Subject: [Healeys] End of an era

From: josef-eckert--- via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 20:02:48 +0200 (CEST)

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Never thought about selling my Austin-Healeys when I am in a certain age.=
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Why shall I do that. I do not need the money. They are part of my life. I=
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have my Sprite and the 100 for (nearly) 40 years, the 3000 for 30 years now=
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and as long as I live I want to have them with me. I do not care what=C2=B4=
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after my death. Not my problem. I am too selfish to think about selling=20
them one time.
I have a friend whose age is 84 and he owns about 10 classic cars and still=
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works on them and just started a new restoration. The cars keep him young=
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and agile. He still has so many ideas each day. With his cars he gets=20
younger each day and when he is not feeling well, he gives all to be better=
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soon.
Its not all about driving the cars. Its keeping them in good shape.
There is no rule cars have to be driven. They can give so much, even just=
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staying with them in the garage.
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Josef Eckert
K=C3=B6nigswinter/Germany
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From: "Perry Small via Healeys" <[email-masked]>=20
To: "Healeys" <[email-masked]>
Sent: July 15, 2024 at 10:30 AM PDT
Subject: [Healeys] End of an era
All things come to an end and our ownership of our BN1 and BN2 has ended.=
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The red 1955 BN2 was my first car that I bought for $275 in 1965.
I scrounged up the funds delivering newspapers. That car followed us to=20
Hawaii then back to PA and on to South Carolina. The modified BN1 I bought=
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and built while living in Hawaii . Sold it to a guy in California only to=
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buy it back years later. Probably have had 50 Healeys, big and little ones=
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over the years. Maybe there is another one waiting out there for us but in=
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a few days when the transport arrives to take Red and Yellow to their new=
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homes things will be different. The garage will only hold the daily driver,=
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tools that will not be used for vehicle maintenance anymore and=20
miscellaneous other things that will need to be cleaned out hopefully=20
before what ever comes next. Kimberley jokes with me and others that she=20
gets to =E2=80=9Cgo=E2=80=9D first so that she does not have to clean up th=
e =E2=80=9Cstuff=E2=80=9D! I=20
have known probably 40 or more other Healey owners that have previously=20
visited the same chain of events and I always thought it would somehow be=
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different but it=E2=80=99s not. These little British beasts really get unde=
r your=20
skin but they also still bring a smile to your face . All the best to you=
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and yours. Perry and Kimberley Sent from my iPhone=20
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<div><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10p=
t; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">Never thought about selling my A=
ustin-Healeys when I am in a certain age. Why shall I do that. I do not nee=
d the money. They are part of my life. I have my Sprite and the 100 for (ne=
arly) 40 years, the 3000 for 30 years now and as long as I live I want to h=
ave them with me. I do not care what&acute;s after my death. Not my problem=
. I am too selfish to think about selling them one time.</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10p=
t; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">I have a friend whose age is 84 =
and he owns about 10 classic cars and still works on them and just started =
a new restoration. The cars keep him young and agile. He still has so many =
ideas each day. With his cars he gets younger each day and when he is not f=
eeling well, he gives all to be better soon.</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10p=
t; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">Its not all about driving the ca=
rs. Its keeping them in good shape.</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10p=
t; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">There is no rule cars have to be=
 driven. They can give so much, even just staying with them in the garage.<=
/span></div>
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<div><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10p=
t; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">Josef Eckert</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10p=
t; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">K&ouml;nigswinter/Germany</span>=
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<div>From: "Perry Small via Healeys" &lt;[email-masked]&gt;&nbsp;<b=
r>Reply-To: "Perry Small" &lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br>To: "Healeys" &lt;h=
[email-masked]&gt; <br>Sent: July 15, 2024 at 10:30 AM PDT <br>Subje=
ct: [Healeys] End of an era <br>All things come to an end and our ownership=
 of our BN1 and BN2 has ended. The red 1955 BN2 was my first car that I bou=
ght for $275 in 1965. <br>I scrounged up the funds delivering newspapers. T=
hat car followed us to Hawaii then back to PA and on to South Carolina. The=
 modified BN1 I bought and built while living in Hawaii . Sold it to a guy =
in California only to buy it back years later. Probably have had 50 Healeys=
, big and little ones over the years. Maybe there is another one waiting ou=
t there for us but in a few days when the transport arrives to take Red and=
 Yellow to their new homes things will be different. The garage will only h=
old the daily driver, tools that will not be used for vehicle maintenance a=
nymore and miscellaneous other things that will need to be cleaned out hope=
fully before what ever comes next. Kimberley jokes with me and others that =
she gets to &ldquo;go&rdquo; first so that she does not have to clean up th=
e &ldquo;stuff&rdquo;! I have known probably 40 or more other Healey owners=
 that have previously visited the same chain of events and I always thought=
 it would somehow be different but it&rsquo;s not. These little British bea=
sts really get under your skin but they also still bring a smile to your fa=
ce . All the best to you and yours. Perry and Kimberley Sent from my iPhone=
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From: Kent McLean via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 15:27:43 -0400 (EDT)

Kees wrote:
> So when we are gone it is anybodies guess what happens with our 
> belongings. I could not give a shyte about it as dead is dead.

+1. I bought my 100 in '74 as a project. I've carted it from home to home, waiting for the day when I'd have money and time to put into it. After 50 years, I'm still waiting. A man has to know his limitations. I'm ready to let it go.

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Kent McLean
'56 100, '60 Bugeye

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