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Interesting.
My BJ8 =E2=80=93 also a Golden Beige Metallic car / black trim, (late =
October =E2=80=9867 build), very likely had a painted front badge as =
well. The reason I say likely is that when I bought the car (in 1981) =
it had a cloisonne badge on it. The problem was that it was a 3000 MK II =
badge! I guess a previous owner did not like the =
=E2=80=98cheap=E2=80=99 look of the painted badge and grabbed what he =
could find. The badge was an original part =E2=80=93 not a repro, and =
was in excellent condition. Since I also owned a MK II tri-carb at the =
time, the badge was a welcome addition to the parts stock when I =
replaced the BJ8 badge with a not-too-bad reproduction.
When the car underwent it=E2=80=99s recently completed full restoration, =
a new repro (cloisonne) badge that was sourced from AH Spares =
approximately 6 =E2=80=937 years ago was installed. This badge is an =
excellent reproduction, and seems to be holding up quite well.
I guess it all depends when and where these things are sourced. Who =
knows.
Earl Kagna
Victoria, B.C.
BJ8, BT7 tri-carb
From: Deejay2650 .=20
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2016 7:10 AM
To: healeys@autox.team.net=20
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 3000 Mk III cloisonne front badge
Greetings from "Down Under"
G'day,
I don't want to appear as the 'fly in the ointment here', but would like =
to share my experience with you all.
My car was a mid 67 build (May '67) BJ8, Mk3 Phase 2, finished in =
'Golden Beige Metallic', black interior, with a bonnet badge finished in =
orange paint....and told this was the original finish for the period, as =
some were finished in cloisonne and some were in fact painted in late =
1967. (Source:The Original Austin Healey...Anders Ditlev Clausager)
To be blunt, I hated it....I thought it detracted from the overall look =
of the vehicle, and sought to look for a nicer solution....The badge on =
the car may or may not be the original bonnet badge (It will go with the =
Healey if I ever sell it) but I wanted a cloisonne badge to be seen as a =
celebration of the marque (Like Benson and Hedges...."When only the best =
will do, and isn't that all the time"?) as Stuart Wagstaff used to say =
in the TV ads, back in the cigarette days of advertising....
I purchased a cloisonne bonnet badge from AH Spares in England and it is =
just perfect and looks brilliant on the car, I couldn't recommend a =
better badge, the attention to detail is faultless; the chrome plating, =
perfect,and the fit....exactly the same as the original badge =
fitted..Price-wise, expensive, with the OZ exchange rate...yes, but =
worth every penny! =20
Darryl Ross
'67 Austin-Healey BJ8 Mk 111, Ph2
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<DIV>Interesting.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>My BJ8 =E2=80=93 also a Golden Beige Metallic car / black trim, =
(late October =E2=80=9867=20
build), very likely had a painted front badge as well. The =
reason I=20
say likely is that when I bought the car (in 1981) it had a cloisonne =
badge on=20
it. The problem was that it was a 3000 MK II badge! I guess a =
previous=20
owner did not like the =E2=80=98cheap=E2=80=99 look of the painted badge =
and grabbed what he=20
could find. The badge was an original part =E2=80=93 not a repro, =
and was in=20
excellent condition. Since I also owned a MK II tri-carb at the =
time, the=20
badge was a welcome addition to the parts stock when I replaced the BJ8 =
badge=20
with a not-too-bad reproduction.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>When the car underwent it=E2=80=99s recently completed full =
restoration, a new=20
repro (cloisonne) badge that was sourced from AH Spares approximately 6 =
=E2=80=937 years=20
ago was installed. This badge is an excellent reproduction, and =
seems to=20
be holding up quite well.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I guess it all depends when and where these things are =
sourced. Who=20
knows.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'; COLOR: =
#141100">Earl=20
Kagna<BR>Victoria, B.C.<BR>BJ8, BT7 tri-carb</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A =
title=3Ddeejay2650@gmail.com=20
href=3D"mailto:deejay2650@gmail.com";>Deejay2650 .</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 10, 2016 7:10 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dhealeys@autox.team.net=20
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Healeys] 3000 Mk III cloisonne front=20
badge</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Greetings from "Down Under"<BR></DIV>
<DIV>G'day,<BR></DIV>I don't want to appear as the 'fly in the ointment =
here',=20
but would like to share my experience with you all.<BR></DIV>My car was =
a <U>mid=20
67</U> build (May '67) BJ8, Mk3 Phase 2, finished in 'Golden Beige =
Metallic',=20
black interior, with a bonnet badge finished in <U>orange</U> =
paint....and told=20
this was the original finish for the period, as some were finished in =
cloisonne=20
and some were in fact painted in<U> late 1967</U>. (Source:The Original =
Austin=20
Healey...Anders Ditlev Clausager)<BR></DIV>To be blunt, I hated it....I =
thought=20
it detracted from the overall look of the vehicle, and sought to look =
for a=20
nicer solution....The badge on the car may or <U>may not</U> be the=20
<U>original</U> bonnet badge (It will go with the Healey if I ever sell =
it) but=20
I wanted a cloisonne badge to be seen as a celebration of the marque =
(Like=20
Benson and Hedges...."When only the best will do, and isn't that all the =
time"?)=20
as Stuart Wagstaff used to say in the TV ads, back in the cigarette days =
of=20
advertising....<BR><BR></DIV>I purchased a cloisonne bonnet badge from =
<U>AH=20
Spares </U>in England and it is just perfect and looks brilliant on the =
car, I=20
couldn't recommend a better badge, the attention to detail is faultless; =
the=20
chrome plating, perfect,and the fit....exactly the same as the original =
badge=20
fitted..Price-wise, expensive, with the OZ exchange rate...yes, but =
worth every=20
penny! <BR></DIV>Darryl Ross<BR></DIV>'67 Austin-Healey BJ8 Mk =
111,=20
Ph2<BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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