[Healeys] RM Auction Monterey - 3 Healeys for sale

[BJ8 Healeys]

I believe to most people, "numbers matching" means that the car has its
original serialized components that were in the car when it left the
factory.  Whenever someone recreates the serial number plates to match the
certificate, then the car may appear to the uninformed to be "numbers
matching" but it may not be, really.  This might be a good marketing
approach, but it isn't really kosher, in my book.  

Again, I frequently hear from people who have bought a BJ8 and submitted its
details to the registry, only to find out that all (or all but one) of the
identity plates are aftermarket recreations, not originals.  And frequently,
checking the number on the shock tower, the gearbox, or rear axle reveals
another car entirely.  These owners are usually not happy to hear that,
probably because they were told it was "numbers matching" and believed in
the classical definition of those words.

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC USA



-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Michael MacLean
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 1:35 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net; Dallas Congleton
Subject: Re: [Healeys] RM Auction Monterey - 3 Healeys for sale

Again, with the prospective customer in mind, "numbers matching" only means
all the numbers on the Heritage certificate match the components of the car.

I don't know how you get what that "implies" from that statement and only
goes to prove my point of the kind of thinking from "these people".  The
typical RM auction buyer looks for key words and phrases when looking to buy
a car. 
After all these years I believe the sellers at these auctions know what buzz
words to include in the description.
Mike MacLean