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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='color:#002060'>For the car I was speaking of for sale at BHCC, the VIN is an original plate for a BJ7, the body plate is original for a BJ7 (whether it matches the VIN or not, I don't have the data to determine). The screws attaching the plates are not original. The engine serial number is missing, but the carbs appear to be HD8s.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#002060'>A Heritage certificate is not a guarantee of the identity of a car whether the numbers on the plates match or not. The plates are easily changed from one car to another. It is a frequent situation for BJ8s (and probably other models as well), that a car missing all identity except for one number (a body or engine number, for example) has been used to obtain a certificate and the missing plates remanufactured to match the remaining number.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#002060'>Steve Byers</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#002060'>HBJ8L/36666</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#002060'>BJ8 Registry</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#002060'>AHCA Delegate at Large</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#002060'>Havelock, NC </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#002060'><img width=94 height=47 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3EAA1.1D5329A0" alt="TARHEELY license plate"></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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 style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><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>Elton Schulz<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 12, 2018 11:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] BJ7 or BJ8<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Do the body, chassis and engine numbers on the car match up with the Heritage certificate? If not, then parts have come from other BJ7 or BJ8 donor cars.<br>Elton<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 5/12/2018 7:55 PM, Brian Drab wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>I currently manage the AHOABC monthly newsletter and website. In that capacity I received a request to list a new members car for sale. He lives in another town about 400 kms from Vancouver where I live. When he joined the club, he listed his car as a 1963 BJ7. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is the car he wishes to sell. He has owned it since 1975. He advised that he had the car restored several years ago. He sent me a number of high quality photos of the car. The car is beautiful example of a big Healey and looks gorgeous. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The first thing that stood out to me was the car had a wood BJ8 dash. In addition, it has a BJ8 exhaust system. The interior pictures showed a BJ8 style armrest. Under the hood, the horns are mounted BJ8 style. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There is no voltage regulator to check whether it is new or old style as the car has been equipped with an alternator. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The car is badged with a 3000 MKII badge above the grill. The car has all BJ7 style lights. The rear seat, which on a BJ8 unfolds to make a luggage carrier, is BJ7 style.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>When I emailed back that it appeared to be a BJ8 and not a BJ7 he emailed me a copy of the heritage certificate. The certificate definitely lists a BJ7 with a manufacturing date of the 1 - 7 June 1962.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Other than the car being a hybrid formed from two cars - BJ7 and a BJ8 I am at a loss to explain it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Anyone experienced anything like this?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brian Drab<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Suggested annual donation $12.75<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/eschulz@frontiernet.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/eschulz@frontiernet.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>