That's why some of us are so grateful for your help.At one time I was worried
that my car could have been one of those mongrels, but we eventually pieced
together the mystery...I just wish I had the original speedometer in kilometres!
Stephen
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> On Feb 7, 2016, at 7:34 PM, Tom Felts <tomfelts@windstream.net> wrote:
>
>
> Then with that reasoning it is safe to say that most Dispicable BJ 8,s are
> suspicous.
>
> J8Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com> wrote:
>
> =============
> Tom, when you have seen as many BJ8s worldwide as I have that have lost their
> original identities, you have to be suspicious of any car that has anomalies
> with the identity plates. There are an incredible number of owners who have
> cars like that and don't even know it because they don't recognize the VIN
> plate as a reproduction, that the body number plate is for a second car, the
> engine serial number is missing, the number on the shock tower is a third
> car.....
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> AHCA Delegate at Large
> Havelock, NC USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Felts [mailto:tomfelts@windstream.net]
> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2016 8:43 AM
> To: BJ8Healeys; healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Interesting comment from a dealer
>
> I certainly agree with THIS car, but Hopefully this won't lead to a general
> suspicion of all BJ8's. I can tell you on mine that at its' early age it was
> stolen in Boston. It was found several years later on the back streets of
> Boston and the VIN plate had been removed and replaced by a homemade strip of
> Al with "3000" etched in it. I bought the car 36 years ago and had the proper
> VIN traced using the other car numbers, which were intact. I then had it
> registered in Indiana using the original VIN #. (all this info was supplied
> to Steve by me when I allowed him to add my car to his BJ8 list).
>
> I have had the "originality" of my car questioned once (and no offense Steve,
> by Steve) because the VIN had been replaced.
>
> When you consider that ----
> 1. The car is exactly as described in the Heritage Cert.
> 2. It was shipped to Boston as new.
> 3. It was stolen in Boston.
> 4. It was found in Boston.
> 5. It was Healey Blue
> 6. All other car numbers corresponded to the VIN# supplied by the Heritage.
> 7. There has never to my knowledge been any other car registered or
> attempted to be registered using my VIN.---in the 36 years I have owned it.
>
> There then is no question about the proper VIN and other numbers for my BJ8.
>
> I believe there have been any number of reasons why VIN plates have been
> removed and replaced on these cars, so just because they have, doesn't, by
> itself, place suspicion on them. Some have been replaced because they were
> unreadable. You must look at the overall history, car type vs parts, other
> numbers, etc.
>
> I just hope when info is given out from info we supply about our cars to the
> various lists, that there are no "conclusions" given out unless the keeper of
> the lists is absolutely sure of what he says, and refers the potential buyer
> to the owner.
> tom
>
>
>
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