Kevin, congratulations! A few days ago I just drove my BJ8 for the
first time - about 15 yards up and back through my garden as I have no
interior yet, seated on an empty plastic paint bin turned upside down.
Took me 6 years to get that far, and still a lot to do. But I must have
had the same triumphant feeling you undoubtedly had. Hope you will enjoy
the car for a large number of years.
Regards,
Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands
1964 BJ8 29432
Kevin wrote:
>Well after 4 years of ownership and thousands of hours I can finally say that
>the restoration is done. You know how that goes... It is never really done but
>done to a point that no one notices the little items that need to be
>finished.
>
>I drove the car during lunch just to show it off to some friends and am
>pleased with the responses I got from complete strangers. One gentlemen even
>asked me to pull over so he could take a better look. That was the first "I
>owned one of these" stories and I am sure not the last. It is amazing how this
>car not only brings out the kid in me but the kid in allot of people who see
>it.
>
>Thank you to the members of this list who have provided insight both directly
>and indirectly. The car turn out spectacular. My pride should be felt by the
>entire Healey community. (it takes a village)
>
>I know this list strips attachments but if any one is interested in a picture
>I will gladly email directly.
>
>Kevin Rogers
>Proud owner of my completed
>1959 Austin Healey 3000 MK1 BN7
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