Hey Steve, thanks for maintaining the register for BJ8's!
tom
> [Original Message]
> From: BJ8Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com>
> To: Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 3/9/05 5:45:29 PM
> Subject: More thoughts on registries
>
> Hello, Healeyphiles -
>
> While we're on the subject again, the thought occurs....
>
> I am very frequently contacted by new owners of BJ8s for any information
at
> all the BJ8 registry may have to help them trace the history of their
cars.
> Until the registry started trying to build a running ownership history for
> each car, there was very little that could be done to help them. There
was no
> central place for ownership history to be documented and preserved for the
> future, and state Departments of Motor Vehicles are (with the notable
> exception of North Carolina) generally unhelpful.
>
> Recently a friend provided me with a foot-high stack of old Chatter
magazines
> from the late '70s - early '80s. Imagine my frustration at reading the
> classifieds from those days that give all sorts of information about the
car
> for sale, EXCEPT for the VIN. Why leave that out? If the VIN were
> identified, then there would be some clue to the previous ownership
history of
> the car.
>
> Please, when you advertise your car for sale, include the VIN!
>
> Thanks for your kind attention....
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC
>
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