Gad--that's about 27,000 miles a year!! I don't even drive my BJ9 that
much.
> [Original Message]
> From: BJ8Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com>
> To: Healeys <healeys@Autox.Team.Net>
> Date: 1/7/05 2:10:07 PM
> Subject: High Mileage Healey
>
> Hello, Healeyphiles -
>
> Recently I received the e-mail pasted in below, and it made me wonder if
this
> might be the highest mileage Healey around. Anybody know of one that can
top
> it?
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC USA
>
> ---------------------------------
>
> I met you at the Virginia show this past October. My name is ______and I
was
> telling you about a 3000 I have worked on for over 30 years. You asked
for the
> id # and I forgot to send it. Sorry it took me so long to do this. The id
> number is, HBJ8L-37729. It is a black 1967 BJ8 that has over 972,000
miles on
> it. It is owned by ________who has owned it since 1968. He bought it with
> 12,000 miles on it and has driven the rest by himself. I have worked on
the
> car for over 30
> years now and have only driven it once. The first time I built the
engine, I
> removed the cushions and pedal extensions and test drove it. After that, I
> figured he knew enough about this car that I did not have to drive it
again.
> I have built the engine about every 300,000 miles except for the time he
> wanted to put a used engine in and only got about 70,000 miles out of it.
We
> got his original block back and rebuilt it. The trans and diff have been
> built only once in all those miles. The car has been wrecked at least 8
times,
> 3 of which should have been totals but he will not let it die. The
interior is
> getting it's fourth redo now. The car burned two years ago and I am just
> finishing it up. The fire was gas related and he put water to it and the
> flames came up thru the rust holes in the floorboards and burned the
> interior along with everything under the hood. This car has had a long and
> tiring life and should be put to sleep. It is now rough underneath due to
rust
> and flexing and the body is fair at best. Someone put an early shroud
> on it at one time, actually only the front portion of the shroud. They
then
> cut the parking lights off the original shroud and riveted and bondo'd
them
> on. His plans are to get a million miles on this car. If I can get it
finished
> before he dies. He keeps calling and asking if he will get to drive it
again
> before he dies. If you would like any more info, either email me or
> give a call at _____. I very seldom answer the phone but I do return
> messages. I work alone and just hate stopping what I am doing to answer.
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