[Healeys] Essential Buyers Guide ?

[E.A. Driver]

Is it truly wise to purchase  another Healey book  which claims
to be an essential buyers guide.  Several books have covered this topic 
extremely well;
Newton's (1984) "Illustrated Austin-Healey Buyer's Guide followed by a 
very good revision
in 1994, these provide an excellent basis for considering which model of 
Healey to purchase.
Support of Newton's books is provided by an informative discussion in  
Austin-Healey
100 & 3000 Series by Graham Robson (1994).  For those on the List who 
are members
of AHCUSA and who receive AHCUSA "Resource Book", they are treated to an
excellent overview of recent pricing of all models which includes an 
very good
description of evaluation of condition.  Over the past two years (and 
actually longer) the "Magazine" of
the AHCUSA has provided members (and their friends) with a series of 
articles on
Healey valuation, options, and auction results. These past two years has 
seen articles from:  R. Rabold
from Hagerty Price Guide; Gary Anderson  (of Anderson and Moment fame); 
Dave Ketchen;
and finally  Keith Martin (publisher of the Sports Car Market 
Magazine).  These articles are current
with excellent advice and information on the potential purchase of a 
Healey in today's climate.

E.A. Driver



On 23/04/2014 3:46 PM, Bob Haskell wrote:
> I ordered the book from Amazon back in Oct 2011.  When I got the email 
> from AH Spares this morning, I sent Amazon an email asking when they 
> would have it in stock.  The reply - no idea, but they upgraded the 
> shipping.  So, I'm hoping for May ...
>
> Cheers