[Healeys] Fwd: Fake BMIHT Certificates

[BJ8 Healeys]

People frequently ask what value a registry has, or why they should bother
to contribute the details of their car to a registry.  Well, the registrars
have a record of the chassis, body, engine, gearbox, rear axle, etc. numbers
for a large number of cars, which makes it very easy to identify any numbers
on a car that are outside the pattern expected for its VIN.
Whether you as an owner ever get any direct benefit from a registry or not,
at least you can help to increase the value of the data to other owners and
potential owners by listing your car.

Several times new owners have sent their data to me and found out their BJ8
is not what they thought it was -- even when restored by well-known and
respected restorers.  It would probably have been to their benefit to check
with the registry before buying it.

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 Rich Chrysler
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 12:33 PM
To: 'Bob Spidell'; 'HealeyRick'
Cc: 'Healey List'
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fwd: Fake BMIHT Certificates

Interesting about the BMIHT certificates possibly being faked. We were
recently able to help establish one of the 100M cars seeming not quite right
during an inquiry by a prospective buyer. We carefully checked the numbers
against what we have in the Hundred Registry. Body numbers and date
sequences being quite out of whack was a first tip off to have the
prospective buyer check deeper with BMIHT who confirmed the discrepancies.
Meanwhile I personally contacted the legitimate owner I currently have the
chassis number listed for and the discrepancy immediately came to light.

Yes, we Registrars can be useful from time to time.

Rich Chrysler
Hundred Registrar