[Healeys] Car Numbers and body numbers

Alan Seigrist healey.nut at gmail.com
Sat Jul 16 23:09:13 MDT 2011


Yes, apparently my 100 is equipped with 16" rims and Wilmot Breeden
window lifts.  It's nice having the window lifts, but there's no
window to lift unfortunately.

On 7/17/11, BJ8 Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com> wrote:
> At the BMIHT archives in Gaydon, the records are in two formats:  the
> microfiche of the original build cards used by the archive staff to produce
> the certificates, and in "ledger books".  The microfiche is available only
> to the staff, but if prior arrangements are made the public is given access
> to the ledger books.  As I understand it, the ledger books were transcribed
> by hand from the build cards at some later date after production.  I am
> personally only familiar with the records for BJ8s, but the data given in
> the ledger books is not always the same as what is in the microfiche
> records.  For example, in the ledger books are recorded milestone dates in
> the production process for each car:  Off Trim Line, Off Body Line, Off
> Test, Off Rectification, Off Finishing, and Date Advised.  The build dates
> given on the certificates are only from Off Trim Line to Off Finishing.
> "Destination" in the ledger books for cars shipped to the USA is frequently
> only given as "USA" or "East Coast USA", while the certificates for the same
> cars usually give the actual Port of Entry:  Philadelphia, Jacksonville,
> etc.
>
> I was only able to spend one day in the archives, but I went prepared with
> forms that I spent eight full hours filling in from the ledger books for
> BJ8s.  I also have a friend in England who researches for me there several
> times a year.  The data we have collected on thousands of cars over the last
> 8 years  also serves as a check against the data on certificates, which
> frequently have mistakes on them.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666	
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC USA
>
>
> Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 12:20 PM
> To: richchrysler at quickclic.net; healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Car Numbers and body numbers
>
> Rich, Geno,
> If you ever have the chance to visit BMIHT at Gaydon/UK you can have a look
> in
> the production book for the 100s to see at which place it came out of the
> production line. But I think you need to go there and can`t get this
> information by phone or mail.
>
> Josef Eckert
> Konigswinter/Germany
>
> PS: I have spent hours to brouse through the books as I thought I could find
> more information to my cars as stated in the Heritage Certificate. But
> what`s
> stated in the Certificate is all they have.
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