Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100-4

From: Bob Spidell <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 16:58:22 +0000 (UTC)

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The ever-popular and elusive 'Barn Find!'=20

A (relatively) low mileage--e.g. less than 100K miles--rust-free, complete =
and unmolested BN1/2 would likely go for $40K give-or-take here in the Stat=
es in a private sale (sounds like you may be GB?). It would probably go for=
 more at auction, but then the auction company gets their cuts (from both b=
uyer and seller, I believe).=20

Bob=20

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From: "Andrew Uprichard" <[email-masked]>=20
To: "Ahealey help" <[email-masked]>=20
Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 7:20:30 AM=20
Subject: [Healeys] 100-4=20

Recently I was driving my Triumph TR3 when a guy pulled up alongside me and=
 said =E2=80=9CI have one of those. Want to see it?=E2=80=9D=20

It turned out he lived just a few miles away so I went to his house and the=
re in a barn out back was a 1957 small-mouth under a pile of cardboard boxe=
s. =E2=80=9CYes, =E2=80=9C he said, =E2=80=9CI put the cars away when my da=
ughter was born in 1980 and have never gotten around to doing anything with=
 them.=E2=80=9D=20

=E2=80=9CThem?=E2=80=9D I asked. Sure, enough, behind the TR3 was an Austin=
-Healey 100-4. It too was covered in cardboard boxes but from what I could =
see was intact and remarkably rust free. Confessing my Austin-Healey ignora=
nce, I asked if it was a 100-M but he said it was earlier. In fact he said =
it was one of the first 1000 made. So I guess it is a BN1? 1953 =E2=80=93 1=
955?=20

Anyway, the guy claims he will one day restore both cars, which would be di=
fficult as (a) he has very little mechanical knowledge, (b) he has no space=
 or equipment, and (c) he is definitely getting along in age. I pestered hi=
m (mainly for the TR3, but I was also interested in the Healey) but the one=
 I should have been pestering was his wife who was telling him to sell. I m=
ay go back and try again in a month or so.=20

So =E2=80=93 after all of that =E2=80=93 if the car is as good as it looks,=
 what does the list think it is worth ?=20

Andrew Uprichard=20

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00"><div aria-label=3D"Compose body">The ever-popular and elusive 'Barn Fin=
d!'</div><div aria-label=3D"Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label=3D"Comp=
ose body">A (relatively) low mileage--e.g. less than 100K miles--rust-free,=
 complete and unmolested BN1/2 would likely go for $40K give-or-take here i=
n the States in a private sale (sounds like you may be GB?). &nbsp; It woul=
d probably go for more at auction, but then the auction company gets their =
cuts (from both buyer and seller, I believe).</div><div aria-label=3D"Compo=
se body"><br></div><div aria-label=3D"Compose body">Bob</div><div><br></div=
><hr id=3D"zwchr"><div style=3D"color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:no=
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ze: 12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Andrew Uprichard" &lt;[email-masked]&gt;=
<br><b>To: </b>"Ahealey help" &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><b>Sent: </=
b>Wednesday, November 2, 2016 7:20:30 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>[Healeys] 100-4=
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--></style><div class=3D"WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Recently I wa=
s driving my Triumph TR3 when a guy pulled up alongside me and said =E2=80=
=9CI have one of those.&nbsp; Want to see it?=E2=80=9D</p><p class=3D"MsoNo=
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ll-mouth under a pile of cardboard boxes. =E2=80=9CYes, =E2=80=9C he said, =
=E2=80=9CI put the cars away when my daughter was born in 1980 and have nev=
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rmal">&nbsp;</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=E2=80=9CThem?=E2=80=9D I asked.&nbs=
p; Sure, enough, behind the TR3 was an Austin-Healey 100-4.&nbsp; It too wa=
s covered in cardboard boxes but from what I could see was intact and remar=
kably rust free.&nbsp; Confessing my Austin-Healey ignorance, I asked if it=
 was a 100-M but he said it was earlier.&nbsp; In fact he said it was one o=
f the first 1000 made.&nbsp; So I guess it is a BN1? 1953 =E2=80=93 1955?</=
p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Anyway,&nbsp; the=
 guy claims he will one day restore both cars, which would be difficult as =
(a) he has very little mechanical knowledge, (b) he has no space or equipme=
nt, and (c) he is definitely getting along in age. I pestered him (mainly f=
or the TR3, but I was also interested in the Healey) but the one I should h=
ave been pestering was his wife who was telling him to sell.&nbsp; I may go=
 back and try again in a month or so.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p><=
p class=3D"MsoNormal">So =E2=80=93 after all of that =E2=80=93 if the car i=
s as good as it looks, what does the list think it is worth ?</p><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Andrew Uprichard</p></div><=
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From: WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 20:37:08 +0000

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Great find. good luck with the negotiations.

