Re my editorial in the last issue of Austin-Healey Magazine. There is a
group of high-end enthusiast/investors who love buying the best stuff so they
can show it off to their friends and brag about it. Clearly, Vallon thinks
he's got something that will appeal to that crowd. Unfortunately, anyone with
that much money usually has a good collection adviser who will look at this
one, maybe ask a few Healey specialists for their opinions, and then advise
his client strongly not to touch this. My perception of Vallon is that he
doesn't always do his homework, but then touts stuff as if it was the real
thing.
BTW, did anyone notice that this car doesn't even have a cold air box? I'd
be willing to bet that most of the real 100M stuff is long since gone from
this car, and that the numbers may not even match. Love to get a chance to
look underneath one of the cockpit surround rails to see what numbers are
actually under there.
G.
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