[Healeys] It's time to let it go

Sun Oct 16 13:21:48 MDT 2022

Okay, last one, I promise. About 20 years ago I had a Toyota Celica
convertible as a daily driver. I brought it into my mechanic at the time to
have something done, I forget what. Anyway, a couple of days later he
called me to tell me he had some bad news could I stop in. So I went on
over and he proceeded to tell me how the car had an electrical fire in it
due to something one of his mechanics had done. He promised me he would get
the entire thing fixed, and in fact had sent it somewhere else to have the
wiring replaced so I couldn't see it. He told me to rent a car and he would
cover all the expenses. So this went on for quite some time. He would send
me invoices from some other place, and other paperwork. He was extremely
apologetic, and as I really like this guy I couldn't get angry.

So finally the day comes when he calls me to tells me the car is ready. So
my wife and I drive down in the rental car to pick it up but when we get
there I go in the office and he says that we'll have to go around and go in
the main garage door because something's blocking the entrance from the
office. We walk around and he opens the door, and there's my car with a
brand new paint job. Completely detailed with any and all body work
repaired. It was now silver instead of black. The look on my face was
priceless!

The bride had cooked his whole thing up with him as a gift. The car had
been in a body shop two blocks over the entire time it was gone. There was
no fire. He had fabricated all the paperwork he sent me on his computer.

I don't have the car anymore but luckily I still have the bride. For 42
years.

On Sat, Oct 15, 2022, 7:06 PM Perry Small via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Listers
> We have 57 years under our seatbelts in the red car, our 1955 BN2. As far
> as I know never stolen or badly abused during the first 10 years of its
> existence. But must say the body required repair when it was purchased. The
> factory didn’t spend a lot of money on paint back then. IN 1965 it was
> really a big deal to fork out $275 US for a 10 year old car. Had a lot of
> fun over the years and it has enabled a lot of great long lasting
> friendships.
> Memories!!!!
> Perry
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 15, 2022, at 4:54 PM, BJ8Healeys via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> 
>
> The original owner of my BJ8 told me the car was stolen from him the same
> day he bought  it new.  Police found it early the next morning, out of gas
> and the perps took his portable radio, but otherwise the car was fine.  I
> have the newspaper article about the theft.
>
>
>
> In 2007, the owner of a BJ8 asked If the BJ8 Registry had any record of
> 40136.   It was stolen from him in 1970 and at the time was not insured.  I
> did not have any record of it, but added it to the registry with the info
> he provided.  I saw it come up for sale by a dealer in 2012 and notified
> him.  He was able to recover it, 42 years after it was stolen.
>
> Most owners of Healeys are interested in the previous ownership history of
> their cars, but there is no other place except the  BJ8 Registry (for BJ8s,
> of course) where the continuous ownership record can be documented and
> preserved for those who come after us.  It makes it possible for one owner
> of a car to contact the other owners if they wish to do so.
>
> Anyone with a BJ8 who has not allowed me to include it in the registry
> should do so.  You never know.  The Registry currently documents more than
> 55% of total BJ8 production (9,767 of 17,712 cars built).
>
>
>
> Steve Byers
>
> HBJ8L/36666
>
> BJ8 Registry
>
> AHCA Delegate at Large
>
> Havelock, NC
>
>
>
> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *m.g.sharp---
> via Healeys
> *Sent:* Saturday, October 15, 2022 1:05 PM
> *To:* 'i erbs'; 'Jim Ryan'
> *Cc:* 'List Healey'
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] It's time to let it go
>
>
>
> I bought my BT7 48 years ago from a delightful Irishman. He had bought it
> new.  Unfortunately died a few years ago but when he was still around I
> would visit him periodically and over a glass of sherry (or two) he would
> recall stories about the car while in his ownership.  One recollection was
> that while working late one evening in his Toronto office (he was an
> engineer), he heard a Healey start up and to his horror watched out the
> window as someone tore out of the parking lot in his car.  He feared the
> worst as there had been a rash of sports car thefts and the kids who were
> stealing were joyriding for a few hours then driving them into Lake Ontario.
>
>
>
> The car was found by the police later that night on Lakeshore Road – out
> of gas.  The car probably dodged a bullet that night.
>
>
>
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *i erbs
> *Sent:* October 15, 2022 12:17 PM
> *To:* Jim Ryan <ryan at jimryan.com>
> *Cc:* List Healey <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] It's time to let it go
>
>
>
> Years ago a friends corvair convertible was stolen. When he got it back it
> had been detailed, the top was fixed and it had a full tank of gas...
>
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 15, 2022, 6:11 AM Jim Ryan via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> Speaking of themes...
>
>
>
> That BJ 7 I bought in 1974 was stolen a week after I got it, no
> insurance.3 months later I had moved and was getting ready to go look at an
> MGB for sale when I thought I would give the Boston police one more call.
> They said they were glad to hear from me because they found the car a month
> ago, but because I had moved they had no way to get ahold of me. So I took
> a bus and hitched a ride out to Groton Massachusetts where I found it
> sitting at a gas station. Funny thing was,  it was also full of camping
> equipment, that wasn't there when it got stolen. Everything was in the car
> my tools, nick-nacks, the only thing that was damaged was the trunk lock
> and the ignition. I guess they would just turn the battery off to stop it,
> then turn it on to start it up.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 12:02 PM Christopher Moog via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> What is this a running theme. I purchased a BJ7 in the mid 1990s. Started
> restoring. Moved several times. When I retrieved it from a rental garage
> (four years ago after having stored it five years) the interior had been
> stolen. It was in separate boxes waiting for me to finish the body. So now
> I have no seats, carpets, door cards or interior trim. It was all leather
> and worth several grand. That took the steam out of me finishing the car.
>
> I'm retiring this spring so I hope to put the time (and money) into get it
> done. Well see if this happens or if I too end up selling and enjoying a
> different car. Though I could give it to a 20 something nephew has the
> skill to finish it. He is not yet shown interest in something like that,
> he's more into mid-80s pick-up trucks. But tastes change.
>
> Good luck with the paring down of projects. Life gets shorter and we all
> have to decide what we want to spend our time doing. Driving a Bugeye is a
> lot more fun to most people than restoring a car.
>
> On 10/14/2022 9:10 AM, Jim Ryan wrote:
>
> Sorry, fat fingered that last email.
>
>
>
> What I was going to say was how similar your story is to mine. I bought a
> BJ 7 in 1974, never really fully restored it as I wanted to, and neither of
> my son's wanted it. So I ended up selling it for what I could get about
> four years ago and picked up a little Bugeye driver. I still have it and in
> some ways enjoying it more than the big Healy.
>
>
>
> Anyway, what part of New Hampshire are you in? I'm on the Seacoast.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 9:06 AM Jim Ryan <ryan at jimryan.com> wrote:
>
> Hey Kent,
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 13, 2022, 3:32 PM Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I've owned my 1956 100 since April of 1974. I bought it with the intention
> of restoring it, but life has gotten in the way and it is still waiting for
> my attention. It is with a heavy heart that I've resigned myself to passing
> along the dream.  Contact me off-list, subject line BN2, and I'll give you
> the details. First detail: it is located in New Hampshire, USA. The list
> has first dibs; if it doesn't sell here, it goes to eBay.
>
> Kent McLean
> '56 100 and '60 Bugeye
>
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