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It's not a question of every original number being intact, but of the =
integrity of the car itself. If it isn't important to you that a car =
has a different VIN number than when it left the factory, and maybe the =
body plate from another car entirely, then go ahead and buy it. But =
don't be surprised if when the time comes to sell it you have some =
potential buyers who are turned off when they find out the numbers and =
features of the car don't add up. Was it stolen at some point? Why did =
someone replace the plates? Is your car really a "Longbridge", or did =
someone replace the plates before you bought it and got the certificate =
for the current number that says it was? Yours may be legitimate, but I =
can tell you that a lot of BJ8 owners have been unpleasantly =
disappointed.
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For me personally, as the keeper of the BJ8 Registry and someone who is =
trying to determine the fate (existing or not) of all of the cars built, =
it's important to be able to identify each one unambiguously. My BJ8 =
has an alternator, non-original leather interior, dual fuel pumps, a =
modern radio, 3-point seatbelts, a Corvette Yellow over Black paint job, =
modern re-cored radiator, Mallory Dual-Point distributor, coolant =
overflow system, Lempert differential, etc., etc. so it isn't strictly =
as it left the factory. But it is a reliable long-distance driver that =
has carried me for 117K miles so far, including two round trips across =
the country, and it does have the same identity that it left the factory =
with (as well as all of the original serialized components). That's =
important to me, and a lot of other people who are trying to get their =
numbers corrected after they found out the car they thought they had is =
something else. Better to know up front what you're getting than to be =
disappointed later.
=20
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Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
AHCA Delegate at Large
Havelock, NC =20
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From: ruvino@ripnet.com [mailto:ruvino@ripnet.com]=20
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 3:57 PM
To: BJ8Healeys; 'John Davidson'; =
vintage_roadster_restoration@hotmail.com; Healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Barrett Jackson Las Vegas Auction Oct 13-15
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I wonder why anyone would want a Healey with every original number =
intact except a collector who probably doesn=E2=80=99t intend to drive =
the car.
I have a BN-4 Longbridge with concours interior, a BJ-8 modified engine =
a Lempert rear end, blisten shooks, electronic ignition etc etc which =
makes for a great driver. Anyone want the original shocks with the =
proper number for the original?
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vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans =
MS";color:#002060'>It's not a question of every original number being =
intact, but of the integrity of the car itself.=C2=A0 If it isn't =
important to you that a car has a different VIN number than when it left =
the factory, and maybe the body plate from another car entirely, then go =
ahead and buy it.=C2=A0 But don't be surprised if when the time comes to =
sell it you have some potential buyers who are turned off when they find =
out the numbers and features of the car don't add up.=C2=A0 Was it =
stolen at some point?=C2=A0 Why did someone replace the plates? =C2=A0Is =
your car really a "Longbridge", or did someone replace the =
plates before you bought it and got the certificate for the current =
number that says it was?=C2=A0 Yours may be legitimate, but I can tell =
you that a lot of BJ8 owners have been unpleasantly =
disappointed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans =
MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic =
Sans MS";color:#002060'>For me personally, as the keeper of the BJ8 =
Registry and someone who is trying to determine the fate (existing or =
not) of all of the cars built, it's important to be able to identify =
each one unambiguously.=C2=A0 =C2=A0My BJ8 has an alternator, =
non-original leather interior, dual fuel pumps, a modern radio, 3-point =
seatbelts, a Corvette Yellow over Black paint job, modern re-cored =
radiator, Mallory Dual-Point distributor, coolant overflow system, =
Lempert differential, etc., etc. so it isn't strictly as it left the =
factory.=C2=A0 But it is a reliable long-distance driver that has =
carried me for 117K miles so far, including two round trips across the =
country, and it does have the same identity that it left the factory =
with (as well as all of the original serialized components).=C2=A0 =
=C2=A0That's important to me, and a lot of other people who are trying =
to get their numbers corrected after they found out the car they thought =
they had is something else.=C2=A0 Better to know up front what you're =
getting than to be disappointed later.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic =
Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic =
Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic =
Sans MS";color:#002060'>Steve Byers</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00206=
0'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans =
MS";color:#002060'>HBJ8L/36666</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00206=
0'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>BJ8 =
Registry</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00206=
0'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans =
MS";color:#002060'>AHCA Delegate at Large</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00206=
0'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans =
MS";color:#002060'>Havelock, NC </span><span =
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0'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>=
</b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> =
ruvino@ripnet.com [mailto:ruvino@ripnet.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, =
September 08, 2016 3:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> BJ8Healeys; 'John Davidson'; =
vintage_roadster_restoration@hotmail.com; =
Healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Barrett Jackson =
Las Vegas Auction Oct 13-15<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I wonder why =
anyone would want a Healey with every original number intact except a =
collector who probably doesn=E2=80=99t intend to drive the =
car.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I have a BN-4 =
Longbridge with concours interior, a BJ-8 modified engine a Lempert rear =
end, blisten shooks, electronic ignition etc etc which makes for a great =
driver. Anyone want the original shocks with the proper number for the =
original?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>=
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