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Re: [Healeys] 100M on ebay?

To: Awgertoo@aol.com
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100M on ebay?
From: "Eric (Rick) Wilkins" <e-wilkins@cox.net>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:44:41 -0800
Could the heritage cert. have valuable info?

Are the pistons and all correct?


On Nov 6, 2009, at 1:49 PM, Awgertoo@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 11/6/2009 3:07:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> robertduquette@sympatico.ca writes:
>
> though,  it is being advertized as:
>
> "1956 Austin Healey 100M Factory car with  Heritage certificate ,all  
> numbers
> matching ,100 M Registry and California  clear  Title."
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------
>
>
> I assume this is referring to Bill Meade's "100 M Registry".
>
> To my knowledge Bill does NOT maintain a registry that certifies which
> cars are actually authentic M cars (the so-called 640).  It would  
> be  nice if
> that were the purpose of the registry but in fact it serves as  a
> profit-center for Bill.  Cars are listed on his Registry if they   
> register and pay a
> fee.  Some cars are no doubt real M's and some are  cars that have  
> been
> "converted to "M" specs by owners.  In fact my  1954 BN1 LeMans may  
> be found
> mentioned in the roles of Bill's  registry simply because I chose to  
> send him the
> money (I really liked the  Registry grill badge!).  But I was very  
> clear to
> say that my car is  simply a BN1 LeMans that had been converted to M  
> specs
> by the original  owner in about 1956-1957, though I doubt that the  
> owners of
> all the  cars on the registry may have been as scrupulous.
>
> I'm not being critical of Bill Meade's effort but I think his  
> "Registry"
> may invite abuse as simply saying that a car is "On the 100 M  
> Registry" is
> not a guarantee of authenticity.  Bottomline--M=MONEY!!!
>
> Best--Michael  Oritt
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