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Re: [Healeys] BJ8 at RM Hershey auction

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 at RM Hershey auction
From: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 09:01:10 -0400
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Close enough to figure that was what they were shooting for.


On 10/16/2018 7:18 AM, Bob Spidell wrote:
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> The car at Hershey's color is stated to be 'champagne' in the 
> description; is this the same as MGB (doesn't look like it to me)?
>
> Bob
>
>
> On 10/15/2018 7:16 PM, Deejay2650 wrote:
>> G'day all,
>> My BJ8 was factory finished in Metallic Golden Beige (Code BG19) with 
>> a build date of late April early May 1967 according to my BMIHT 
>> Certificate and has a black interior.
>> According to Anders Ditlev Clausager's book "Original Austin-Healey", 
>> Metallic Golden Beige is a rare colour, that I am led to believe to 
>> be only applied to the 1967 BJ8's, with the MGB/Red interior being 
>> the rarest of all. Steve Byers, please chime in mate if I am wrong.
>> If this info is correct, any BJ8 in MGB that is NOT a '67 model then 
>> it is not the original colour.
>> Cheers,
>> Darryl Ross
>> HBJ8L/41258
>> Wagga Wagga NSW
>> Australia
>>
>>
>
>
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    <p>Close enough to figure that was what they were shooting for.<br>
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      <p>The car at Hershey's color is stated to be 'champagne' in the
        description; is this the same as MGB (doesn't look like it to
        me)?</p>
      <p>Bob<br>
      </p>
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      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/15/2018 7:16 PM, Deejay2650
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          <div>G'day all,</div>
          <div>My BJ8 was factory finished in Metallic Golden Beige
            (Code BG19) with a build date of late April early May 1967
            according to my BMIHT Certificate and has a black interior.</div>
          <div>According to Anders Ditlev Clausager's book "Original
            Austin-Healey", Metallic Golden Beige is a rare colour, that
            I am led to believe to be only applied to the 1967 BJ8's,
            with the MGB/Red interior being the rarest of all. Steve
            Byers, please chime in mate if I am wrong.</div>
          <div>If this info is correct, any BJ8 in MGB that is NOT a '67
            model then it is not the original colour.</div>
          <div>Cheers,<br>
          </div>
          <div>Darryl Ross</div>
          <div>HBJ8L/41258</div>
          <div>Wagga Wagga NSW<br>
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          <div>Australia<br>
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