<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Listers<div>We have 57 years under our seatbelts in the red car, our 1955 BN2. As far as I know never stolen or badly abused during the first 10 years of its existence. But must say the body required repair when it was purchased. The factory didn’t spend a lot of money on paint back then. IN 1965 it was really a big deal to fork out $275 US for a 10 year old car. Had a lot of fun over the years and it has enabled a lot of great long lasting friendships. <div>Memories!!!!</div><div>Perry<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 15, 2022, at 4:54 PM, BJ8Healeys via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The original owner of my BJ8
told me the car was stolen from him the same day he bought it new. Police
found it early the next morning, out of gas and the perps took his portable
radio, but otherwise the car was fine. I have the newspaper article about the
theft.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">In 2007, the owner of a BJ8
asked If the BJ8 Registry had any record of 40136. It was stolen from him in
1970 and at the time was not insured. I did not have any record of it, but
added it to the registry with the info he provided. I saw it come up for sale
by a dealer in 2012 and notified him. He was able to recover it, 42 years
after it was stolen. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Most owners of Healeys are
interested in the previous ownership history of their cars, but there is no
other place except the BJ8 Registry (for BJ8s, of course) where the continuous
ownership record can be documented and preserved for those who come after us.
It makes it possible for one owner of a car to contact the other owners if they
wish to do so.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Anyone with a BJ8 who has not
allowed me to include it in the registry should do so. You never know. The
Registry currently documents more than 55% of total BJ8 production (9,767 of
17,712 cars built).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Steve Byers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">HBJ8L/36666<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">BJ8 Registry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">AHCA Delegate at Large<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Havelock, NC <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Healeys
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>m.g.sharp--- via
Healeys<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 15, 2022 1:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'i erbs'; 'Jim Ryan'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'List Healey'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] It's time to let it go<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">I bought my BT7 48 years ago from a
delightful Irishman. He had bought it new. Unfortunately died a few years
ago but when he was still around I would visit him periodically and over a
glass of sherry (or two) he would recall stories about the car while in his
ownership. One recollection was that while working late one evening in
his Toronto office (he was an engineer), he heard a Healey start up and to his
horror watched out the window as someone tore out of the parking lot in his
car. He feared the worst as there had been a rash of sports car thefts
and the kids who were stealing were joyriding for a few hours then driving them
into Lake Ontario.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">The car was found by the police later that
night on Lakeshore Road – out of gas. The car probably dodged a bullet
that night.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On
Behalf Of </b>i erbs<br>
<b>Sent:</b> October 15, 2022 12:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jim Ryan <ryan@jimryan.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> List Healey <healeys@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] It's time to let it go<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Years ago a friends corvair convertible was
stolen. When he got it back it had been detailed, the top was fixed and it had
a full tank of gas...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">On Sat, Oct 15, 2022, 6:11 AM Jim Ryan via
Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Speaking of themes...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">That BJ 7 I bought in 1974 was stolen a
week after I got it, no insurance.3 months later I had moved and was getting
ready to go look at an MGB for sale when I thought I would give the Boston
police one more call. They said they were glad to hear from me because they
found the car a month ago, but because I had moved they had no way to get ahold
of me. So I took a bus and hitched a ride out to Groton Massachusetts where I
found it sitting at a gas station. Funny thing was, it was also full of
camping equipment, that wasn't there when it got stolen. Everything was in the
car my tools, nick-nacks, the only thing that was damaged was the trunk lock
and the ignition. I guess they would just turn the battery off to stop it, then
turn it on to start it up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">On Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 12:02 PM Christopher
Moog via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-CA">What is this a
running theme. I purchased a BJ7 in the mid 1990s. Started restoring. Moved
several times. When I retrieved it from a rental garage (four years ago after
having stored it five years) the interior had been stolen. It was in separate
boxes waiting for me to finish the body. So now I have no seats, carpets, door
cards or interior trim. It was all leather and worth several grand. That took
the steam out of me finishing the car. <br>
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I'm retiring this spring so I hope to put the time (and money) into get it
done. Well see if this happens or if I too end up selling and enjoying a
different car. Though I could give it to a 20 something nephew has the skill to
finish it. He is not yet shown interest in something like that, he's more into
mid-80s pick-up trucks. But tastes change.<br>
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Good luck with the paring down of projects. Life gets shorter and we all have
to decide what we want to spend our time doing. Driving a Bugeye is a lot more
fun to most people than restoring a car.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">On 10/14/2022 9:10 AM, Jim Ryan wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Sorry, fat fingered that last email. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">What I was going to say was how similar
your story is to mine. I bought a BJ 7 in 1974, never really fully restored it
as I wanted to, and neither of my son's wanted it. So I ended up selling it for
what I could get about four years ago and picked up a little Bugeye driver. I
still have it and in some ways enjoying it more than the big Healy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Anyway, what part of New Hampshire are you
in? I'm on the Seacoast.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">On Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 9:06 AM Jim Ryan <<a href="mailto:ryan@jimryan.com" target="_blank">ryan@jimryan.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Hey Kent, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">On Thu, Oct 13, 2022, 3:32 PM Kent McLean
<<a href="mailto:kentmclean@comcast.net" target="_blank">kentmclean@comcast.net</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-CA">I've owned my
1956 100 since April of 1974. I bought it with the intention of restoring it,
but life has gotten in the way and it is still waiting for my attention. It is
with a heavy heart that I've resigned myself to passing along the dream.
Contact me off-list, subject line BN2, and I'll give you the details. First
detail: it is located in New Hampshire, USA. The list has first dibs; if it
doesn't sell here, it goes to eBay.<br>
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Kent McLean<br>
'56 100 and '60 Bugeye<br>
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