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Re: [Healeys] Early 3000 badging.

To: "'Jean Caron'" <vintage_roadster_restoration@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Early 3000 badging.
From: gradea1@charter.net
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 02:40:11 +0000 unDuo8rA3Z+WQhW18GlTKQdfkCRBBWqkhMPbgTYtC134ojuOupqvLs4DJJu9DELxWg/i01ADRLTMPCwNasikni8HDFbljn/OadebSeqxSJvGNP5F7hjk0kRY 2KCCWVxcjtEL+2JVF8PJlw==
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Folks- in order to interest the US buyer, BMC tried to show LHD cars=0Ai=
n their literature. Since they already had this stock photo for the=0Aho=
me market; they simply "flopped" (printing term) the picture to put=0Ath=
e steering wheel correct. They hoped you would not see the=0Aincorrectly=
 located badge or licence plate letters they obliterated.=0AThey would r=
ead backward...so would the hair part.=0A=0A=09The change point from 100=
-6 to 3000 was in March 1959 at Chassis=0ABN4/77766 and BN6/4650 into 30=
00 chassis 101. I'm sure they had a box=0Aof 100-6 badges and horn butto=
ns on the line and, knowing the fugal=0ABritish, they kept installing th=
em on grilles and steering wheels=0A"until the stock was exhausted" (USE=
). That terminology is in their=0Aparts books. Who knows what cars origi=
nally got those items? Surmise=0Athe March build date listed on your BLM=
 certificate would be the best=0Aindicator of badge overflow. Hank (heal=
eyhelper.com)=0A=0A=09-----------------------------------------From: "Je=
an Caron" =0ATo: "Michael Salter", "healeys@autox.team.net"=0ACc: =0ASen=
t: Tuesday March 10 2020 6:42:58PM=0ASubject: Re: [Healeys] Early 3000 b=
adging.=0A=0A=09Michael, =0A=0A=09While I do no own a 3000, I have a 100=
-6 BN6 and cannot comment on=0Awhat the owners will find, it appears tha=
t the factory did not bother=0Athemselves too much with that. Here is th=
e proof, Publication 1733, a=0Apamphlet advertising the new Austin Heale=
y 3000 has two 100-6 in the=0Aphoto. You can clearly see, under magnifyi=
ng glass, that the flash on=0Athe grille of TYV818 is a 100-6, while the=
 car in the foreground well,=0Ayou cannot tell but the rear reflectors a=
re of the bullet types, found=0Aonly on the 100-6. =0A=0A=09And here to=
 make matter even more interesting, I also included=0APublication 1405 f=
or the Austin Healey 100 Six and the cover photo has=0Athe extremely rar=
e 100-6 with the door lock on the right side and the=0Aflash badge on th=
e right hand side too, try to find one of these?=0AInside the pamphlet h=
ere is a car of the same colour as the one on the=0Acover, in front of t=
he same house, same people in the car although it=0Aappears that the guy=
 parted his hair on the other side on the second=0Aphoto and suddenly th=
e steering wheel is on the other side, isn=E2=80=99t=0Athat amazing? =0A=
=0A=09Jean =0A=0A=09FROM: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net=
] ON BEHALF OF=0AMichael Salter=0A SENT: Wednesday, 11 March 2020 8:36 A=
M=0A TO: healeys@autox.team.net=0A SUBJECT: [Healeys] Early 3000 badging=
. =0A=0A=09Here is one for the early 3000 owners.  =0A=0A=09I'm working=
 on some corrections in the Concours Guidelines and trying=0Ato get conf=
irmation of something that is stated within them.  =0A=0A=09The Guidelin=
es state "On the BN4, the front grille flash had the=0Anumber "6" in a c=
ircle cast into the badge following the "100". This=0Abadge may also hav=
e been used on some of the first 340 BT7/BN7s=0Aproduced in 1959".  =0A=
=0A=09This means that some of the first 3000's would could have had 100/=
6=0Abadging and, in the interests of accuracy, we need to have this=0Aco=
nfirmed. =0A=0A=09When the 3000 was introduced there was a lot of razzma=
tazz and hoopla=0Aabout the "new and improved" engine. =0A=0A=09Consider=
ing this from the perspective of a buyer of a new 3000 I can=0Aonly imag=
ine that he/she would be incensed if the car was delivered=0Awith 100/6=
 badging!!  =0A=0A=09Does anyone out there have an early 3000 with origi=
nal 100/6 badging?=0A=0A=0A=09Thanks for taking the time to read this.=
 =0A=0A=09Michael Salter =0A=0A=09Concours Guidelines Committee.     =0A=
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<html><body>Folks- in order to interest the US buyer, BMC tried to show=
 LHD cars in their literature. Since they already had this stock photo f=
or the home market; they simply "flopped" (printing term) the picture to=
 put the steering wheel correct. They hoped you would not see the incorr=
ectly located badge or licence plate letters they obliterated. They woul=
d read backward...so would the hair part.<p>The change point from 100-6=
 to 3000 was in March 1959 at Chassis BN4/77766 and BN6/4650 into 3000 c=
hassis 101.&nbsp; I'm sure they had a box of 100-6 badges and horn butto=
ns on the line and, knowing the fugal British, they kept installing them=
 on grilles and steering wheels "until the stock was exhausted" (USE).&n=
bsp; That terminology is in their parts books. Who knows what cars origi=
nally got those items?&nbsp; Surmise the March build date listed on your=
 BLM certificate would be the best indicator of badge overflow. Hank (he=
aleyhelper.com)<br><br><div class=3D"reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----=
