[Healeys] Original BN2 Price

[Ron Ray]

If my math is correct, with 694.73 percent inflation since 1954, the price
would be $20,738.

Ron


-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Richard Kahn
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 10:30 AM
To: richchrysler at quickclic.net; healeyguy at aol.com; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Original BN2 Price

What would that be in todays dollars? Probably 25K?

Rich Kahn

> From: richchrysler at quickclic.net
> To: healeyguy at aol.com; healeys at autox.team.net
> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:58:41 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Original BN2 Price
>
> Perry,
>
> The price of $2985.00 (U.S. currency) held for the duration of the
Hundred,
> though I believe there were some shipping cost differences between east
> coast and west coast.
>
> Rich Chrysler
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Healeyguy" <healeyguy at aol.com>
> To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 11:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Original BN2 Price
>
>
> > Listers
> > Anyone have the original sale price of a standard 1955 BN2 sold in the
US
> > mainland? Our Healey will be in a car show sponsored by Motor Trend next
> > week and one of the questions asked was what did it sell for originally.
> > Since most of the cars in the show are shinny new with handy dandy
window
> > stickers attached the LBC's need to share in the sticker shock drama. I
> > looked in a early 1956 Road & Track and the asking price on a used 3000
> > mile 100 was $2000. Seemed like it should be in the ball park but an
> > actual price would be better. Not sure if the east coast / west coast
was
> > different but delivery cost couldn't be too different when gas sold for
a
> > quarter a gallon.
> > Any help would be appreciated
> > Aloha
> > Perry