Mindboggling that someone would pay 104,000 for a BJ8!
Derek
On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 1:50 AM, Patrick and Caroline Quinn <
p_cquinn@tpg.com.au> wrote:
> G'day
>
> Please find below a few paragraphs I wrote for our next AH magazine about
> the 3 Austin-Healeys and 1 Nash-Healey that sold at the Gooding's
> Scottsdale
> auction.
>
> The first car was a 1955 100 BN1 fitted with a Le Mans kit. Erroneously
> labelled as a 100M, to a well trained eye there were a few things awry with
> the car. Nevertheless bidding was spirited and US$82,500 (Aus$79,135) later
> it was sold. The next car of interest was a recently restored genuine Old
> English White 100M with known history. Again bidding was spirited, but
> slowed towards the end with the car realising US$154,000 (Aus$147,715).
> What
> I found amusing during the bidding was that a Gooding employee walked
> amongst bidders distributing bags of popcorn.
>
> Next was a BJ8 that was described as "one of the best in the country, if
> not
> the world." Originally Healey Blue with blue trim it was sold new in
> Germany
> and found its way to the US where it was restored. It is finished in
> Opalescent Maroon and tan trim, which I think didn't do the car justice,
> however that's just a personal opinion. It's price? US$104,500
> (Aus$100,230)! So perhaps some think the same as I do.
>
> The last car of interest was a 1953 Nash-Healey Roadster in very bright
> red,
> which was probably nothing like its original colour. It sold for a healthy
> US$115,500 (Aus$110,780).
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> Patrick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:
> healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Jim Lesher
> Sent: Tuesday, 29 January 2013 12:33 PM
> To: Bob Yule; healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] auctions
>
> Bob - a couple of fellas from the Phila region of AHSTC went and at the Jan
> meeting passed out a excel list of the auctions, car auction #'s and the
> sale
> prices. I will check my circular file and send it you in a couple of days
> jim
> how is the weather?
> > From: autofarm@xplornet.ca
> > To: healeys@autox.team.net
> > Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 14:45:34 -0500
> > Subject: [Healeys] auctions
> >
> > Has anybody been able to find a list of the Healeys sold at the
> Scotsdale
> > auctions recently? All the auction house web sites are proving
> impossible
> to
> > navigate, for me anyway.
> > Cheers.......Bob
> > Check out our web site www.autofarm.net
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