[Healeys] Fwd: Interesting comment from a dealer

[Derek Job]

Am I missing something here? Its pretty obvious that a a Bj8 doesn't look
like a BJ7. Did the car have a BJ8 interior or was it really a BJ7?

On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 7:31 PM, Randy Hicks <healey100m at me.com> wrote:

> BTW, the car has been since sold twice in Europe. No inquiries.
>
> Randy
>
>
> On Feb 5, 2016, at 2:03 PM, Randy Hicks wrote:
>
> Oh, they are out there. I saw a 100M (from CA) for sale on eBay a few
> years ago - non numbers matching and non standard trim.
>
> Several months later the same car showed up for sale by a dealer in Palm
> Beach, FL. Now the trim had been re-done and it was a numbers matching car.
>  ???!!!!  Dealer refused to answer my emails and I finally got him by phone.
>
> Bottom line, IT WAS HIS CAR AND HE COULD DO WHATEVER HE WANTED WITH THE
> NUMBERS!  He also stated that I should never call him again!  :-)
>
> If buyers do not contact registries, they have nobody to blame.
>
> Randy
> AHCA 100 Registrar
>
>
> On Feb 5, 2016, at 10:11 AM, BJ8Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com> wrote:
>
> 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,
> www.LBILimited.com <http://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 <sbyers at ec.rr.com>
> > Subject: [your-subject]
> >
> > Name: [your-name
> > Email: 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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