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Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 on Bring A Trailer
From: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2016 08:22:19 -0400
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In addition to using the body plate from another car and missing its =
engine serial number plate, some other features of the car make me doubt =
that it is really 41060.  It has the two studs for the rear attachment =
of seatbelts, rather than the single stud I would expect to see on a car =
as late as 41060 (and which began to appear consistently around chassis =
37XXX).  The engine valve cover has the riveted metal plates, rather =
than the typical stickers of cars with engines from around chassis =
37XXX.

=20

Steve Byers

HBJ8L/36666

BJ8 Registry

AHCA Delegate at Large

Havelock, NC =20

=20

=20

From: HealeyRick [mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com]=20
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2016 8:10 PM
To: BJ8Healeys
Cc: Healeys
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 on Bring A Trailer

=20

Hard to believe they haven't changed the listing from a BJ7 to a BJ8 =
yet.  It was advertised in January for $53K US:  =
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Austin-Healey-3000-/331747112049?nma=3Dtrue =
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Austin-Healey-3000-/331747112049?nma=3Dtrue=
&si=3DkQdRxGtx7FSQ4bqA%252B0FM3fnwPeI%253D&orig_cvip=3Dtrue&rt=3Dnc&_trks=
id=3Dp2047675.l2557> =
&si=3DkQdRxGtx7FSQ4bqA%252B0FM3fnwPeI%253D&orig_cvip=3Dtrue&rt=3Dnc&_trks=
id=3Dp2047675.l2557

=20

On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 9:59 AM, BJ8Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com> wrote:

If it matters to any potential buyer, the BJ8 is using a body number =
plate
from another car about ten thousand chassis numbers earlier than the VIN
claimed, and the engine serial number plate is missing.  The text says =
the
engine "is believed to be original", but with a missing tag there is no =
way
to verify that, no matter what is "believed".

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
AHCA Delegate at Large
Havelock, NC=20





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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'>In =
addition to using the body plate from another car and missing its engine =
serial number plate, some other features of the car make me doubt that =
it is really 41060.=C2=A0 It has the two studs for the rear attachment =
of seatbelts, rather than the single stud I would expect to see on a car =
as late as 41060 (and which began to appear consistently around chassis =
37XXX).=C2=A0 The engine valve cover has the riveted metal plates, =
rather than the typical stickers of cars with engines from around =
chassis 37XXX.<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>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><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&nbsp; </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 =
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0'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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MS";color:#002060'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div =
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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"'> =
HealeyRick [mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October =
28, 2016 8:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> BJ8Healeys<br><b>Cc:</b> =
Healeys<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] BJ8 on Bring A =
Trailer<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Hard to =
believe they haven't changed the listing from a BJ7 to a BJ8 yet.&nbsp; =
It was advertised in January for $53K US: &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Austin-Healey-3000-/331747112049?nma=
=3Dtrue&amp;si=3DkQdRxGtx7FSQ4bqA%252B0FM3fnwPeI%253D&amp;orig_cvip=3Dtru=
e&amp;rt=3Dnc&amp;_trksid=3Dp2047675.l2557">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-=
Austin-Healey-3000-/331747112049?nma=3Dtrue&amp;si=3DkQdRxGtx7FSQ4bqA%252=
B0FM3fnwPeI%253D&amp;orig_cvip=3Dtrue&amp;rt=3Dnc&amp;_trksid=3Dp2047675.=
l2557</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On Fri, =
Oct 28, 2016 at 9:59 AM, BJ8Healeys &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:sbyers@ec.rr.com"; =
target=3D"_blank">sbyers@ec.rr.com</a>&gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>If it matters to any =
potential buyer, the BJ8 is using a body number plate<br>from another =
car about ten thousand chassis numbers earlier than the VIN<br>claimed, =
and the engine serial number plate is missing.&nbsp; The text says =
the<br>engine &quot;is believed to be original&quot;, but with a missing =
tag there is no way<br>to verify that, no matter what is =
&quot;believed&quot;.<br><br>Steve Byers<br>HBJ8L/36666<br>BJ8 =
Registry<br>AHCA Delegate at Large<br>Havelock, =
NC&nbsp;<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>
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