[Healeys] Final / Part3 - Resto of BJ8 32038 - AH Mag Jan 2009.

[John Soderling]

Robert,
Congratulations!   I saw your beautiful yellow BJ8 at the Brisbane Brit Car 
Show and as a winner at the California Autumn Classic.  Great looking ride. 
Look forward to the magazine article.
Vrooom vrooom,
John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Blair" <rnbmail at yahoo.com>
To: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Cc: "Paul Schwartz" <lucashly at comcast.net>; "Gary Anderson" 
<editorgary at aol.com>; "Tom Collins" <collinsclassics at comcast.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:50 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Final / Part3 - Resto of BJ8 32038 - AH Mag Jan 2009.


> Hi Listers,
>
> Some of you may remember that I authored Parts 1 and 2 of my slow (over 10
> years now) resto of BJ8 32038 and which was published in Austin Healey
> Magazine in issues 4-5/2005 and 7/2005 respectively.  Back in those good 
> old
> days, most articles were in B/W - not the full color we enjoy today.
>
> Well, I still own the car and things have been moving along - slowly of
> course.  But 32038 is now back on the road at last in a brand new livery - 
> and
> looks just great - I think.  When new, she was Healey blue/blue.  When I
> bought her in 1989, she was blotchy spray-can green/tan - really bad and
> sliding downhill.  Now she is fresh, yellow/dark red, and ready for a new 
> life
> here on the  N. Calififornia roads.
>
> The new January issue of Austin Healey Magazine has 32038 on the cover, 
> and
> the final / Part 3 of the resto article on page 8 for those of you that 
> have
> been patiently following the saga.  I hope you enjoyed the journey - I 
> did.
>
> My thanks to Reid Trummel who published the first 2 parts as prior Editor, 
> and
> to Gary Anderson who kindly published the third part as current Editor.
>
> Anyone wishing to contact me on 'stuff' - 408-221-5244 / RNB at ix.netcom.com
>
> Robert N. Blair  Yellow 65BJ8  rnbmail at yahoo.com