[Healeys] Healeys at Mecum

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While it's always nice to see big bucks at the end of a restoration, most people restore cars as a labor of love.? I doubt a decline in Healey values is going to fatally?change the demand or desire to bring these beautiful cars back to life.



Bill? Wilkman
BT7


-----Original Message-----
From: Randy Hicks <Healey100M at gmail.com>
To: rdavies1 at cox.net
Cc: 'Healey List' <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sat, Oct 3, 2009 7:44 pm
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healeys at Mecum



Well, there are a lot of people (ours friends) out there who make a living restoring and servicing our cars.?
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How long are they going to stay in business when it cost 2-3 times what a car is selling for to restore it. Are people going to buy parts to keep their cars up when the values just keeps dropping? What happens to our parts suppliers then. Do we end up with just cheaper parts??
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I hope it is a temporary situation, this year, because it could affect us all long term.?
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Randy?
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Randy Hicks?
'56 100M?
'55 BN1 Dealer LeMans?
'62 BN7 MkII?
'65 BJ8?
'53 MGTD?
Healey100M at gmail.com?
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On Oct 3, 2009, at 10:13 PM, Ron Davies wrote:?
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> Yes, but to be honest, does it really matter what they are selling > for this?
> year??
> Most of us bought, restored and/or refurbished our cars and are now?
> caretakers that didn't do it to make any money from it. Just as one > should?
> buy and enjoy their home without considering it an "investment", > most of us?
> are just "invested" in the fun they bring us when we drive them.?
> Just MHO. I'm sure you feel the same.?
> Ron O. Davies?
> 67 BJ8?
> Laguna Hills, CA?
> 80degrees and CAVU today for my car show!?
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> I think there has been somewhat of a delayed reaction to the economy > in the?
> collector car world, prices were holding up pretty well still last > winter,?
> but as more people are selling cars and presumably less money to buy > them I?
> think prices in general have been dropping fairly significantly the > last few?
>?
> months.?
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> No scientific research, just too much time spent on e-bay, collector > car?
> magazines, the list, etc.?
>?
> Greg Lemon?
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