[Healeys] eBay body/Vin plate auctions

[Michael Salter]

In Ontario the only time that a car has to have a safety inspection (MOT)
is when the ownership is transferred.
In the 70's and 80' this rule resulted in many many tags being moved from
one car to another.
Typically someone with a "clapped out" usually very rotten car (Healey)
would purchase, in "unfit" condition, a car of the same sort (Healey) but
in better condition.
Then to avoid having to have a safety inspection and incidentally sales
tax, they (the perp) would merely move the tags from their former car and
install them on the replacement.
Problem solved and no safety inspection required.
Bonus ... you had a source for parts to keep the replacement on the road.

Unfortunately, as a dealer, our inventories were subject to frequent audit
so this was not an option.

Just sayin' ;-)

Michael S

On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 10:43 AM, josef-eckert at t-online.de <
josef-eckert at t-online.de> wrote:

> Years ago I was looking for a 3000 MK2. I was offered a centre shift BT7
> and a side shift BN7 from the same dealer. On the MK2 BN 7 it was
> interesting to see that there were no seatbelt anchor plates fitted. And
> you could see some grinding marks on the upper front cross member as well
> and the chassis plate was not the original, but a new stamped part.
> At the end I bought the very honest MK2 BT7, as it was absolutely original
> with the original engine fitted and I had some doubts about the BN7 which
> might have started its life as a 3000 MK1.
>
> Josef Eckert
> Könogswinter/Germany
>
>
>
> -----Original-Nachricht-----
> Betreff: Re: [Healeys] eBay body/Vin plate auctions
> Datum: 2017-06-21T16:16:07+0200
> Von: "Peter Dzwig" <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
> An: "Patrick & Caroline Quinn" <p_cquinn at tpg.com.au>, "'BJ8Healeys'" <
> sbyers at ec.rr.com>, "healeys at autox.team.net" <healeys at autox.team.net>
>
>
>
> On 21/06/17 08:22, Patrick & Caroline Quinn wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> ...
> > What I do think is patently wrong is to have a known car, then fit parts
> > and a chassis plate from a more desirable (pricey) model and then
> > claiming it is the more expensive car. Of the 640 100Ms built I am sure
> > there are 1,347 left.
>
> No Patrick, its more like 3, 749 ;-)
>
> Peter
>
> >
> > Hoo Roo
> >
> > Patrick Quinn
> >
> > Blue Mountains, Australia
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