[Healeys] Yellow BJ8

[BJ8Healeys]

Of 7,085 cars currently included in the BJ8 registry (not all of them have
colors recorded), there are only 8 that are documented as Primrose and none
of them are documented as original Primrose cars.  11 are "yellow".  One is
yellow over white, and one (mine!) is yellow over black.


Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC  USA

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces+sbyers=ec.rr.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+sbyers=ec.rr.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Robert
Blair
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 10:59 PM
To: rnblair at yahoo.com; sebring at illawarra.hotkey.net.au
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Yellow BJ8

Hello,  My 65 US car 32038 is not an original yellow - it was Healey Blue
originally as shown by the sheet.  It was a crapy spray can BRG when I got
it
with a plastic tan interior.  Now it is a bit more yellow that Primrose
yellow, with a dark red leather interior.  It will have 5 inch chrome dayton
wheels.

I have authored the first two parts to the resto article which have been
published in the healey mags - the third is coming in the fall as the car is
finishing up.  Not a concours job - just a very nice driver - for example it
has a push button starter on the dash, front fender vents, and the rear is
lowered to BJ7 appearance.  Will look nice - I think.

   Robert N. Blair  65 Yellow BJ8  rnbmail at yahoo.com
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> Yellow BJ8's are quite rare on the ground but back in
> the dim dark ages the
> very second issue of the British magazine 'Thoroughbred
> and Classic Cars'
> featured a yellow BJ8 on the cover. At that time 1972 ?
> Healeys were not
> featured in many mags. especially not front cover colour
> shots.
> First issue had an MG.TC on the cover. Where are they now?
> Joe