Steve, I said rivets below but I did not check before writing. I have now
checked and I have rivets with a dimple in the middle - definitely not Philips
or Cross screws. Thery look pretty old. They were not replaced in the recent
resto.
Robert N. Blair Yellow 65BJ8 rnbmail@yahoo.com
--- On Fri, 12/11/09, BJ8 Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com> wrote:
> From: BJ8 Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Chassis Numbers - Calif Reg...
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Date: Friday, December 11, 2009, 2:48 PM
> Normally (and as the cars left the
> factory) the VIN and body I.D. plates on
> a BJ8 are attached with screws, not rivets. I had one
> BJ8 owner tell me the
> DMV inspector refused to register his car because the VIN
> plate was attached
> with screws instead of with rivets as God intended.
> DMVs can be really
> lunkheaded sometimes, but I guess it depends on which state
> you happen to
> live in, or even which inspector you happen to draw at a
> given time.
>
> 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 Robert Blair
> Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 4:22 PM
> To: healeys@autox.team.net;
> Editorgary@aol.com
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Chassis Numbers - Calif Reg...
>
> Listers, My practical experience on a BJ8 reg at DMV:
>
> My car was off the road from about 91 [when it failed smog]
> until 2008 when
> the resto was finally done. Here is my case
> history...
>
> I pointed to the rivited ID plate on the bulkhead. He
> shined his flashlight
> and read the numbers to himself. I watched in silence
> expecting more
> questions. It matched the ID on the pink and the form
> I had filled out. He
> smiled and asked if I had restored the car - I said
> no. He said fine, and
> signed his paper and asked me to go back inside the DMV and
> collect my
> plates.
> I did.
>
> I left the DMV with the car, my new plates, and a
> smile. There was zero
> intent on the part of the DNV inspector to search for a
> chassis number
> stamped in the frame. He had probably never seen a
> Healey before, and was
> very happy with the riveted label
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