Hi,
Mine is from batch 5758 and was built on 10 Feb.'56 but has a higher vin
230802 and according to John Harper's list , the lowest body number recorded
12316 for that batch number.
Richard
BN2
Sent from Ricky's iPad
On Aug 23, 2011, at 20:43, "Rich Chrysler" <richchrysler at quickclic.net>
wrote:
> 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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