[Healeys] Healeys at Mecum

[Greg Lemon]

Oh Randy, you may have a point, "How long are they going to stay in business 
when it cost 2-3 times
 what a car is selling for to restore it."  But heck, there are as many or 
more people out there who are buying and restoring or having restored MGBs 
and Spitfires and such and will never get anywhere near what they have in 
them back out, but they are doing what they want to do, which is a lot of 
what drives the hobby, not needs or economics, but wants, dreams and 
desires.

That being said I am more worried about demographics hurting the 
availability of parts and services for "our cars" than car values, a friend 
of mine just had a talk with one of the managers at Victoria British (big 
North American supplier for our international friends) They are anticipating 
a stagnant or shrinking market for their brit car business with much more 
growth in the their truck parts sales.  The people who buy Healeys and such 
aren't getting any younger for the most part, how many on the list are under 
40, show of hands, not many  I would wager.

Greg Lemon