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Re: [Healeys] BJ8 at RM Hershey auction

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 at RM Hershey auction
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 04:18:39 -0700
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The car at Hershey's color is stated to be 'champagne' in the 
description; is this the same as MGB (doesn't look like it to me)?

Bob


On 10/15/2018 7:16 PM, Deejay2650 wrote:
> G'day all,
> My BJ8 was factory finished in Metallic Golden Beige (Code BG19) with 
> a build date of late April early May 1967 according to my BMIHT 
> Certificate and has a black interior.
> According to Anders Ditlev Clausager's book "Original Austin-Healey", 
> Metallic Golden Beige is a rare colour, that I am led to believe to be 
> only applied to the 1967 BJ8's, with the MGB/Red interior being the 
> rarest of all. Steve Byers, please chime in mate if I am wrong.
> If this info is correct, any BJ8 in MGB that is NOT a '67 model then 
> it is not the original colour.
> Cheers,
> Darryl Ross
> HBJ8L/41258
> Wagga Wagga NSW
> Australia
>
>


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    <p>The car at Hershey's color is stated to be 'champagne' in the
      description; is this the same as MGB (doesn't look like it to me)?</p>
    <p>Bob<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/15/2018 7:16 PM, Deejay2650
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        <div>G'day all,</div>
        <div>My BJ8 was factory finished in Metallic Golden Beige (Code
          BG19) with a build date of late April early May 1967 according
          to my BMIHT Certificate and has a black interior.</div>
        <div>According to Anders Ditlev Clausager's book "Original
          Austin-Healey", Metallic Golden Beige is a rare colour, that I
          am led to believe to be only applied to the 1967 BJ8's, with
          the MGB/Red interior being the rarest of all. Steve Byers,
          please chime in mate if I am wrong.</div>
        <div>If this info is correct, any BJ8 in MGB that is NOT a '67
          model then it is not the original colour.</div>
        <div>Cheers,<br>
        </div>
        <div>Darryl Ross</div>
        <div>HBJ8L/41258</div>
        <div>Wagga Wagga NSW<br>
        </div>
        <div>Australia<br>
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