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Graeme,
In the book Austin-Healey A celebration of the fabulous "Big" Healey by Bil=
l Piggott he writes on page 79 about the "Rare disc braked 100-Six" The aut=
hor even owned one of these cars in the mid-1980's.
He also claims that there were 50 or so cars equipped with Dunlop disc brak=
es all around, sometimes in the autumn of 1957. These cars were built aroun=
d the time that the Austin-Healey production was being transferred from Lon=
gbridge to Abingdon and that apparently the brake conversion was performed =
by the Healey factory at Warwick.
He further adds that Tommy Wisdom 1957 Mille Miglia 100-Six (UOC741) had Du=
nlop discs fitted all round, so presumably these cars carried a development=
of that car's braking system.
Jean
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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Graeme Molony <=
molony@dodo.com.au>
Sent: December 17, 2015 1:27 AM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Was the BN4 Ever Delivered New with 4 Wheel Disc Brakes
Good morning guys
I want to throw a cat amongst the pigeons for your consideration/advice.
Up until yesterday I believed that the only Healey's to ever come out with =
disk brakes prior to there introduction on
the 3000 MK 1 was on the 100S model and possibly a few Specials
Trawling the net yesterday to see if I could find the contact details for a=
Healey guy I came across a posting buy
Joe Jarrick the 100 S guru who lives here in Aust.that indicates that there=
were a least 40 late 1957 BN 4's maybe
even 50 that were produced at either Warwick or maybe Longbridge that were =
equipped with 4 Wheel Disk Brakes
prior to leaving the factory. It also appears that a conversion kit was ava=
ilable from the dealers at the time
A quick look through a number of the usual reference books that I have inc=
luding Geoff Healey's and Bill Emerson's
books and Roger Moments Restoration Guide makes no reference to there ever =
being a 100/4 with disk brakes as
standard equipment
What say you, does anyone know anything about this claim and maybe there ar=
e a few more secrets out there we
don't know about
The web site in question including some photo's of several supposedly origi=
nal disk braked cars is as follows
www;healeysix.net/DiscBrakes.htm
Look forward to your comments
Graeme M
BJ8
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<p>Graeme,</p>
<p>In the book Austin-Healey A celebration of the fabulous "Big" =
Healey by Bill Piggott he writes on page 79 about the "Rare disc brake=
d 100-Six" The author even owned one of these cars in the mid-1980's.
<br>
</p>
<p>He also claims that there were 50 or so cars equipped with Dunlop disc b=
rakes all around, sometimes in the autumn of 1957. These cars were built ar=
ound the time that the Austin-Healey production was being transferred from =
Longbridge to Abingdon and that
apparently the brake conversion was performed by the Healey factory at War=
wick. <br>
</p>
<p>He further adds that Tommy Wisdom 1957 Mille Miglia 100-Six (UOC741)&nbs=
p;had Dunlop discs fitted all round, so presumably these cars carried a dev=
elopment of that car's braking system.</p>
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<p>Jean <br>
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bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Graeme Molony <molony@dodo.com.a=
u><br>
<b>Sent:</b> December 17, 2015 1:27 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Was the BN4 Ever Delivered New with 4 Wheel Disc =
Brakes</font>
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<div>Good morning guys</div>
<div> </div>
<div>I want to throw a cat amongst the pigeons for your consideration/advic=
e.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Up until yesterday I believed that the only Healey’s to ever com=
e out with disk brakes prior to there introduction on
</div>
<div>the 3000 MK 1 was on the 100S model and possibly a few Specials</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Trawling the net yesterday to see if I could find the contact details =
for a Healey guy I came across a posting buy</div>
<div>Joe Jarrick the 100 S guru who lives here in Aust.that indicates that =
there were a least 40 late 1957 BN 4’s maybe</div>
<div>even 50 that were produced at either Warwick or maybe Longbridge that =
were equipped with 4 Wheel Disk Brakes</div>
<div>prior to leaving the factory. It also appears that a conversion kit wa=
s available from the dealers at the time</div>
<div> </div>
<div>A quick look through a number of the usual reference books that =
I have including Geoff Healey’s and Bill Emerson’s</div>
<div>books and Roger Moments Restoration Guide makes no reference to there =
ever being a 100/4 with disk brakes as
</div>
<div>standard equipment</div>
<div> </div>
<div>What say you, does anyone know anything about this claim and maybe the=
re are a few more secrets out there we
</div>
<div>don’t know about</div>
<div> </div>
<div>The web site in question including some photo’s of several suppo=
sedly original disk braked cars is as follows</div>
<div> </div>
<div><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"3">www;healeysix.net/DiscBrakes.htm</f=
ont></div>
<div><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"2"></font> </div>
<div>Look forward to your comments</div>
<div><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"3"></font> </div>
<div>Graeme M</div>
<div>BJ8<br>
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