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Hello
An interesting question that doesn=E2=80=99t revolve around mechanical bits=
and pieces.
I don=E2=80=99t think anyone has a definitive answer to the question of cen=
tre-shift Mk2 BN7s. The numbers I quoted last night came from Original Aust=
in-Healey by Anders Ditlev Clausager which was published in 1990. Back then=
Anders was the archivist for the BMIHT and had access to all the build car=
ds and in writing the book would have gone through them all.
It=E2=80=99s interesting to note the numbers on page 90 of the book as whil=
e the cars for 1961 are bundled together, there is no differentiation betwe=
en side-shift to centre-shift in the 214 Mk2 BN7s built in that year. For 1=
962 there were 141 built and all these were fitted with centre shift gearbo=
xes with 12 built in RHD. Of the 12, nine stayed in the UK (five became Ral=
ly cars) and three exported. There are two in Australia (HBN7/18442 and HBN=
7/18884) with the former sold new here and the latter being a personal expo=
rt to New York for a member of the Australian consulate and eventual export=
to Australia. I As to the other one I think it went to New Zealand, but wa=
s recent sold back into the UK.
Bill Emerson=E2=80=99s book was first published in 2002 and the same figure=
s are mention as are in the Clausager book.
Yes the Mk2 Roadster didn=E2=80=99t sell all that well. Why? Probably becau=
se the news was out about the new rain-tight BJ7 was about to be release an=
d in fact the two models were built concurrently and would have been on som=
e showroom floors together. The other factor was that buyers had little peo=
ple and the selfishness of a two-seater car couldn=E2=80=99t be countered.
Unless someone is prepared to do what Clausager did and go through the buil=
d cards from November 1961 through to the last Mk2 Roadster, we are unlikel=
y to deduce an accurate figure of the number of centre-shift Mk2 Roadsters =
built.
Thank you for the brain exercising on a Sunday morning.
Hoo Roo
Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains, Australia
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nk=3D"#954F72"><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=
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</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Tim=
es New Roman","serif"'>An interesting question that doesn=E2=80=99t revolve=
around mechanical bits and pieces.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNorm=
al><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p><=
/span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman"=
,"serif"'>I don=E2=80=99t think anyone has a definitive answer to the quest=
ion of centre-shift Mk2 BN7s. The numbers I quoted last night came from <i>=
Original Austin-Healey</i> by Anders Ditlev Clausager which was published i=
n 1990. Back then Anders was the archivist for the BMIHT and had access to =
all the build cards and in writing the book would have gone through them al=
l.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Ti=
mes New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><s=
pan style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>It=E2=80=99s interestin=
g to note the numbers on page 90 of the book as while the cars for 1961 are=
bundled together, there is no differentiation between side-shift to centre=
-shift in the 214 Mk2 BN7s built in that year. For 1962 there were 141 buil=
t and all these were fitted with centre shift gearboxes with 12 built in RH=
D. Of the 12, nine stayed in the UK (five became Rally cars) and three expo=
rted. There are two in Australia (HBN7/18442 and HBN7/18884) with the forme=
r sold new here and the latter being a personal export to New York for a me=
mber of the Australian consulate and eventual export to Australia. I As to =
the other one I think it went to New Zealand, but was recent sold back into=
the UK.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-fami=
ly:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNor=
mal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Bill Emerson=E2=
=80=99s book was first published in 2002 and the same figures are mention a=
s are in the Clausager book.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><spa=
n style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span><=
/p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif=
"'>Yes the Mk2 Roadster didn=E2=80=99t sell all that well. Why? Probably be=
cause the news was out about the new rain-tight BJ7 was about to be release=
and in fact the two models were built concurrently and would have been on =
some showroom floors together. The other factor was that buyers had little =
people and the selfishness of a two-seater car couldn=E2=80=99t be countere=
d.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Ti=
mes New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><s=
pan style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Unless someone is prepa=
red to do what Clausager did and go through the build cards from November 1=
961 through to the last Mk2 Roadster, we are unlikely to deduce an accurate=
figure of the number of centre-shift Mk2 Roadsters built.<o:p></o:p></span=
></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","ser=
if"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-f=
amily:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Thank you for the brain exercising on a Su=
nday morning.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font=
-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DM=
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</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New=
Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span sty=
le=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Patrick Quinn<o:p></o:p></span=
></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","ser=
if"'>Blue Mountains, Australia</span><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span><=
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