[Healeys] Misleading Barrett Jackson promo material on BJ8

[BJ8 Healeys]

I'm afraid my comment was misinterpreted, John.  Barrett-Jackson is a
business that is into the cars only for a profit and could not be expected
to care which car is which or to know about the Healey registries.  I wasn't
saying B-J should check with the registries about the provenance or validity
of a car; but anyone who is interested in buying a BJ8 should be aware of
the registry and should check to see if there is any record of the car.
Whoever bought that Sage Green BJ8 a couple years ago for 100K+ might have
been interested to know before they laid out their money that the original
car with that VIN was parted out, with only the I.D. plates retained.  Of
course, you know that Healeys are not in the Car Fax system.
My only criticism of B-J is that they do not identify by VIN the cars they
have up for auction.  That may not be a significant issue for most
people/prospective buyers, but I think it should be.  A VIN gives a car a
history, especially if there is a registry that tracks them through the
years.

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC  USA


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From: John Sims [mailto:ahbn6 at verizon.net]
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 12:59 PM
To: 'BJ8 Healeys'; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Healeys] Misleading Barrett Jackson promo material on BJ8

Yes, but who outside of the Healey fraternity knows about the registries.
And, even if BJ knew about it, would they check or would they just try to
pump the car up for a profit? Rather than to blame BJ I would blame Tanner
for turning out cars that are not correct but passing them off as such.

John Sims, BN6
Aberdeen, NJ
 
http://www.healey6.com


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From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of BJ8 Healeys
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 12:26 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Misleading Barrett Jackson promo material on BJ8

Jim, I would hope that anyone who was ready to shell out big bucks for an
"authentic" Metallic Golden Beige car (or any other BJ8 for that matter)
might check in with the BJ8 registry first.  The registry has the VINs, body
numbers, and engine numbers for all of the original MGB cars, as well as
records for 7,204 total BJ8s.
Too bad Barrett-Jackson doesn't see the need to give the identification of
the cars in their description.

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC

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