<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">I remember seeing E-Types in a Metallic Golden Beige similar color and thought it might be called champagne, but the only one I could find using that name is a Raymond Loewy custom:  <a href="https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19363/lot/39/">https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19363/lot/39/</a>  The standard EType color is called "Golden Sand".</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>Rick Neville</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 7:28 AM BJ8Healeys <<a href="mailto:sbyers@ec.rr.com">sbyers@ec.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">"Champagne" was not an original color, but Metallic Golden Beige was.  It seems that some high-dollar restorers are very partial to gold on BJ8s and it has become the new "Re-sale Red". <br>
This car has a replacement VIN plate that is rather crudely stamped.  I've seen beautifully restored BJ8s that turn out to have replacement VIN plates, body plates from other cars, engines from a second, and a third number stamped on the shock tower.  Just because they are beautiful doesn't guarantee their integrity.<br>
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Steve Byers<br>
HBJ8L/36666<br>
BJ8 Registry<br>
AHCA Delegate at Large<br>
Havelock, NC  <br>
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From: Healeys [mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of Bob Spidell<br>
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2018 12:44 PM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 at RM Hershey auction<br>
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Not MGB, but 'champagne.'  Was that an original color?  This one came <br>
from the factory in white; maybe that's why it didn't sell?<br>
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Not the best seat upholstery I've seen, and is the shift lever bent, or <br>
is it an illusion?  And the fluid reservoir spoils an otherwise nice <br>
engine bay presentation.  Nice car, nonetheless.<br>
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Bob<br>
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On 10/14/2018 8:17 AM, Charlie Baldwin wrote:<br>
> Here is a Metallic Golden Beige BJ8 that was in the auction, but <br>
> apparently didn't make reserve.  I think the hammer price was <br>
> $67,500.  Comments anyone?  Steve Byers, is this one in your register?<br>
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> <a href="https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/hf18/hershey/lots/r0137-1965-austin-healey-3000-mk-iii-bj8/721386" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/hf18/hershey/lots/r0137-1965-austin-healey-3000-mk-iii-bj8/721386</a> <br>
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