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Re: [Healeys] Number of cars BN1 -BJ8 still out there

To: "'Graeme Molony'" <gmolony1@bigpond.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Number of cars BN1 -BJ8 still out there
From: Henry G Leach via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:08:00 +0000 f4Efo+nGNO2HAoHM7AcvpyHg8CFX09eBV6ZMpIbNWzS1y0XqYtZDIpYtUIUinkSnRUdltOgW7cNzoBAUMBwpaOm9is+/6ardR25NOEYgj2MJnhJnxIEEHTSd
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Can you believe it- that was a 1967 Golden Beige with just 800 MILES=0Ao=
n the odo!!! Photo taken at a junk yard in Rochester, N.Y. in 1967.=0ASu=
ch a waste. Don't have the vin Steve.43---- Hank=0A=0A=09---------------=
--------------------------From: "Graeme Molony" =0ATo: gradea1@charter.n=
et, healeyguy@aol.com=0ACc: healeys@autox.team.net=0ASent: Wednesday Feb=
ruary 10 2021 10:16:33PM=0ASubject: Re: [Healeys] Number of cars BN1 -BJ=
8 still out there=0A=0A   Jeez Hank   The BJ8 looks easily restorable pa=
rticularly down here=0Ain Aust. Just a bit of a cut and polish and away=
 you go.   Wouldn=E2=80=99t=0Abe scrapping it in any event   Graeme M (=
 BJ8 )      =0A       FROM: gradea1@charter.net SENT: Thursday, February=
 11, 2021=0A12:35 PM TO: 'healeyguy@aol.com' CC: 'healeys@autox.team.net=
' SUBJECT:=0ARe: [Healeys] Number of cars BN1 -BJ8 still out there     =
  Say,=0APerry- I am keeping track for the 1st year's production: 1274 c=
ars in=0A1953. I have about 300 accounted for, but no one knows just how=
 many=0Aof those original BN1s are still on the road. If there is 500, t=
hat=0Awould be amazing considering how much abuse these cars took over t=
he=0Ayears.   I have been compiling the list for years but just can't ge=
t=0Athe cooperation of the community to come forward with their=0Ainform=
ation. I relied on healeydata.com for some of the listings, but=0Athat l=
ist too is poorly attended and dated.   If you know of any of=0Athese ca=
rs from chassis #138031 to 150363 please have them go to the=0Awebsite:=
 healeyhelper.com and fill in the form to list their vehicle.=0AI am get=
ting some assistance from British Heritage Museum.   Currently=0Awe have=
 9 Healey Registries listed in Austin-Healey Magazine, monthly=0Afrom bo=
th clubs, but I do not know how complete their lists are. There=0Aare le=
ss than 200 of the original 640 100-Ms accounted for. Check with=0ASteve=
 Byers as to how many BJ8 might still be around. Lots of=0Aattrition the=
re.   Regards, Hank=0A=0A=09----------------------------------------- Fr=
om: "healeyguy--- via=0AHealeys"=0A To: "healeys@autox.team.net"=0A Cc:=
=0A Sent: Wednesday February 10 2021 3:01:39PM=0A Subject: [Healeys] Num=
ber of cars BN1 -BJ8 still out there=0A=0A Listers Had a thought today,=
 after a brisk walk in the snow, about=0Ahow many of the approximately 7=
2,000 big Austin Healeys built are=0Astill out there. Anyone keeping up=
 with the registry folks for a=0Acurrent count? Perry    =0A------------=
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<html><body>Can you believe it- that was a 1967 Golden Beige with just 8=
00 MILES on the odo!!! Photo taken at a junk yard in Rochester, N.Y. in=
 1967. Such a waste. Don't have the vin Steve.43---- Hank<br><br><div cl=
ass=3D"reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------=
------</p>From: "Graeme Molony" <gmolony1@bigpond.com><br>To: gradea1@ch=
arter.net, healeyguy@aol.com<br>Cc: healeys@autox.team.net<br>Sent: Wedn=
esday February 10 2021 10:16:33PM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Number of ca=
rs BN1 -BJ8 still out there<br><br>=0A<div dir=3D"ltr">=0A<div style=3D"=
