Rich, recently someone submitted the details of their BJ8 to the registry
and I recognized that the body number did not match the VIN. However, I
also had information on another BJ8 whose body number did not match the VIN,
but the body tag DID belong to the first car. Subsequent investigation
determined that both cars had spent some time in the same repair shop (now
defunct) in the 1990s.
The registry made it possible for the first car to get back its original
body number plate. Things like that can only happen if there is a central
location for the details of as many cars as possible to act as a
clearinghouse. Because the I.D. plates were only installed with screws,
there has been ample opportunity for many cars to lose their true
identities, and there are a LOT of BJ8s out there in that boat. The BJ8
registry has been able to correct the misidentifications in 20 or so cases
over the last 10 years.
By the way, if anyone out there owns HBJ8L/38868, I have your original body
number plate, which was the one installed on the first car. How do I know
this? Because as BJ8 registrar I have access to the BMIHT archives to match
the body and chassis numbers.
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC USA
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Rich C
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 10:00 PM
To: Healeys
Subject: [Healeys] Hundred on Ebay #130306970927
Hello all,
Was just checking out a Hundred on Ebay and found that it's not what it
would
seem at first. This car has the chassis number of an approx. Nov. '55 BN2,
but
the body number tag is from a March '55 BN1.
Checking further, there is a good under frame shot clearly showing the
torched
out lines of the original BN1 gearbox mounting and a cobbled mount for the 4
speed box's stay rod. Looking back at the number tags more closely, I
believe
the batch/body tag to be original and undisturbed, while the obviously
replaced chassis number tag has the tell tale evidence of different
replacement screws. Hmmmm, I wonder what her BN1 number really is. Of course
it could be checked with BMIHT when needed.
This Hundred Registry data certainly is useful to identify things like this.
Rich Chrysler
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