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<p>Absolutely agree with you Mike, this string of carrying on about
ID plates is probably one of the most stupid performances I have
seen on the list for quite some time. For goodness sake get over
it. Apparently most of the Professional Healey restorers should be
in jail for their misdemeanors. As Patrick Quinn put it quite
correctly, if no one is attempting to misrepresent the car for
gain there is no problem. What you are doing is saving a car that
would be lost. Go for it Mike!</p>
<p>Cheers</p>
<p>Larry Varley<br>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498338890172_122730">What I am doing
is taking a chassis ID plate from a car that was cut up,
cannibalized and no longer exists due to rust and other damage
and just replacing everything behind that plate. I am in
effect, restoring the car with the number on the chassis ID
plate I acquired. Otherwise maybe you think the chassis ID
plate should have been destroyed with the rusted out car. The
parts are coming from many BN1s and BN2s. The donor, almost
rolling bare chassis (the rear end was held in with a
come-a-long) had virtually no chassis ID plate, (see picture
below) body numbers anywhere on the car. We were only sure it
was a BN2 body due to the rear trans mount. So what is wrong
with using this ID plate to restore a car with a new frame and
sheet metal, a new drive train, a new rebuilt suspension,
etc.? Don't some people buy Jule frames for their restoration
when rust or accident damage destroys the old frame? Maybe
the sheet metal had to be replaced along with a new inner
frame too. Is that now fraud because the original owner
replaced most of the car behind the chassis ID plate? These
days when you can replace almost any part of a Healey with a
reproduction or original part and just about build a car from
parts available I don't see what is wrong with what I am
doing. When I sell the car, I will be happy to tell the
prospective buyer exactly how the car was built. I am sure
the new buyer would rather have an original Healey chassis ID
plate on the firewall rather than some digits stamped into the
frame by the state.</div>
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