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Re: [Healeys] You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

To: "Randy Hicks" <healey100m@me.com>, "HealeyRick" <healeyrik@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
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Looks like a nice car. Pity it has been stolen I hope he gets it back

But good luck with the insurance claim if not

There is  currently a very tidy looking red over black 1955 BN2 =
(originally left hand drive) now right hand drive converted by=20
The Healey  Factory ( so it should be fairly good ) to !00M =
specifications available for sale here in Melbourne
for A$66,000.00 which equates to around US $52,800.00 on the current =
exchange rate.

Any one want a bargain 100M.?  My mate decided not to buy it as it was =
too nice  a car as he is looking for reasonably tidy car
to do up and sell on eventually but if the going price is now  !00K GBP =
perhaps he had better rethink =20

Cheers

Graeme M



From: Randy Hicks=20
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 11:13 AM
To: HealeyRick=20
Cc: Healey List=20
Subject: Re: [Healeys] You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

I have the car registered in The Austin Healey Club of America 100 =
Registry. It is a BN1 with Le Mans conversion. Not sure when the =
conversion was done.=20

Last I saw the car listed was at Gullwing Motors (NY) in late 2011. It =
apparently went to the UK after that.

Randy

Randy Hicks
AHCA 100 Registrar
ahca100registrar@gmail.com
www.austinhealey100m.com











  On Jan 5, 2015, at 5:05 PM, HealeyRick <healeyrik@gmail.com> wrote:

  Hi John,=20

  There's more information on the car here: http://tinyurl.com/kskyb5h =20
  According to the owner, the car was purchased by a U.S. soldier in =
Germany, shipped to the U.S. in the 60s and went back to the UK in 2013.

  On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 5:07 PM, John Harper <ah100register@gmail.com> =
wrote:

    Dear All=20

    Having made just a quick check I cannot find any car in our database =
with that UK registration number.

    I have to presume that this means that the owner had not registered =
his car with the Austin-Healey Club UK. As you said with a chassis =
number it would help us all to keep an eye out for the car.

    I get the feeling that the registration (marque)  number 856 YUK =
would not have been issued when the car was young. It was issued in =
Wolverhampton but only counties or metropolitan areas' who had used up =
all the prefix letters, would have used the reverse system of numbers =
before letters. YUK is a long way from the first used of say xxx AUK so =
I would venture to guess that this registration was issued in the early =
the 1960s but before the extra suffix letter was added in 1962.

    This could mean that the car came back from outside the UK; but this =
sort of speculation is of no help without a chassis number.









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<DIV>Looks like a nice car. Pity it has been stolen I hope he gets it =
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<DIV>But good luck with the insurance claim if not</DIV>
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<DIV>There is&nbsp; currently a very tidy looking red over black 1955 =
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<DIV>The Healey&nbsp; Factory ( so it should be fairly good ) to !00M=20
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<DIV>for A$66,000.00 which equates to around US $52,800.00 on the =
current=20
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<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Any one want a bargain 100M.?&nbsp; My mate decided not to buy it =
as it was=20
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<DIV>to do up and sell on eventually but if the going price is now&nbsp; =
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<DIV>Cheers</DIV>
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<DIV>Graeme M</DIV>
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database=20
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    <DIV>I have to presume that this means that the owner had not =
registered his=20
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number it=20
    would help us all to keep an eye out for the car.</DIV>
    <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV>I get the feeling that the registration (marque)&nbsp; number =
856 YUK=20
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    Wolverhampton but only counties or metropolitan areas' who had used =
up all=20
    the prefix letters, would have used the reverse system of numbers =
before=20
    letters. YUK is a long way from the first used of say xxx AUK so I =
would=20
    venture to guess that this registration was issued in the early the =
1960s=20
    but before the extra suffix letter was added in 1962.</DIV>
    <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV>This could mean that the car came back from outside the UK; but =
this=20
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