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[Healeys] RE vin plates on ebay

Subject: [Healeys] RE vin plates on ebay
From: sbyers at ec.rr.com (BJ8Healeys)
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 08:53:52 -0400
References: <004e01d2ef62$d24d23f0$76e76bd0$@rr.com> <20170627152737.TQ2CB.9648.root@pamxwww01-z01>
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  


-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Felts [mailto:tomfelts at windstream.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 3:28 PM
To: BJ8Healeys; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] RE vin plates on ebay

And with a screw on VIN plate, how can one ever be sure?

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---- BJ8Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com> wrote: 



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