[Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: H-BT7-L/6722 CLARIFICATION)

[Mike Brouillette]

  I'm sorry, but isn't a valid question being asked?  When is a rebuilt Austin
Healey able to take the identity of another Austin Healey valid?   That also
leads to the stories of some 100S, if a couple parts of car X is used to build
car Y can the car owner now reregister his car as car Y?   Or like the Sunbeam
Tiger guys who deal with folks who convert an Alpine to a Tiger.  Dropping in
a period correct engine from a totaled car and other legitimate Tiger parts
doesn't make it a Tiger.  Ok, your car may stay in the family for some period,
but will most probably get sold to someone out here in the automotive world.
I'll tell you that, as an example, if I ever found out my 1959 BT7 was really
a BN4, a lawsuit would occur...

Mike Brouillette
Bedford, NH
1959 BT7
H-BT7-L/1281





From: I Erbs
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 12:51 AM
To: Mike Brouillette ; to Peter Schauss ; healey help
Subject: BT7 thread


Engine may not make a car, but I had no other way to get any info about my
BT7. no shock tower #, no chassis# no body #, just a 29D engine # as stated
before, sorry to recap for anyone who is still following along.
Trying tp rationalize the fact that the car is not a BN4! that car and engine
are history. The new body and donor engine are BT7. no Identifying #s came
with the new body. so I sent the engine# to BMHT to see what info would come
back.
Rick you are good at summarizing my emails maybe you can do a better job :)
So the only way to register my car correctly was as stated before. Not trying
to scam anyone. Car is going to my kids when I can no longer drive. History of
car will be documented as far as the last 35 years.
Will now thank all who had input and please reply off list to me personally as
we have used enough band width on this thread. Not trying to be snotty. I
would like to hear from anyone who has 6722 or from the 3000 registry keeper.
will post the BN4 # to the 100-6 registry so it can be tracked.

Thanks again to all who commented and made suggestions,
g-night,. or g'day which ever is correct.
cheers

Ira Erbs
 60 BT7 6722

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I Erbs
Portland, OR