[Healeys] Interesting comment from a dealer

[Bruce Steele]

So I wonder what this dealer would consider an “important” car?  A 2-seat tri-carb?  A factory modified Le Mans?  Anything with a prancing horse, trident, or charging bull badge?  It’s kind of insulting to anyone paying reasonably large sums of money for a classic/collectible car to be told it’s not an “important” car… 

 

Bruce Steele

Brea, CA

1960 BN7

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of s.hutchings at rogers.com
Sent: Friday, February 05, 2016 9:26 AM
To: Tom Trotter <ttrotter2 at triad.rr.com>
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Interesting comment from a dealer

 

The interesting thing to me is the "so what" attitude about plate switching.

Obviously when you're restoring a car you have to take the VIN tags off for blasting painting, etc.

However, the authorities (here in Canada anyway) take a very dim view of any VIN tag removal...it's a sort of "don't ask, don't tell " situation. So I'm surprised that a dealer would lightly say "oh well, we got the plates switched!"

 

Stephen, with another unimportant BJ8

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On Feb 5, 2016, at 11:04 AM, Tom Trotter <ttrotter2 at triad.rr.com <mailto:ttrotter2 at triad.rr.com> > wrote:

Simply amazing, Steve. Thanks for all you do for the BJ8 community, Steve—even though we don’t have “important” cars.

Regards,

Tom

 

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From: BJ8Healeys <mailto:sbyers at ec.rr.com> 
Sent: Friday, February 5, 2016 10:11 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> 
Subject: [Healeys] Interesting comment from a dealer

 

Thought you Healeyphiles might enjoy this.  This attitude might explain why there are so many BJ8s running around now that have lost their original identities and acquired new ones.  People need to pay special attention to the correct identity of a car when they are considering buying it.

 

A BJ8 was recently advertised by LBI, Ltd. as HBJ8L/25366 -- a Phase 1 VIN.  However, both the VIN plate and the body plate are from a BJ7.

I inquired twice about the reason for the discrepancy, and this is the response.  Note the last sentence:

 

Hi Steve,

   Yes, we noticed this as well and traced it back to a simple mistake. The tags to this car were put on another car and vice versa, everything has since been switched and corrected. We just need to take new photos. Minor issue, thankfully it's not an important car! 

 

Regards,
 <http://www.LBILimited.com> www.LBILimited.com

Next Generation Car Guys 

 

> Please answer this guy and need to get it resolved. 

> -------- Original Message --------

> Subject: Current, Past or Offsite  Offerings Inquiry

 

> From: Steve Byers < <mailto:sbyers at ec.rr.com> sbyers at ec.rr.com>

> Subject: [your-subject]

> 

> Name: [your-name

> Email:  <mailto:sbyers at ec.rr.com> sbyers at ec.rr.com

> Message Body:

> Hello, 

> I inquired about this car about a week ago, but have not received a response.  You advertise the VIN as HBJ8L25366, which is a Phase 1 BJ8 number, but the photo of the VIN plate shows it reads HBJ7L24221, and the body plate above it reads 3160 BJ7 60118.  Both of these numbers obviously belong to a BJ7, not a BJ8.  What is the explanation for these discrepancies?

> 

> Thank you for a response.

> 

> Vehicle inquiring about: 1964 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII

> Phone: 252-447-8812

 

Steve Byers

HBJ8L/36666

BJ8 Registry

AHCA Delegate at Large

Havelock, NC  

 

 

 

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