[Healeys] Hello

[Michael Oritt]

Hank--

I'm also 82 (next week).  I say that the answer is to drive them for as
long as we can.

Best--Michael Oritt

On Sun, Feb 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM Hank Leach via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Folks- what I think should be the topic for conversation is: *"What to do
> with our Healeys".* This year I will be 82 and I am storing 2
> Austin-Healeys and one Jensen-Healey in my garage. Two are for sale, and
> have been for sale for sometime, with no one interested in purchasing or
> even inquiring about their condition. My recently departed, good friend's
> stable of Concours Gold Healeys have been literally given away on BAT for
> half of what they are worth.
>
> Our various clubs memberships are steadily declining and no younger folks
> are stepping up to acquire the cars left in their absence. Just look at the
> slew of cars sitting on ebay (some from our group member's stable) that are
> just not selling no matter the cheap bids and prices.
>
> Interest in old British cars has been replaced by modern day Broncos and
> cyber trucks or voltage vehicles. In the near future the only "pump"
> available at the gas station will be a charging station.
>
> So the topic above needs to be addressed with some creative thinking of
> what can we do to find a home for our Healeys when we can no longer bend
> down to change the oil. Museums won't be interested in hundreds of
> Austin-Healeys on their floor-maybe just one example will suffice-the rest
> ?. Just my take on current affairs. Hank
>
> --------------------
>
> From: "John Vrugtman via Healeys" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Reply-To: "John Vrugtman" <javrugtman at htcnet.org>
> To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: February 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM PST
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Hello
> Around here it's either snowing, raining, freezing, or all at the same
> time.
>
> John
> Hightown, VA
>
> On 2/16/2025 11:29 AM, Harold Manifold wrote:
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> You're right, it has been unusually quiet on the list lately. Perhaps
> everyone's Austin-Healey is running smoothly, or maybe they're tucked away
> for the winter.
>
> Best regards,
> Harold
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM Mike Sinclair via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Is it me, or is the list quiet?  I haven't seen anything for quite a
>> while?
>>
>> Mike
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