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several months ago i asked for a general consensus of the idea of obtaining a 'heritage certificate' for my 63 bj7,i got only positive reactions and various reasons for doing so i.e. being able to have keys made up from the numbers,finding out what if any options the car had or has,original motor and trans etc etc.it is a handsom document suitable for framing,and all the numbers are correct for my car.having said that i just hope to goodness it doesnt promote a 'numbers matching'corvette type atmosphere amongst the healey folks!as far as im concerned a car that had its engine,trans,or rear end replaced with a period correct exchange due to erreprable damage,should not be looked upon as a lepor.what is one expected to do,deam it worthless and discard the entire automobile?those are of course my personal feelings about the numbers matching stigma,i dont know why but they didnt tell where my car was built,what factory unless its in some part of the numbers i dont yet understand,anyone know if this can be decoded?and also anyone ever hear of a healey being orderd with 'white walls'?ive never seen one.thanks anthony /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cheers.gif
 
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Glad you have the certificate. I have one for my MG, and I have never regretted it. As for "numbers matching", it proves a degree of originality that's all, I don't think that it would ever foster the mentality of the Corvette fanatic. They are the original numbers, but since they don't match as such, it's just something that's nice to know, that's all. I agree with you, it really doesn't matter.

The factory probably wouldn't be specified, especially if there was only one producing the cars at the time that yours was built. Wasn't it Abingdon where they were produced? White walls were an option, even as late as 1980 in the case of the MGs, on many British cars, and would have been more popular in the USA of course.
 
Re: heritage certificate

Hello Anthony,

Let me address your points one at a time...

"i just hope to goodness it doesnt promote a 'numbers matching'corvette type atmosphere amongst the healey folks!"

I don't know how having access to production records would promote this. Everyone must make up their own mind as to how important it is to have the original components still with the car. Some will care, and some will not. So be it.

"as far as im concerned a car that had its engine,trans,or rear end replaced with a period correct exchange due to erreprable damage,should not be looked upon as a lepor.what is one expected to do,deam it worthless and discard the entire automobile?those are of course my personal feelings about the numbers matching stigma,"

I've never heard of anyone suggesting that a car without "matching numbers" is worthless of should be discarded. Some will feel that it diminishes the value. Some won't.

"i dont know why but they didnt tell where my car was built,what factory unless its in some part of the numbers i dont yet understand,anyone know if this can be decoded?"

It's not coded anywehere. All BJ7 series cars were built at the factory in Abingdon, as were all big Healeys after production was transferred there from Longbridge in 1957.

"and also anyone ever hear of a healey being orderd with 'white walls'?ive never seen one."

Yes, it was common in the period.

Cheers,
 
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ried,thanks for the info on production locations,and your correct,people will do thier own evaluation as to a cars worth.the bit about certain chevy owners was ment to be tongue in cheek of course,white walls?i guess the idea i have of a healey wearing white walls are the ones that totally cover the entire side wall, circa 1940's-1950's kinda thing,now you must admit that would look rather clownish.thanks again,anthony and by the way i did join the a.h.club.got my intro package today,very nice and well done!they even had pictures of healeys with actual dents in them!
 
Anthony,

Here's a snapshot of my Dad in his '67 BJ8, taken in 1967. I don't think the whitewalls look all that bad, do you?
 
wanna, hadsome dad and car great combo,the w.w. do look more appropriate then i thought they would, i kinna like em,when i read from my heritage cert.that my car was ordered with white walls, i thought they were the ones that covered the entire sidwall,that was a frightening image, im finding out that style was old hat allready thank goodness,hay if you dont mind me asking,what ever happened to the car and your dad?thanks anthony 1963 bj7 3000 M.K.II /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif
 
Anthony, sadly my father sold his Healey in 1974 when I turned 16. He had used it for a daily driver, year-round, in sleet, snow and ice and it was getting a little tired. Unfortunately he kept no records of serial number, etc. so I was never able to track it down. As for my Dad, he's still going strong at 77 and loves driving my '66 BJ8 now and then.
 
wana,so glad to hear about your dad,hes the same age as my dad 77,he never had a healey,but he did have a 1951 two door studebaker "bullet nose"that i thought he got from flash gorden, im a little sorry about your dads healey,i dont know about your state but you may be able to track all the cars hes ever registered in his name,just an idea,well at least you grew up digging these cars,and own a nice one now so it worked out good for you!im sure hes responsable for inspiring you in your auto interests,and many other good things as well.anthony7777 1963 bj7 3000 M.K.II. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yesnod.gif
 
I got the surprise of my life when I got my certificate for my car. It was made on my youngest son's birthday March 24! car- 1959
son- 1999
Guess I gotta keep em both!
 
greenhornrt,very cool,congrats on your having your son,check this out,the day the previous owner of my car picked it up from months of restoration, on his way home stoped at his golf club,he shoed his drivers licence to prove he lived in that town in new jersey in order to register,the gal behind the desk entered all his info into the comp,it spit out his golf permit,when he got home he showed the permit to his wife,she turned white and became speachless.the permit was actualy printed and issued in the name of the deciesed original owner of the car ,a none golfer ,now thats scary. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
 
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