Listers,
Don't waste any time:
Drive your car.........
Drink your wine........
Love your lady.........
Craig Rice
BN1 & BN2
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
To: "healey list" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 12:20 AM
Subject: B-J question
> Listers,
>
> Like many of you I have been watching numerous hours of the B-J auction.
I am
> intrigued by the BIG money many cars are bringing. $100k, 200k, 300k and
much
> more for many of them. Which brings me to a question I would like to toss
> out. At what point in dollars spent does one of these cars become a
museum
> piece for the buyer? At what point in dollars spent is it sane and safe
to
> drive them for any real distance?
>
> One of my favorites so far has been the 1961 Chrysler 300G. But if I paid
> $190k for it I would never drive it. Hell, I would never take it out of
its
> vacuum sealed pack!!!!
>
> Neither of my 3000s would bring near the money the AH cars have sold for
on
> B-J so far . Owning two dependable drivers is all I can manage. But I am
not
> going to allow them to collect dust and I do not hesitate to drive them.
> However, for my financial situation I am always watching the other guy
when I
> do.
>
> Keith Pennell
>
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