Steve: With all those 6s in your VIN could we say that the devil is in the
details?
(The Other) Len
Fairfield, CA, USA
1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031
----- Original Message -----
From: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers at ec.rr.com>
To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 5:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] RE vin plates on ebay
> With a screw-on VIN plate, obviously it is pretty easy to change VINs/body
> numbers from one car to another. Unless there is a database of information
> available that includes the original body number (or engine number) for a
> given chassis, or the ability to compare one car with another near its
> chassis number, it isn't likely that a change can be recognized. However,
> for BJ8s there is such a database. During the last 20 years, with the help
> of several good people, the BJ8 Registry has been able to document original
> manufacturing details for thousands of cars and currently has an accounting
> for more than half of the total cars built (8,969). So, anyone contemplating
> buying a BJ8 who wants to know whether the car has its original integrity or
> not should check with the registry.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> AHCA Delegate at Large
> Havelock, NC
>
>
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