Listers, My practical experience on a BJ8 reg at DMV:
My car was off the road from about 91 [when it failed smog] until 2008 when
the resto was finally done. Here is my case history:
I wanted vanity plates. I ordered and paid for vanity plates - 65AHLY.
But when they were ready, DMV would then not give me my plates without seeing
the car in person, so they sat on my plates ad-infinitum - several years.
Finally when the resto was finished I showed up at local DMV with the car,
their forms filled out to register an old car that had been off the road for
almost 20 years. I had the pink in hand signed to me by prior owner. The car
plates were of course 'lost' by now during the resto.
I drove to the line. The DMV guy asked about the car. I confirmed it had
been off the road for almost 20 years. Now it needed no smog [only 73 and
later in CA]. He looked around the car. He looked under the hood for the ID.
I pointed to the rivited ID plate on the bulkhead. He shined his flashlight
and read the numbers to himself. I watched in silence expecting more
questions. It matched the ID on the pink and the form I had filled out. He
smiled and asked if I had restored the car - I said no. He said fine, and
signed his paper and asked me to go back inside the DMV and collect my plates.
I did.
I left the DMV with the car, my new plates, and a smile. There was zero
intent on the part of the DNV inspector to search for a chassis number stamped
in the frame. He had probably never seen a Healey before, and was vey happy
with the riveted label ID on the bulkhead.
Robert N. Blair Yellow 65BJ8 rnbmail@yahoo.com
--- On Fri, 12/11/09, Editorgary@aol.com <Editorgary@aol.com> wrote:
> From: Editorgary@aol.com <Editorgary@aol.com>
>
> writes:
>
>
> > As chassis number on the right front shock tower was
> mentioned I am a bit
> > puzzled. As far as I know, Jensen stamped in their
> production number
> > there,
> > but this is different to the real chassis number or
> even the real body
> > number.
> > As far as I can say its like this on my original 62
> BT7. The number
> > stamped in
> > the shock tower is different to body and chassis
> number.
> > Please correct me, if I am wrong.
> >
>
> I also believe that David Nock is wrong on this statement.
> Our statement in
> The Restoration Guide to the Austin-Healey, which was based
> on extensive
> research, is simply "The chassis number appears nowhere
> else [than on a plate
> screwed to the firewall] on the six-cylinder roadsters."
> Gary Anderson
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