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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>It probably isn't illegal to sell the tags, and I've seen others come up for sale on eBay, but I believe most state DMVs would look dimly on someone buying the tags to use on a car they didn't belong to. That said, the Healey community would be astounded to know how many BJ8s alone are running around now with tags from other cars -- even those from "high-dollar" restorations, and how many owners don't know that until I tell them. I spend a lot of my time as BJ8 Registrar trying to help people sort out scrambled identities. Depending on which state or province the owner lives in, it can be simple or impossible to correct an incorrect VIN.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>When I was trying to help one guy in North Carolina correct the VIN and title of a BJ8 with a BJ7 VIN plate from New York, I was told by the DMV representative that it is a felony to remove a tag, and only a manufacturer's representative can do so. The laws obviously are not written to accommodate cars that haven't been manufactured in 50 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>What amazes me is the tag seller thinks he can get $500 for an original tag, when it is easy to buy a blank and have it stamped with whatever number you want for just a few bucks. The DMV guy almost went apoplectic when I told him that. From my point of view as keeper of the BJ8 Registry, I'm glad the tags showed up on eBay. They are probably the only clue to cars that went to Healey Heaven long ago.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Steve Byers</span><span style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>HBJ8L/36666</span><span style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>BJ8 Registry</span><span style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>AHCA Delegate at Large</span><span style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Havelock, NC </span><span style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><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";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 19, 2017 6:25 PM<br><b>To:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] eBay body/Vin plate auctions<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Wow ... Wouldn't have thought this was legal (or is it?).<o:p></o:p></p><p>Bob<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 6/19/2017 11:41 AM, Olin Brimberry wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Steve,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hope you are doing well. As a keeper of the BJ* registry, I thought you may need to note the information in the attached links. Although, you are most likely already on top of it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/mostly1932ford/m.html?item=322558106930&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562">http://www.ebay.com/sch/mostly1932ford/m.html?item=322558106930&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Olin K. 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