[Healeys] BJj8 at Mecum

[HealeyRick]

Steve,

Thanks so much for chiming in on this car.  With the deadline for my
"Auction Report" column in Healey Marque looming over my head, this was to
be the lede car.  The extra info you provided will add to the story.  The
buyer of the car just posted that the car would not start during the
auction and its brakes were bad.  It was also sold on Thursday, not an
ideal slot to get the most return.  He bought the car for $33k and resold
it again before leaving the auction.

As far as Mecum goes, they've been expanding their Healey offerings as of
late and although formerly a muscle car and street rod auctioneer, they
managed to sell a non-factory metallic golden beige 66 BJ8 at Kissimmee in
January for $104,000 (check out the Auction Report in the April issue of
the Marque)

Happy Healeying,
Rick Neville

On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 6:22 AM BJ8Healeys via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Previously offered for sale at Russo & Steele auction in Newport Beach, CA
> in July 2017, and on BaT from Washington state in December 2019.
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> This car claims to be chassis 29295, which originally had body number
> 74166.  However, it has a reproduction VIN plate and the external
> configuration of the lights argue for a body later than 76137.  With clues
> like that, I’m always suspicious that the car is what it claims to be.
> Folks would be amazed at the number of BJ8s that have acquired a different
> identity from what it left the factory with.
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> Steve Byers
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> HBJ8L/36666
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> BJ8 Registry
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> AHCA Delegate at Large
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> Havelock, NC  USA
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> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *richard
> mayor via Healeys
> *Sent:* Monday, March 21, 2022 7:56 PM
> *To:* Healeys
> *Subject:* [Healeys] BJj8 at Mecum
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> I’m told this car sold for only $33,000.  Must be the color.  It looks
> like a girls car to me.
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> https://www.mecum.com/lots/AZ0322-494909/1965-austin-healey-3000-convertible/
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> Richard Mayor
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> boyracer466 at gmail.com
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