b-evans@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> At Sotheby's September auction at the RAF Mueseum in Hendon, a 1958 Mark
> I Sprite sold for 12,190 pounds (including a 15% buyer's premium). At
> the current exchange rate, that is $19,625, and does not include a 17.5
> VAT, which allowed the new owner to walk away after plunking down
> $20,060! The Frogeye was listed by Sotheby's as "excellent/ restored",
> not quite the quality of "concours" or "superb".
Was the car exceptional early, or notable in any other way? Wow, it sounds
like auction fever may have hit HARD. I does raises the ante significantly
if those prices start appearing. And we were joking about the asking price
$30,000 on the Gold winner a few months back. (I recently heard that it was
down $25K now, but I heard word of mouth, so it may not be right)
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Patton Dickson Dallas, TX
1967 Austin-Healey Sprite H-AN9-L/69437
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http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Shores/1256/page2.html
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