Dang!
-----Original Message-----
From: Guy R Day [mailto:grday@btinternet.com]
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 7:28 PM
To: BJ8 Healeys; healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Reno Red - revisit
I would query February 29th 1957. It was not a leap year, February ended on
the 28th.
Guy R Day
----- Original Message -----
From: "BJ8 Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Reno Red - revisit
> Hi, Alan -
>
> I have copies of BMIHT certificates for 661 BJ8s. For some cars, I have
> multiple certificates issued for the same car at different times with
> different information. So, I have ample evidence that there are errors on
> the certificates far too frequently for the price they are asking for them
> now.
>
> However, I'm not sure if you are considering a build date of 27 February
> and
> a date when the car left the factory of 29 February as in conflict. The
> certificates (for BJ8s, anyway) designate the build dates as the dates
> between "Off Body Line" and "Off Finishing". There is another date not
> given on the certificates ("Date Advised") which I interpret as the date
> that Production notified the next department (Shipping?) that the car was
> ready to go. The actual "Despatch" date could be the same date as the
> "build" date, or several days, weeks, or months later. It's possible that
> your car's build date ("Off Finishing") was 27 February, but the date if
> left the factory ("Despatch date") was 29 February.
>
> Happy Healeying!
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC USA
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