both out of
California.
Maybe Rich C. has some insight.
Randy
On Aug 23, 2011, at 9:00 AM, mike brooks wrote:
> The car for sale on this link www.kentcarcollection.com/info.php?id=764 is
> BN2L 230436 and mine is 437. I don't think 436 is on any of the 100 lists.
> Rgds
>
> Mike Brooks
> '56 BN2
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