Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey/Morris connection?

From: Patrick & Caroline Quinn via Healeys <[email-masked]>
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Hello

The horizontal grille was a BMC corporate requirement to be fitted to as ma=
ny models from around 1956.

As to the additional tractor seats, I=E2=80=99m afraid it had nothing to do=
 with a Jensen design, although they did modify the first car to see if it =
would work. That vehicle has the standard AH 100 wheelbase and after it was=
 realised that only legless dwarves would fit, was the decision made to str=
etch the production 100/6 by two inches.

That car now sits in my garage. Our 100 BN3 besides being a six-cylinder pr=
ototype was also the first Austin-Healey to be fitted with the extra seats.=
 The attached photo might be of interest as it shows the rough and ready wa=
y this was done.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn

Blue Mountains, Australia

From: Healeys [mailto:[email-masked]] On Behalf Of Henry G =
Leach via Healeys
Sent: Friday, 2 October 2020 4:05 AM
To: 'Michael Salter'
Cc: 'healeys'
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey/Morris connection?

Ah, the wavy grille.  This was designed by Eric Neele, engineer at Jensen, =
to be used on the first 100-6 body produced by Jensen. The powers to be wan=
ted a departure from the 100 vertical bars and Neele came up with this look=
, and the tractor seats, to be installed in the 4-place Healey BN4 (a misno=
mer as the "N" stands for two seat roadster). (photo)

As you know over the years the vertical treatment came back to represent th=
e original Healey look. As Michael indicates, the parts bins had lots of th=
ose grilles, and they got used as standard equipment on many models from BM=
C. Hank

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From: "Michael Salter via Healeys" 
To: [email-masked]
Cc: "healeys"
Sent: Thursday October 1 2020 10:49:58AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey/Morris connection?

Hi Peter, as I understand it the "wavey" grill bars were part of a "rationa=
lization" drive initiated under Len Lord's management. 

All sorts of parts were redesigned to allow for the use of component parts =
to be used across many models.

M

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nk=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'f=
ont-size:11.0pt'>Hello<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span styl=
e=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><sp=
an style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>The horizontal grille was a BMC corporate req=
uirement to be fitted to as many models from around 1956.<o:p></o:p></span>=
</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>=
</span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>As to the =
additional tractor seats, I=E2=80=99m afraid it had nothing to do with a Je=
nsen design, although they did modify the first car to see if it would work=
=2E That vehicle has the standard AH 100 wheelbase and after it was realise=
d that only legless dwarves would fit, was the decision made to stretch the=
 production 100/6 by two inches.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>=
<span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMso=
Normal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>That car now sits in my garage. Our=
 100 BN3 besides being a six-cylinder prototype was also the first Austin-H=
ealey to be fitted with the extra seats. The attached photo might be of int=
erest as it shows the rough and ready way this was done.<o:p></o:p></span><=
/p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><=
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font-size:11.0pt'>Blue Mountains, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=
=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><=
div><div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt =
0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:=
10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-U=
S style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys [ma=
ilto:[email-masked]] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Henry G Leach via =
Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 2 October 2020 4:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Micha=
el Salter'<br><b>Cc:</b> 'healeys'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Healey/=
Morris connection?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o=
:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><br>Ah, the wavy grille.&nbsp; This=
 was designed by Eric Neele, engineer at Jensen, to be used on the first 10=
0-6 body produced by Jensen. The powers to be wanted a departure from the 1=
00 vertical bars and Neele came up with this look, and the tractor seats, t=
o be installed in the 4-place Healey BN4 (a misnomer as the &quot;N&quot; s=
tands for two seat roadster). (photo)<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNorm=
al><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>As you know over th=
e years the vertical treatment came back to represent the original Healey l=
ook. As Michael indicates, the parts bins had lots of those grilles, and th=
ey got used as standard equipment on many models from BMC. Hank<o:p></o:p><=
/p><p>-----------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMs=
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ys&quot; <br>To: [email-masked]<br>Cc: &quot;healeys&quot;<br>Sen=
t: Thursday October 1 2020 10:49:58AM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey/Morr=
is connection?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Hi Peter, as I under=
stand it the &quot;wavey&quot; grill bars were part of a &quot;rationalizat=
ion&quot; drive initiated under Len Lord's management.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>=
<div><p class=3DMsoNormal>All sorts of parts were redesigned to allow for t=
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From: Peter Dzwig via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2020 18:37:10 +0100

Thanks, Patrick.

I note the ironic use of the phrase "extra seats"! It is amazing what
Health and Safety would let you do then! ;-) - or was it just British
irony?

The car looks magnificent.

Peter

On 02/10/2020 13:56, Patrick & Caroline Quinn via Healeys wrote:
> Hello
> 
>  
> 
> The horizontal grille was a BMC corporate requirement to be fitted to as
> many models from around 1956.
> 
>  
> 
> As to the additional tractor seats, I’m afraid it had nothing to do with
> a Jensen design, although they did modify the first car to see if it
> would work. That vehicle has the standard AH 100 wheelbase and after it
> was realised that only legless dwarves would fit, was the decision made
> to stretch the production 100/6 by two inches.
> 
>  
> 
> That car now sits in my garage. Our 100 BN3 besides being a six-cylinder
> prototype was also the first Austin-Healey to be fitted with the extra
> seats. The attached photo might be of interest as it shows the rough and
> ready way this was done.
> 
>  
> 
> Hoo Roo
> 
>  
> 
> Patrick Quinn
> 
> *From:*Healeys [mailto:[email-masked]] *On Behalf Of
> *Henry G Leach via Healeys
> *Sent:* Friday, 2 October 2020 4:05 AM
> *To:* 'Michael Salter'
> *Cc:* 'healeys'
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Healey/Morris connection?
> 
>  
> 
> 
> Ah, the wavy grille.  This was designed by Eric Neele, engineer at
> Jensen, to be used on the first 100-6 body produced by Jensen. The
> powers to be wanted a departure from the 100 vertical bars and Neele
> came up with this look, and the tractor seats, to be installed in the
> 4-place Healey BN4 (a misnomer as the "N" stands for two seat roadster).
> (photo)
> 
>  
> 
> As you know over the years the vertical treatment came back to represent
> the original Healey look. As Michael indicates, the parts bins had lots
> of those grilles, and they got used as standard equipment on many models
> from BMC. Hank
> 
> Hi Peter, as I understand it the "wavey" grill bars were part of a
> "rationalization" drive initiated under Len Lord's management. 
> 
> All sorts of parts were redesigned to allow for the use of component
> parts to be used across many models.
> 
>  
> 
> M
> 
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