[Healeys] Pedigrees of a different sort

[Leonard Hartnett]

JR:  I am the third owner of my BJ8.  I purchased the car in England and 
know who I bought it from and some of that history.  Many years ago, I tried 
to obtain information on the first owner through the Royal Automobile Club 
(RAC) without success.  I know from the Heritage document that this Healey 
was purchased as a "personal export car, home delivery" ("home" meaning 
England, I believe) and "dispatched to (dealer)" on March 16, 1967.  In 
fact, the original owner took it to Spain which explains why it is left-hand 
drive.  Although he loved the car, being "physically challenged", it turned 
out to be impractical so he returned it to England  in 1969 and traded it in 
for something more suitable for him.  A friend knew I was looking for a 
Healey and sent me a classified ad that led me to the second owner.  Steve 
Byers, BJ8 Registrar, tried to track down information on the original owner 
through his contacts in England but that search also proved fruitless.

I feel that I am almost its 'original' owner since at the time I acquired it 
in 1970, it had gone through two owners in three years yet had just 14,640 
miles on the odo.  Today, the odo is nearing 175,000 miles.

(The Other) Len
Vacaville,  California,  USA
1967 3000 MKIII, HBJ8L39031


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <spyderweb at uwalumni.com>
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Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 1:40 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Pedigrees of a different sort


> While most current Healey owners go to great lengths to determine the
> original "as built" specifications of their cars, I'm curious as to
> whether most folks attempt to reconstruct the car's ownership history
> -- who owned it, and when, and other information.
>
> Just wondering,
>
> JR Hill
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