[Healeys] Counterfeit Numbers

[Curtis Arndt]

Gary,

Which is why you wouldn't grind them off, instead...

 A new boot tab could be made with the new number and spot welded in place
(invisible) I've seen it done.
The bonnet and splash apron could have the metal where the original numbers
were cut out and new metal carefully welded in then blended, and again new
numbers stamped. Again, I've seen it done.

I already explained what to do with the cockpit trim pieces, the old
numbers wedded in, then smoothed down to exactly match the back side and
new numbers stamped. My own rear cockpit trim
on my BN1 had around eight holes drilled for studs from back in the day for
a California tonneau cover. We used an old piece of trim as welding
material and carefully welded up all the holes,
then ground, sanded and polished them smooth before anodizing., You can't
tell they were ever there

-Curt

On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 11:31 AM warthodson--- via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I think the hardest part would be grinding off the original #'s without
> leaving any evidence of the grinding.
> Gary Hodson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com>
> To: Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tue, Aug 16, 2022 9:37 am
> Subject: [Healeys] Counterfeit Numbers
>
> In watching various auctions of high-end Healeys, particularly Ms, I read
> opinions that it would be very difficult to counterfeit all the identifying
> numbers on a Healey. My question for the better informed would it really be
> that difficult to get dies made up to punch realistic numbers, grind off
> the old numbers on the trim pieces and body panels and make up some ID
> plates?  If cars are worth over $150k, I would think it would be a
> relatively small investment in tooling and with all the scanning equipment
> we have now, I can't see it being that difficult.
>
> Don't worry, not asking for a friend.
>
> Rick Neville
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