what glared the most was the white piping on the BT7.
jerry wall
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>
> Through the miracle of TIVO, from 5:30am this morning until now (7am), I just
> watched yesterday's seven hours of Speed Barrett-Jackson. A great use of
> TIVO, since I know (and care) almost nothing about American muscle cars,
>beyond
> perhaps early Corvettes. Only three auctions that I actually watched at live
> rate: a Jag XK120, and the Healey "100M" and BT7.
> Seemed like very fair prices on both. I need to be reminded of all of the
> story behind the "100M"--but from what I remember, based on the leather
>covering
> on the cockpit surround, this was one of the first cars we ever judged under
> the new concours system (1993?) and as we later learned, was in fact based on
> two cars with the best bits put together to make one, and wasn't an authentic
> M. If that's so, it's an interesting commentary on how cars can hold their
> value, but only make the big bucks when they're fresh.
> The Tanner BT7 was also a fair price -- a nondescript model, but obviously
> Kurt made money on it, even at the $57k (?) since, as he remarked, the body
> required almost no work, making it a quick and easy resto. But what's up with
>the
> body-color x-supports in front of the radiator? Surely Kurt should have
> painted them out? They stood out like sore thumbs and make it obvious why
>these
> were
> always painted out. Also interesting, the description as "Gold Concours
> Quality" -- nice to see that our system is now standard parlance in the Healey
> hobby, but I guess this wasn't a claim that the car HAD been judged gold, but
> rather was restored to that quality level.
> I'll be interested in other reactions, especially from those on the field.
> Cheers
> Gary Anderson
>
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