Well, Charlie--the original poster--asked "Can the experts on the list
critique this car?"? And we--I'm not an expert, but my dad and I did a
frame-off on one, so I have a few clues--did just that.
I doubt there's anyone on this list who doesn't know what goes on at the
'glamor' auctions.? I went straight to the gallery, but I didn't see any
reference to this car being auctioned; it looks like it's targeted for a
private sale, and the asking isn't terribly out of line.? If Charlie's
interested--or looking for a friend--this car has been 'pre-picked apart.'
Bob
On 8/2/2018 11:44 AM, Michael MacLean wrote:
> I think you are all missing the point here.? This car is not going not
> be bought by any Healey expert.? It is not even aimed at us. The
> person that buys this car will be looking at it as an investment.? He
> probably will be buying his first Healey. Unless he has a Healey
> expert inspect the car first, he is going to be surprised at the first
> Healey event he attends when they pick the car apart.? A recently
> deceased Healey restorer friend of mine that sold four 100M cars at
> auction houses like Barret-Jackson and RM auctions constantly would
> regale me with stories of Healey "experts" picking his restoration
> apart before the auction with no intention or resources to buy the
> car.? My friend used to complain about these Healey "experts" mouthing
> off about what is wrong with the car such as it being over restored.?
> My friend used to chrome some small parts that would take the most
> wear such as the bracket that the hood prop fit into when you open the
> bonnet because the paint would be scratched almost immediately the
> first time it was used.? He used to get grief over little things like
> that. ? The fact is most of the "real" buyers of his cars knew nothing
> about Healeys. Most of them had been drinking all day before the
> auction started and the auction house facilitated this on a regular
> basis.? Despite his "over restored' method of producing these cars he
> would regularly pull in up to $250K on his 100M restorations.? He also
> was the only restorer at the auction that would guarantee his cars
> mechanically for one year after purchase and traveled to Florida one
> time to "fix" a car that a woman bought just to impress guests that
> were coming from England.? She had had trouble starting the car.? When
> he got there he had to explain how the manual choke worked and the car
> started first time.? These are the people that buy these cars.? Lots
> of money and no interest in knowing the finer points of our cars. It's
> just a nice shiny object that they want. Unfortunately this is typical
> of the? majority of auction customers.? Hence the over inflated prices
> of our cars that most of us could never get or or try with a good
> conscience to.? OK, off my soap box for now. You guys can go back to
> the finer points to argue.
> Mike MacLean
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