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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>Hello<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>I agree with Steve in that there is nothing illegal about selling, buying and using tags. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>We all know how the prices of BN2s have escalated as of late and over the last couple of months I know of two rusted hulks of chassis have been bought purely for their tags alone and one of these was then shipped half way round the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>Can’t see any difference between buying a set of tags alone and buying a tagged hulk.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>What I do think is patently wrong is to have a known car, then fit parts and a chassis plate from a more desirable (pricey) model and then claiming it is the more expensive car. Of the 640 100Ms built I am sure there are 1,347 left.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>Hoo Roo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>Patrick Quinn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>Blue Mountains, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>BJ8Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 21 June 2017 10:08 AM<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 class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Steve Byers</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>HBJ8L/36666</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>BJ8 Registry</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>AHCA Delegate at Large</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Havelock, NC </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US 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 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Healeys [<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 19, 2017 6:25 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] eBay body/Vin plate auctions<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US>Wow ... Wouldn't have thought this was legal (or is it?).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>