Steve -
That's a very common tactic anywhere outside of the United States. When I
brought my BJ8 to Hong Kong, I was prepared to register it as a Sprite to
avoid excessive import duties (100% of estimated value!!!), but thankfully I
found a loophole and was able to register it as a BJ8 without paying too
much in duty.
Unfortunately, there is a liter based annual registration fee here, so the
2.9 liters does cost more to register every year versus a 1275 sprite, but
that's immaterial! At least I'm under the next cuttoff of 3.0 liters...
didn't bother to tell them I have .40 over pistons which probably puts it at
3 liters...
Cheers,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 1/24/06, BJ8Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Or, like one Phase 1 BJ8 car now in Sweden with a Phase 2 BJ8 engine: use
> the engine number to get the certificate, use the certificate to create
> body
> and VIN plates to match.....voila, your Phase 1 now is registered with a
> Phase 2 number.
>
> Who would ever notice, except maybe the registry guy?
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Richard Bittmann
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 10:58 AM
> To: Rich C; caws52803@aol.com; healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Heritage Certificate vs Originality
>
>
> Speaking of giving bad ideas, if you are a criminal, then why not
> counterfeit the entire car. Build from all new parts and then counterfeit
> the certificate of a obscure destroyed car. All the dead horses could
> come
> mback to life!! Richard Bittmann BJ7 Tacoma
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>
>
> > Jeez Rudy, don't give them any more ideas than they already
> have!!!<grin>
> > Rich C.
>
> > Subject: Heritage Certificate vs Originality
> >
> >>I would think in this day of exotic copy machines and computer 'cut &
> >>paste' that someone hasn't already doctored their Certificate to
> represent
> >>the current color of their car.
> >> Rudy Streng
> >> Lenoir, NC
> >> 57 BN4
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