I have also been following this with interest. Is this not being made
more than
it should? Tom Kovac's Number 29 car is a replica, albeit made from
"original"
parts and is not claimed to be anything more. An original Healey that has
had body
panels, sheet metal, engine, etc. replaced with approved after market or
"spare"
original parts, is still the same car. The car number and body number
plate on the firewall
state such. Even if you took the firewall from a totaled car, along with
other salvageable
parts, and put it on a new frame, it would still be the "original" car
and would be titled as such.
The only place I can think of that has numbers belonging to the original
car are the overdrive
and gearbox. The engine number plate can be replaced. In Joe's case I
would start with the
plate (engine and body) numbers and built the car from there. Of course
the other topic that
could be threaded is the wisdom in parting out salvageable cars from a
finite source.
Doug
'56 BN2
On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 06:19:44 -0700 (PDT) jomar healey <ah53@yahoo.com>
writes:
> I've been folllowing this thread with interest. I
> currently own the following:
> BN7 or maybe BN6 body more likely BN7 (disc brakes)
> BJ8 engine block either 1963 or 1964
> Tricarb setup on engine
> Engine tag from a BT7
> So here are some questions:
> Can I find the real VIN on the shock tower or does
> that only work for BJ8's?
> I'm also open to suggestions as to what to use for
> registration purposes ie a BN number from a destroyed
> car - the car is a 2 seater, or take the easy route
> and just stay with the BT7 number.
> BTW the car is fondly know as "The Mutant" and when
> done will have AC, positive ground, a real radio and a
> hardtop if I can ever find one. Completion date is
> scheduled for AHSTC Encounter 2006.
>
> Joe
> BN1 #923
> '67 BJ8
> BN? "The Mutant"
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