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Subject: [Healeys] Last Big Healey?
From: healeyrik at gmail.com (HealeyRick)
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 22:45:31 -0400
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And now the ad has been changed again to "This is one of the LAST!! Healey
3000s off the Austin-Healey production line (December 1967)"  and  "The
last 3000 ever to be finished in Golden Beige Metallic"

Rick Neville

On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 11:04 AM, BJ8Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com> wrote:

> Rick obviously, the registry data can be beneficial to a potential buyer
> but possibly not so beneficial to a seller.  It is not the intention to
> favor either one, but having seen a lot of BJ8s offered for sale with some
> really wild statements, whenever I can offer proof to refute those I will
> do so.  Sometimes owners are happy to learn the truth about their car, and
> sometimes they don't want to hear it, but it is what it is.
>
>
>
> I did see the bringatrailer ad for 38307.  The color on the valve cover is
> not exactly "Healey engine green", but close enough to make one wonder
> whether it is original.  It appears to have been painted long ago, but
> anything could have happened in the last 50 years, including a repaint.
>
>
>
> Steve Byers
>
> HBJ8L/36666
>
> BJ8 Registry
>
> AHCA Delegate at Large
>
> Havelock, NC
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* HealeyRick [mailto:healeyrik at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 23, 2017 10:25 AM
> *To:* BJ8Healeys
> *Cc:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Last Big Healey?
>
>
>
> Steve,
>
>
>
> Good of you to try and set the record straight.  I can't imagine an
> auction buyer geting what he thinks is "the last one" would be too happy
> finding out that it isn't.  Like the various claims of 100Ms and LeMans
> cars, I guess it's *caveat emptor.*
>
>
>
> BTW, did you happen to notice this BJ8 with the "different" engine paint
> on BaT:  http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-austin-healey-
> 3000-bj8-mk-iii-2/
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> Rick
>
>
>
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