The UJB cars are well documented (and recapped by heritage and Geoff Healey
and Bill Woods) to have been "built" at Healey in Warwick.
Here are 54 FAC and %^ FAC in 1963 with no recesses for the lights:
ewilkins.com/wilko/healeys/54FAC_1963_Sebring.jpg
...and 54 FAC again with the shroud clearly showing a 1963 Sebring Healey with
no recess for the lights:
ewilkins.com/wilko/healeys/54_fac_no_lights.jpg
The 1964 Car (one) is seen in deail at this link and did have the lights
recessed into the shroud:
www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/1146876,114/1964-Austin-Healey-3000-MK-III_pho
to.aspx#photo
On Dec 8, 2013, at 2:23 AM, J & L Armour wrote:
> Blokes
> A subject dear to me
>
> First of all what do we all mean by 'the works'?
>
> Jensen was the 'works' that Healeys were made at, less engine,gearbox and
> wheels (see the pics available on some magazines/books)
>
> MG Competition Dept later to become BMC Competition Dept. builder of
'works'
> rally cars
>
> MG Assembly line where the bits supplied by BMC that were missing when the
> assembled chassis and interior was delivered from Jensen ( six at a time on
> the back of a car transporter.) Standard production car 'works'
>
> Rally Healeys were built at the BMC Comps Dept and owned by MG Car Co.
>
> Sebring UJB141, 142,143 and 144 were I think built at BMC Comps.
>
> The BJ.7 1963 and 1964 cars were built at the Donald Healey Motor Co
Warwick
> 'works' and owned by Healeys and fitted with a 'HEALEY' chassis plate.
>
> My car the last, a BJ.8, was identified on the HEALEY chassis plate as :
> TYPE -- GT
>
> Aux. lights were actually the fog type lens. Bodies were the same as the
> clear lens 'driving' light
>
> The BJ.7 lights were mounted with the single rear hollow bolt standard on
> these Lucas lights and the shroud had a recessed bowl to recess the body of
> the light.
> My BJ.8 has the same light but it is mounted direct to the shroud without
> the recess.
>
> Remember that these Sebring cars were built as long distance, lightweight
> circuit racers. I think DAC953C is just on the tonne in weight. No wood
> dash or centre console, no door window glass or interior door trim. At
> least the 1963 & 64 cars were without overdrive but DAC953C has it although
> Geoff Healey could not remember if that was the case for Sebring 12 Hours
>
> I am pleased to say that I have had DAC953C since 1977 when I rang a USAF
> Major in London and he sent the car out from Mountain Home Idaho. In those
> days there was virtually nothing in print about these cars. Probably as
they
> were not part of the BMC publicity chain as much as other brands in the
> group. One of the 1963 cars was used widely in a Champion spark plug advert
> in the motoring press of the day.
>
> Sorry about the lecture.
> Joe
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