Dash or no dash in Austin Healey

[AUSMHLY]

When is the dash inserted between Austin Healey.
I've seen Austin-Healey and Austin Healey.

Example, my 64 BJ8 front badge has Austin Healey.
Some of the earlier cars have a Austin-Healey.

When referring to the car(s), do we write Austin-Healey or Austin Healey?

Any backstory on the dash?

 

[Keoke]

When referring to the car(s), do we write Austin-Healey or Austin Healey?


Don't talk about "Heeel-Lee" just drive em OK---Keoke :laugh:

 

[HealeyRick]

The hyphen was deleted on the BJ-8 as a cost-cutting measure to counteract the price of the walnut dash. Either that, or U.S. safety standards forced the removal so that it wouldn't impale pedestrians struck in a crosswalk. Can't remember which :crazy:

 

[martx-5]

Hyphen Dash left the company in '63, and that's when they eliminated it. :laugh:

 

[nevets]

When I saw the subject line for this post I thought it was going to be something about modifying a Healey by eliminating the dash...couldn't imagine where all the gauges and switches would end up?

 

[Cottontop]

My Healey has the dash from a 1969 Opel GT. I have more gauges and switches than ever.

Tim