font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;">=0A<div>Jeez Hank</div>=
=0A<div>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div>The BJ8 looks easily restorable particularly=
 down here in=0AAust. Just a bit of a cut and polish and away you go.</d=
iv>=0A<div>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div>Wouldn=E2=80=99t be scrapping it in any e=
vent</div>=0A<div>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div>Graeme M ( BJ8 )</div>=0A<div>&nbs=
p;</div>=0A<div style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;=
">=0A&nbsp;</div>=0A<div style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color=
:#000000;">=0A<br>=0A&nbsp;</div>=0A<div style=3D"font-size:small;text-d=
ecoration:none;font-family:Calibri;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font=
-style:normal;">=0A<div style=3D"font:10pt tahoma;">=0A<div>&nbsp;</div>=
=0A<div style=3D"background:#f5f5f5;">=0A<div><b>From:</b> <a title=3D"g=
radea1@charter.net">gradea1@charter.net</a></div>=0A<div><b>Sent:</b> Th=
ursday, February 11, 2021 12:35 PM</div>=0A<div><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"h=
ealeyguy@aol.com">'healeyguy@aol.com'</a></div>=0A<div><b>Cc:</b> <a tit=
le=3D"healeys@autox.team.net">'healeys@autox.team.net'</a></div>=0A<div>=
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Number of cars BN1 -BJ8 still=0Aout there<=
/div>=0A</div>=0A</div>=0A<div>&nbsp;</div>=0A</div>=0A<div style=3D"fon=
t-size:small;text-decoration:none;font-family:Calibri;font-weight:normal=
;color:#000000;font-style:normal;">=0ASay, Perry- I am keeping track for=
 the 1st year's production:&nbsp;=0A1274 cars in 1953.&nbsp; I have abou=
t 300 accounted for, but no one=0Aknows just how many of those original=
 BN1s are still&nbsp; on the=0Aroad. If there is 500, that would be amaz=
ing considering how much=0Aabuse these cars took over the years.=0A<div>=
&nbsp;</div>=0A<div>I have been compiling the list for years but just ca=
n't get=0Athe cooperation of the community to come forward with their=0A=
information. I relied on healeydata.com for some of the listings,=0Abut=
 that list too is poorly attended and dated.</div>=0A<div>&nbsp;</div>=
=0A<div>If you know of any of these cars from chassis #138031 to=0A15036=
3 please have them go to the website: healeyhelper.com and=0Afill in the=
 form to list their vehicle. I am getting some=0Aassistance from British=
 Heritage Museum.</div>=0A<div>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div>Currently we have 9 H=
ealey Registries listed in Austin-Healey=0AMagazine, monthly from both c=
lubs, but I do not know how complete=0Atheir lists are.&nbsp; There are=
 less than 200 of the original 640=0A100-Ms accounted for. Check with St=
eve Byers as to how many BJ8=0Amight still be around. Lots of attrition=
 there.</div>=0A<div>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div>Regards, Hank<br><br><div class=
=3D"reply-new-signature"></div>=0A<p>-----------------------------------=
------</p>=0AFrom: "healeyguy--- via Healeys"<br>=0ATo: "healeys@autox.t=
eam.net"<br>=0ACc:<br>=0ASent: Wednesday February 10 2021 3:01:39PM<br>=
=0ASubject: [Healeys] Number of cars BN1 -BJ8 still out there<br><br><di=
v style=3D"color:#000000;font:10pt arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">=0A<di=
v>Listers</div>=0AHad a thought today, after a brisk walk in the snow, a=
bout how many=0Aof the approximately 72,000 big Austin Healeys built are=
 still out=0Athere.&nbsp;=0A<div>Anyone keeping up with the registry fol=
ks for a current count?=0A<div>Perry</div>=0A</div>=0A</div>=0A</div>=0A=
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