Bill Lawrence

BN1#554

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From: Healeys <[email-masked]> on behalf of Andrew Uprichar=
d <[email-masked]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 2:20:30 PM
To: Ahealey help
Subject: [Healeys] 100-4

Recently I was driving my Triumph TR3 when a guy pulled up alongside me and=
 said "I have one of those.  Want to see it?"

It turned out he lived just a few miles away so I went to his house and the=
re in a barn out back was a 1957 small-mouth under a pile of cardboard boxe=
s. "Yes, " he said, "I put the cars away when my daughter was born in 1980 =
and have never gotten around to doing anything with them."

"Them?" I asked.  Sure, enough, behind the TR3 was an Austin-Healey 100-4. =
 It too was covered in cardboard boxes but from what I could see was intact=
 and remarkably rust free.  Confessing my Austin-Healey ignorance, I asked =
if it was a 100-M but he said it was earlier.  In fact he said it was one o=
f the first 1000 made.  So I guess it is a BN1? 1953 - 1955?

Anyway,  the guy claims he will one day restore both cars, which would be d=
ifficult as (a) he has very little mechanical knowledge, (b) he has no spac=
e or equipment, and (c) he is definitely getting along in age. I pestered h=
im (mainly for the TR3, but I was also interested in the Healey) but the on=
e I should have been pestering was his wife who was telling him to sell.  I=
 may go back and try again in a month or so.

So - after all of that - if the car is as good as it looks, what does the l=
ist think it is worth ?

Andrew Uprichard

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<p>Great find. good luck with the negotiations.</p>
<p><br>
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<p>Bill Lawrence</p>
<p>BN1#554</p>
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<div id=3D"divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" st=
yle=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#000000"><b>From:</b> Healeys &lt;healeys-b=
[email-masked]&gt; on behalf of Andrew Uprichard &lt;auprichard@upri=
chard.net&gt;<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 2, 2016 2:20:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ahealey help<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] 100-4</font>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Recently I was driving my Triumph TR3 when a guy pul=
led up alongside me and said &#8220;I have one of those.&nbsp; Want to see =
it?&#8221;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">It turned out he lived just a few miles away so I we=
nt to his house and there in a barn out back was a 1957 small-mouth under a=
 pile of cardboard boxes. &#8220;Yes, &#8220; he said, &#8220;I put the car=
s away when my daughter was born in 1980 and have never
 gotten around to doing anything with them.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&#8220;Them?&#8221; I asked.&nbsp; Sure, enough, beh=
ind the TR3 was an Austin-Healey 100-4.&nbsp; It too was covered in cardboa=
rd boxes but from what I could see was intact and remarkably rust free.&nbs=
p; Confessing my Austin-Healey ignorance, I asked if it was a
 100-M but he said it was earlier.&nbsp; In fact he said it was one of the =
first 1000 made.&nbsp; So I guess it is a BN1? 1953 &#8211; 1955?<o:p></o:p=
></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Anyway,&nbsp; the guy claims he will one day restore=
 both cars, which would be difficult as (a) he has very little mechanical k=
nowledge, (b) he has no space or equipment, and (c) he is definitely gettin=
g along in age. I pestered him (mainly
 for the TR3, but I was also interested in the Healey) but the one I should=
 have been pestering was his wife who was telling him to sell.&nbsp; I may =
go back and try again in a month or so.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">So &#8211; after all of that &#8211; if the car is a=
s good as it looks, what does the list think it is worth ?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Andrew Uprichard<o:p></o:p></p>
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From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2016 15:00:24 -0700

WAG: maybe $30,000 if it is rust free and just needs everything to be
gone through with every fluid and everything that touched that fluid
replaced, renewed or at least cleaned.  Not to mention interior and
chrome renewal.  And possibly the wiring replaced.  And paint redone.

If it is a 100M then more, of course.  The first 1000 Healey hundreds
were built in 1953 or a few days into 1954.  The body number will tell
the tale.  

-Roland
'53 BN1 #724 completed Nov. 13th 1953

On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 10:20:30 -0400, you wrote:

>Recently I was driving my Triumph TR3 when a guy pulled up alongside me and
>It turned out he lived just a few miles away so I went to his house and
>there in a barn out back was a 1957 small-mouth under a pile of cardboard
>boxes. "Yes, " he said, "I put the cars away when my daughter was born in
>1980 and have never gotten around to doing anything with them."
>
>"Them?" I asked.  Sure, enough, behind the TR3 was an Austin-Healey 100-4.
>It too was covered in cardboard boxes but from what I could see was intact
>and remarkably rust free.  Confessing my Austin-Healey ignorance, I asked if
>it was a 100-M but he said it was earlier.  In fact he said it was one of
>the first 1000 made.  So I guess it is a BN1? 1953 - 1955?
>So - after all of that - if the car is as good as it looks, what does the
>list think it is worth ?
>
>Andrew Uprichard

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