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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>So I wonder what this dealer would consider an “important” car? A 2-seat tri-carb? A factory modified Le Mans? Anything with a prancing horse, trident, or charging bull badge? It’s kind of insulting to anyone paying reasonably large sums of money for a classic/collectible car to be told it’s not an “important” car… <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Bruce Steele<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Brea, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>1960 BN7<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>s.hutchings@rogers.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 05, 2016 9:26 AM<br><b>To:</b> Tom Trotter <ttrotter2@triad.rr.com><br><b>Cc:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Interesting comment from a dealer<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>The interesting thing to me is the "so what" attitude about plate switching.<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Obviously when you're restoring a car you have to take the VIN tags off for blasting painting, etc.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>However, the authorities (here in Canada anyway) take a very dim view of any VIN tag removal...it's a sort of "don't ask, don't tell " situation. So I'm surprised that a dealer would lightly say "oh well, we got the plates switched!"<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Stephen, with another unimportant BJ8<br><br>Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Feb 5, 2016, at 11:04 AM, Tom Trotter <<a href="mailto:ttrotter2@triad.rr.com">ttrotter2@triad.rr.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Simply amazing, Steve. Thanks for all you do for the BJ8 community, Steve—even though we don’t have “important” cars.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Sent from <a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><br><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:sbyers@ec.rr.com">BJ8Healeys</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Friday, February 5, 2016 10:11 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[Healeys] Interesting comment from a dealer<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>I inquired twice about the reason for the discrepancy, and this is the response. Note the last sentence:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Hi Steve,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 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. <b>Minor issue, thankfully it's not an important car! </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Regards,<br><a href="http://www.LBILimited.com"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>www.LBILimited.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Next Generation Car Guys <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Please answer this guy and need to get it resolved. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> -------- Original Message --------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Subject: Current, Past or Offsite Offerings Inquiry<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> From: Steve Byers <<a href="mailto:sbyers@ec.rr.com"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>sbyers@ec.rr.com</span></a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Subject: [your-subject]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Name: [your-name<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Email: <a href="mailto:sbyers@ec.rr.com"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>sbyers@ec.rr.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Message Body:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Hello, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> 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></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Thank you for a response.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Vehicle inquiring about: 1964 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Phone: 252-447-8812<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Steve Byers</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>HBJ8L/36666</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>BJ8 Registry</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>AHCA Delegate at Large</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Havelock, NC </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>_______________________________________________<br>Support <a href="http://team.net">Team.Net</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/s.hutchings@rogers.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/s.hutchings@rogers.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>