<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;" class="">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.</span><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;">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.</div><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;">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! :-) </div><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;">If buyers do not contact registries, they have nobody to blame.</div><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;">Randy</div><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;">AHCA 100 Registrar</div><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><br class=""></div><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 5, 2016, at 10:11 AM, BJ8Healeys <<a href="mailto:sbyers@ec.rr.com" class="">sbyers@ec.rr.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class="">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.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class="">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.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class="">I inquired twice about the reason for the discrepancy, and this is the response. Note the last sentence:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">Hi Steve,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class=""> 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.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">Minor issue, thankfully it's not an important car!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">Regards,<br class=""><a href="http://www.lbilimited.com/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;" class="">www.LBILimited.com</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">Next Generation Car Guys<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">> Please answer this guy and need to get it resolved.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">> -------- Original Message --------<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">> Subject: Current, Past or Offsite Offerings Inquiry<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">> From: Steve Byers <<a href="mailto:sbyers@ec.rr.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;" class="">sbyers@ec.rr.com</span></a>><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">> Subject: [your-subject]<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">> Name: [your-name<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">> Email:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:sbyers@ec.rr.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;" class="">sbyers@ec.rr.com</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">> Message Body:<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">> Hello,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">> 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?<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">> Thank you for a response.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">> Vehicle inquiring about: 1964 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class="">> Phone: 252-447-8812<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Consolas;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class="">Steve Byers<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class="">HBJ8L/36666<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class="">BJ8 Registry<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class="">AHCA Delegate at Large<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class="">Havelock, NC <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; 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