After reading various postings I realize there are two groups of people
owning healeys. One group are what I call "Car guys" guys who love cars and
what they can do , The second group are historians who are interested in
Healeys as a collectible antique. collectibles are kept in museums. Car guys
want to drive cars on today's highways with car's with today's technology.
Cars today respond quickly, stop quickly and owners of these cars expect
other cars on the road to also be able to respond in the same manner. Keeping
a car completely original has its place but perhaps not on today's road.
Modifying a desirable car doesn't hurt the value of a car if the modifications
are done well. There is a very large market of people who enjoy a sports car
as a car that performs and handles well on the highway.Many of you may
remember the slogan from the 60's
"Win on Sunday, sell on Monday!" ts always about the performance.
Happy Healeying, Marty www.jule-enterprises.com
--- On Mon, 12/20/10, Rich Chrysler <richchrysler@quickclic.net> wrote:
From: Rich Chrysler <richchrysler@quickclic.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 2.6 engine rebuild
To: "'I Erbs'" <eyera3@gmail.com>, "'Austin Healey'" <pajtamuvek@gmail.com>
Cc: "'healey help'" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Received: Monday, December 20, 2010, 10:34 PM
Gentlemen,
There is very little difference between a stock later 100/Six engine at 117
BHP and the early 3000 engine at a stock 124 BHP. Certainly for normal road
use the noticeable difference would be very little.
Resale??? A 100/Six should be best valued as a 100/Six.
I will never understand why more displacement, horsepower, torque, etc. is
always perceived as better, especially as these cars become more and more
collectable. Each model stood its own in its period of time, and sometimes
it's fun to try to capture that machine as it was in its moment of time and
development.
Modify....improve....faster....bigger....Why is that always thought of as
better???
Of course to each his/her own and what motivates one just doesn't apply to
the next.
I'm currently building up an early 100/Six series BN4 complete with the 2
port gallery head, 4 wheel drum brakes, etc. and having a ball researching
all the early details to get everything right.
Rich
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