------------------------------------</p>From: "Jean Caron" <vintage_road=
ster_restoration@hotmail.com><br>To: "Michael Salter", "healeys@autox.te=
am.net"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Tuesday March 10 2020 6:42:58PM<br>Subject: Re:=
 [Healeys] Early 3000 badging.<br><br>=0A<meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Typ=
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=0A--></style>=0A=0A<div class=3D"WordSection1">=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal=
">Michael,</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">While I do no own a 3000, I have=
 a 100-6 BN6 and cannot comment on what the owners will find, it appears=
 that the factory did not bother themselves too much with that. Here is=
 the proof, Publication 1733, a pamphlet advertising the new=0A Austin H=
ealey 3000 has two 100-6 in the photo. You can clearly see, under magnif=
ying glass, that the flash on the grille of TYV818 is a 100-6, while the=
 car in the foreground well, you cannot tell but the rear reflectors are=
 of the bullet types, found only=0A on the 100-6.</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoN=
ormal">And here to make matter even more interesting, I also included Pu=
blication 1405 for the Austin Healey 100 Six and the cover photo has the=
 extremely rare 100-6 with the door lock on the right side and the flash=
 badge on the right hand side=0A too, try to find one of these? Inside t=
he pamphlet here is a car of the same colour as the one on the cover, in=
 front of the same house, same people in the car although it appears tha=
t the guy parted his hair on the other side on the second photo and sudd=
enly=0A the steering wheel is on the other side, isn=E2=80=99t that amaz=
ing?</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>=0A<p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal">Jean</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><img width=3D"1092" height=3D=
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<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-AU" styl=
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pan></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-=
size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><=
span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&q=
uot;,sans-serif"> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]=0A<b>O=
n Behalf Of </b>Michael Salter<br>=0A<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 11 March 20=
20 8:36 AM<br>=0A<b>To:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br>=0A<b>Subject:</b>=
 [Healeys] Early 3000 badging.<o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal"><span lang=3D"EN-AU" style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;T=
imes New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>=0A<div>=0A<div>=
=0A<p><span lang=3D"EN-AU" style=3D"font-family:&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot=
;">Here is one for the early 3000 owners.=0A<o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A<p>=
<span lang=3D"EN-AU" style=3D"font-family:&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;">I'm=
 working on some corrections in the Concours Guidelines and trying to ge=
t confirmation of something that is stated within them.=0A<o:p></o:p></s=
pan></p>=0A<p><span lang=3D"EN-AU" style=3D"font-family:&quot;Comic Sans=
 MS&quot;">The Guidelines state "On the BN4, the front grille flash had=
 the number "6" in a circle cast into the badge following the "100". Thi=
s badge may also have been used on some of the first 340 BT7/BN7s produc=
ed=0A in 1959".<o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A<div>=0A<p><span lang=3D"EN-AU"=
 style=3D"font-family:&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;">This means that some of=
 the first 3000's would could have had 100/6 badging and, in the interes=
ts of accuracy, we need to have this confirmed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A=
<p><span lang=3D"EN-AU" style=3D"font-family:&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;">=
When the 3000 was introduced there was a lot of razzmatazz and hoopla ab=
out the "new and improved" engine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A<p><span lang=
=3D"EN-AU" style=3D"font-family:&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;">Considering t=
his from the perspective of a buyer of a new 3000 I can only imagine tha=
t he/she would be incensed if the car was delivered with 100/6 badging!!=
=0A<o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A<p><span lang=3D"EN-AU" style=3D"font-family=
:&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;">Does anyone out there have an early 3000 wit=
h original 100/6 badging?<o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A<p><span lang=3D"EN-AU=
" style=3D"font-family:&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;">Thanks for taking the=
 time to read this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A<p><span lang=3D"EN-AU" styl=
e=3D"font-family:&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;">Michael Salter<o:p></o:p></s=
pan></p>=0A<p><span lang=3D"EN-AU" style=3D"font-family:&quot;Comic Sans=
 MS&quot;">Concours Guidelines Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>=0A</div>=
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