32600 was built in August or September 1965. The title and/or registration
"year" of a BJ8 is essentially meaningless since, as Randy says, those
numbers are all over the place. If 32600 was typical, then it was sold
originally as a '66. After 45 years, it could be anything. Seems like most
of the cars for sale are advertised as 67's, since many people think that is
the most desirable "year", and once they got the double indicator lights the
cars are pretty much identical from one year to the next anyway.
The only valid question is, what is the build date of a car?
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC
From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Randy Hicks
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 12:36 PM
To: Dick Matson
Cc: AustinHealey List
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fw: 2.6 engine rebuild
It can jump all over the place, especially CA cars.
My BJ8, #28576, built Sept. '64, is registered as a '66 because it never
sold
until Jan. '66. Therefore, it was registered as a '66 in CA.
Randy
Randy Hicks
www.austinhealey100m.com
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