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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>BUT, if they have no idea that the registries exist – newbies to the marque, for example -- then we are back to square one.<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>John Sims<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Aberdeen, NJ<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>www.healey6.com<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Randy Hicks<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 05, 2016 2:04 PM<br><b>To:</b> Healey List<br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Fwd: Interesting comment from a dealer<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"'>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><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"'>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! :-) <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"'>If buyers do not contact registries, they have nobody to blame.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"'>Randy<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"'>AHCA 100 Registrar<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Feb 5, 2016, at 10:11 AM, BJ8Healeys <<a href="mailto:sbyers@ec.rr.com">sbyers@ec.rr.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>Hi Steve,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> 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>Minor issue, thankfully it's not an important car!<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>Regards,<br><a href="http://www.lbilimited.com/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>www.LBILimited.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>Next Generation Car Guys<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>> Please answer this guy and need to get it resolved.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>> -------- Original Message --------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>> Subject: Current, Past or Offsite Offerings Inquiry<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>> 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></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>> Subject: [your-subject]<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>> Name: [your-name<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>> Email:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:sbyers@ec.rr.com"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>sbyers@ec.rr.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>> Message Body:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>> Hello,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>> 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></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>> Thank you for a response.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>> Vehicle inquiring about: 1964 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>> Phone: 252-447-8812<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Steve Byers</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>HBJ8L/36666</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>BJ8 Registry</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>AHCA Delegate at Large</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Havelock, NC <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"'>_______________________________________________<br>Support<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://team.net/"><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif";color:purple'>Team.Net</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"'> </span></span><a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html"><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif";color:purple'>http://www.team.net/donate.html</span></a><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"'><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br>Archive:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://www.team.net/archive"><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif";color:purple'>http://www.team.net/archive</span></a><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"'><br>Forums:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://www.team.net/forums"><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif";color:purple'>http://www.team.net/forums</span></a><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"'><br><br></span><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net"><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif";color:purple'>Healeys@autox.team.net</span></a><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"'><br></span><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys"><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif";color:purple'>http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</span></a><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"'><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/healey100m@me.com"><span style='font-family:"helveticaneue","serif";color:purple'>http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/healey100m@me.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>