[Healeys] Owls Head Auction Healey Sold.

[Charlie Baldwin]

James,
I just looked through all of the cars that were auctioned and the Healey 
actually seems to have gone quite high in comparison to some of the 
others.  Many of the '55 - '57 Chevies didn't sell and also cars of the 
muscle car era, which at B-J would have been $300 - $500 K. 
The other British stuff was fairly normal, though the TR-4 for $5,000 
seemed a bargain.  I was actually surprised that an MG TD went for $21.5 
K.  They haven't been doing very well the last few years. It also 
appeared to be a bit off in color if it was supposed to be Clipper 
Blue.  Perhaps the attraction was that it was an early one with the 
solid wheels.  The MGA seemed to be a good price at $19.5 K.  They are 
generally doing better than T series cars lately.
The A-H, I believe was the second highest after a Packard that went for 
$120 K.
Charlie Baldwin
'62 A-H BT7, '52 MG TD, '60 MGA, '66 MGB

T W wrote:

>I'm a volunteer at the museum, and I drove the car across the auction
>block.   It was a _very_ nice car, and it's not surprising it
>attracted the attention it got.
>
>Anyway, I thought this was just my imagination, but there is more leg
>room for tall drivers in a BT7 than a BJ8?
>
>- Tom
>
>On 8/18/07, James Lea <clocks at midcoast.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>I just returned from the Owls Head Transportation Museum Auction where I
>>went to inspect  a 1960 AH for a friend who is looking for a Healey
>>roadster. My guess was $35 to $40 thousand but it brought $53,500. Granted
>>it was a clean car but it has a Moss interior and trim as opposed to
>>Heritage leather, chrome wires and a few other minor things I thought were
>>wrong. Maybe the high prices at BJ and RM are bringing all of our cars along
>>with them as they get higher and higher. Anyway, you can see the Healey (
>>number 67) and the rest of the cars at http://www.ohtm.org/ under 2007 Auto
>>Auction. Cheers, JL
>>
>>James Lea
>>PO Box 25
>>Rockport Maine 04856
>>1-207-236-3632
>>
>>1952 MG TD
>>1952 Triumph Mayflower
>>1958 Rover P4
>>1962 Austin Healey BT7
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