Lot 976 was not the same light metallic green BJ8 previously auctioned at
B-J. Kurt had our British Car Club visit his shop on January 3, 2009 and
none of his cars were finished. The metallic green BJ8 still needed the
complete interior, top and alot of other details done to it.
Al Adams
BJ7
----- Original Message -----
From: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 7:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] B/J Auction
> Concours does not deduct points for a car painted Metallic Golden Beige
> that
> has a chassis number too low to have been originally that color, nor does
> it
> deduct points for a paint job in the non-original color for that chassis
> number.
>
> More interesting to me is current Lot 976, the light metallic green BJ8
> that
> was also offered as Lot 976 in the B-J auction in 2007. If the VIN that
> was
> provided to me by someone at the auction was read correctly off the plate,
> the BJ8 registry had already recorded that car as "scrapped". That was
> based on information provided to me in May 2003 from the person who parted
> out the car. Only the I.D. plates remained from the original car.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC USA
>
> -------------------------------------
>
> "The one that STILL blows my mind is the Tanner BJ-8 in GBM
> w/proper red interior that went for 3 figures the year before
> last IIRC AND with Mike Joy holding the BMIHT Cert IN HIS
> HAND which (laid out dramatically in the car's boot) said the
> car SHOULD be White w/black interior<VBG>!!!
>
> Even Mike couldn't believe it!! <G>!
>
> Ed"
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