[Healeys] BJ7 or BJ8

[BJ8Healeys]

For the car I was speaking of for sale at BHCC, the VIN is an original plate
for a BJ7, the body plate is original for a BJ7 (whether it matches the VIN
or not, I don't have the data to determine).  The screws attaching the
plates are not original.  The engine serial number is missing, but the carbs
appear to be HD8s.

A Heritage certificate is not a guarantee of the identity of a car whether
the numbers on the plates match or not.  The plates are easily changed from
one car to another.  It is a frequent situation for BJ8s (and probably other
models as well), that a car missing all identity except for one number (a
body or engine number, for example) has been used to obtain a certificate
and the missing plates remanufactured to match the remaining number.

 

Steve Byers

HBJ8L/36666

BJ8 Registry

AHCA Delegate at Large

Havelock, NC  

TARHEELY license plate

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Elton
Schulz
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2018 11:37 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ7 or BJ8

 

Do the body, chassis and engine numbers on the car  match up with the
Heritage certificate? If not, then parts have come from other BJ7 or BJ8
donor cars.
Elton

On 5/12/2018 7:55 PM, Brian Drab wrote:

I currently manage the AHOABC monthly newsletter and website. In that
capacity I received a request to list a new members car for sale.  He lives
in another town about 400 kms from Vancouver where I live. When he joined
the club, he listed his car as a 1963 BJ7. 

This is the car he wishes to sell. He has owned it since 1975. He advised
that he had the car restored several years ago. He sent me a number of high
quality photos of the car. The car is beautiful example of a big Healey and
looks gorgeous. 

The first thing that stood out to me was the car had a wood BJ8 dash. In
addition, it has a BJ8 exhaust system. The interior pictures showed a BJ8
style armrest. Under the hood, the horns are mounted BJ8 style. 

There is no voltage regulator to check whether it is new or old style as the
car has been equipped with an alternator. 

The car is badged with a 3000 MKII badge above the grill. The car has all
BJ7 style lights. The rear seat, which on a BJ8 unfolds to make a luggage
carrier, is BJ7 style.

When I emailed back that it appeared to be a BJ8 and not a BJ7 he emailed me
a copy of the heritage certificate. The certificate definitely lists a BJ7
with a manufacturing date of the 1 - 7 June 1962.

Other than the car being a hybrid formed from two cars - BJ7 and a BJ8 I am
at a loss to explain it.

Anyone experienced anything like this?

Brian Drab

 






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