O.K. Crash you have been wrongly accused. My apologies. I guess I'll sell my
car, get off the list and never even think anything British again.
Mike(probably with a Mazda Miata in his future)MacLean
David Ramsey wrote:
> Mike, You just sent this.
>
> >Crash,
> > Yes, this is the same bonnet we talked about before. You called it a
> >British Heritage replacement, I didn't.
>
> A quick search of the archive turns up your message of 5 OCT 99 (included at
> the end of this message) that states " If anyone is interested, I have a
> freind who is selling an NOS Bugeye
> bonnet. It was manufactured by the British Motor Heritage in 1988".
>
> Your words not mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> He got it at a Moss parking lot sale,
> >and that's really all I know about it, except I have seen it and see NO
> >difference in the bonnet on my 60.
>
> This is the new version, in which you didn't claim it to be BMH. It
> seems that somehow a BMH replacement bonnet has now became a NOS BMC one.
> Hey no big deal BMC, BMH should be close enough for anybody, after all it
> looks like a NOS part right.
> Anyway he is getting closer to my $500 offer. I noticed also that
> the small dent is now gone. Maybe next time when the bonnet becomes a truly
> rare pre-production one-off prototype I could go as high as $600. I'm sorry
> Mike that if my replies about NOS parts offend you. Next time I promise to
> let the suckers find out for themselves. Last time I thought you just
> didn't know the difference, I'm not sure what to think this time.
> Crash
>
> Date: 05-Oct-1999 23:29:20
> From:
> Subject: NOS Bugeye Bonnet
>
> If anyone is interested, I have a freind who is selling an NOS Bugeye
> bonnet. It was manufactured by the British Motor Heritage in 1988 and
> been on the shelf since at Moss.
> Moss wanted $1800 for it but no takers. Sometime during storage at Moss
> it got a small dent at the top of the bonnet and Moss couldn't sell it.
> My freind bought it during Moss's sale back on the 24th of overstock
> items. He wants to sell it for $1200. It is all black like all the
> other sheet metal replacement parts you get from Moss. The beading has
> the raised ridge in the center that is usually sanded off the first time
> the bonnet is repainted on our cars and the dent can easily be repaired
> before it is painted. This is probably the only bonnet of its kind in
> the country right now. It's perfect if somebody is doing a concourse
> restoration. I know this seems expensive, but he will advertise it in a
> few days and it will sell immediately I'm sure. I have no financial
> interest in this, just want to let the list in on an opportunity that
> doesn't come around very often. I just paid a lot of money to have my
> bonnet staightened out to match my tub, so it makes no sense for me.
> Mike MacLean
> 60 Sprite
> 99 Mercedes E320W
> 00 Ford F-150 Supercab
> 92 Honda Accord LX
> 87 Honda Civic Si
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