[Spridgets] a tale of 2 hardtops

[rrengineer at dslextreme.com]

I have a top that has just been painted and I have new seals to install
from Bill Bolton.  This top is the one that I had a disagreement over with
the "Air ride" Huntington Beach idiot.  I would be willing to part with it
because I find it difficult at my age now to get in and out of the car
with the top on.  It has the original glass (I don't know where the idiot
would get new glass like he mentions in his auction) and all hardware is
there.  Before I put it on Ebay if there is any interest let me know.  I
don't want to ship it and I will take $800 for it, even though I have
$1200 into it.  Your gain.
Mike MacLean
60 Sprite
56 BN2


Wm. Severin Thompson
> I was tracking both of these hardtops.
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> Factory 2 seat big healey hardtop.. http://tinyurl.com/2c8p7d
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> A factory Bugeye hardtop. http://tinyurl.com/24dqmx
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> The guy that bought the 2 seat big Healey hardtop got a real deal. These
> rarely become available, and I've seen them go for $4000+. (I turned one
> down for my BN6 back in the 70's for $100.) Although they look nearly
> identical to the factory 4 seat, they are not the same. Really hard to
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> I found the no sale, reserve not met price of the Bugeye hardtop to be
> pretty staggering. I believe that's our "seeking approval, modifying the
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> with air ride" dude selling that (along with the Walker bonnet). I've not
> seen a factory hardtop go that high. Highest I ever paid was $600 for a
> freshly painted mint one with perfect chrome, seals and original window. I
> paid $1000 for a very rare aftermarket fastback top once. But unsold at
> $1250 due to reserve not met is hard to believe. This was in primer, and
> needed seals installed too.
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> Wm. Severin Thompson
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> ~iii<O