[Healeys] Austin Healey Radio?

[BJ8 Healeys]

Chris, I think it's amazing that anyone could buy a new Healey in England
and drive it to Australia.  I only wish it could have been me.
It's also very good that you have been able to get in touch with all
previous owners of your BJ8.  I also was able to do that, going back through
6 owners before myself, but that was in the days when anyone could get the
information from the local Department of Motor Vehicles.  Can't do that
anymore, so for BJ8s I'm trying to replace that resource by documenting the
individual ownership histories of as many cars as possible.  Most of that
information, of course, has to come from what the owners themselves know,
remember, or have documented someplace.  It would be a shame for anyone's
personal knowledge about the ownership history of their car to disappear
with them.
 
Another thought:  according to BMIHT, your car's destination from the
factory was Car Mart, Ltd., London.  Was John Sprinzel involved in Car Mart,
or perhaps did he get the car from Car Mart for Mr. Steil?
 
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666           
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC  USA
 
 
From: Chris Dimmock [mailto:austin.healey at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:35 AM
To: BJ8 Healeys
Cc: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Austin Healey Radio?
 
Yep. Ok. I'm wrong.
Geez. I probably shouldn't post stuff from my phone.
Some time i just abbreviate stuff far too much...
Ok. From my phone.....
I said
"I think it's pretty well a given that the factory didn't fit radios. 
That was a dealer land option."
I meant. I have a BJ8 - and specifically, I know it's ownership pretty 
intimately.
You are right Steve.
What I should of said was;
"Unless your factory build windscreen card says something different, 
then either:
You dont have a radio;
Or, a dealer fitted your radio.
Or some one else did, some time between it being sold and you buying it"
So I should have said
"I'd refer to the original invoice for the sale of your specific car 
for more information"
However......
I still think it's pretty amazing that at South African bought a 
Healey in England, from John Sprinzel, drove to Australia, and now I 
own it.
;-)
And both John sprinzel and Richard Steil are both still alive!
Chris