Am I the only one that thinks this car being 'the last of ... whatever' adds no
particular cachet? I'd rather have a well-preserved, low-mileage
survivor--with rough but original paint--or a top-of-the-line concours resto,
in the middle of the production pack. But, my cars are for driving, not
bragging rights (well, except for the 'M').
Bob
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Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
> On March 23, 2017 at 1:29 PM BJ8Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
> Yes, that much would be correct. However, after the statement quoted
> below, I received this from another source at the auction house:
>
> --------------------------
>
> Steve , Good Afternoon.
>
>
>
> My name is ??????---------- and I do quite a lot of work for Silverstone
> Auctions preparing catalogue entries and helping to sort out the inevitable
> mistakes that occur when a dozen or so people are under pressure to close a
> catalogue with 200 cars.
>
> I am 67 and have owned a number of big Healeys including an early 100/4
> with a competition history,(which I bought in 1966), so as a 'Marque'
> enthusiast, I am as keen as you to ensure that what we commit to paper is
> accurate. I have read ------------ response to you and it's patently
> completely inaccurate, however, he does not claim to know what he is talking
> about, and is too young to remember the ins and outs of the Donald Healey
> Motor Company. In fairness, having had a quick look at our vendor's 'Entry
> Form' there are a number of claims on there which Richard took at face value
> but which now may be incorrect.
>
> The CCA catalogue has now been printed so it's too late to change that,
> but we can change the Website and issue a 'Saleroom Notice' prior to the
> auction.
>
> I propose that I have a good look at the information provided to us by
> the vendor and form some opinions. I will share these with you and see what
> you think. It's patently obvious that you have considerable knowledge of the
> subject and, I guess, we will be guided by you, but as I said, it appears the
> vendor is under the impression that what he has told us is correct and the
> team were excited to be handling a car with such provenance.
>
> If it appears that the car, although a stunning example, is not what he
> claimed, then we may have to revise the 'monetary value', which may not go
> down too well, but, given your information, we are obliged to correct any
> statements we have made and we are keen to ensure a happy purchaser on the
> day.
>
> I will deal with this from now on and if you can give me 24 hours, I will
> get back to you with as much information as I can find at this end.
>
>
>
> Thank you for your interest in this matter.
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------
>
> Steve Byers
>
> HBJ8L/36666
>
> BJ8 Registry
>
> AHCA Delegate at Large
>
> Havelock, NC
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Per Schoerner [mailto:per at schoerner.se]
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 8:15 AM
> Cc: BJ8Healeys; healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Last Big Healey?
>
>
>
> Let's accept then that this is the highest vin number that left the
> production line.
>
>
>
> Best, Per
>
> Skickat fr?n min iPhone
>
>
> 23 mars 2017 kl. 12:40 skrev HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com
> mailto:healeyrik at gmail.com >:
>
> > >
> > The ad has been updated, but the sellers are sticking to their
> > assertion that this was the last one off the line:
> >
> >
> >
> > ? We don't want to 'labour the point' but this is the
> > LAST big Healey off the line - ever!!!
> >
> >
> > NB: We are aware of the three cars assembled after Chassis 43025.
> > When the production line was stopped, a further two cars
> >
> > >
>
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