[Healeys] Fwd: Goldie goes on sale for record estimate.

[Jim Werner]

I parked next to Goldie at Conclave 1986 in Cincinnati and Bruce had driven the car in from Maryland.


Jim Werner



-----Original Message-----
From: HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com>
To: healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Mon, Nov 6, 2017 1:56 am
Subject: [Healeys] Fwd:  Goldie goes on sale for record estimate.








You have to admit it served its purpose, though, to attract attention to the Healey stand at Earls Court.  It seemed to have been influenced by Lady Docker's Daimler limo "Golden Zebra" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docker_Daimlers.  I saw this quote on Hemmings a few years ago from a woman professing to be a former owner of Goldie that  I find interesting : 

"I dug out a photo and the registration is the car shown above.The information I have is based on the fellow who showed up at our Pub with a picture of the car in 1966/67 It was for sale and had been previously owned by Diana Dors, on the bonnet of the car when I had it was a gold horse & jockey which had been a gift to Diana from Lady Docker, I used the car every day & loved every minute of it. Unfortunately in 69ish the car was put in a garage in Reading on a SOR basis….. it sold, but the garage owner did a flit with the proceeds… I would love to know where it went from there…."  https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2013/03/06/goldie-going-gone-one-off-austin-healey-show-car-offered-at-worldwide/
    I don't know if this story is a complete fabrication, but there's something absolutely delicious about considering Ms. Dors (aka Britain's Marilyn Monroe) driving around in Goldie with a tasteless hood ornament gifted from the "colourful" Lady Docker.  I've tried to find confirmation of the story but have had no luck.
     You also have to credit Bruce and Inan for the incredible work in restoring Goldie and preserving this bit of Healey history.  It really does belong in the Healey Museum.


Rick Neville





On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 6:28 AM, Patrick & Caroline Quinn <p_cquinn at tpg.com.au> wrote:


Thanks Simon
 
I thought I was the only person who thought it horrible. In fact I would use the word ‘ugly’.
 
Or am I calling the kettle black?
 
Hoo Roo
 
Patrick Quinn
 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Simon Lachlan
Sent: Sunday, 5 November 2017 9:12 PM
To: editorgary at aol.com; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Goldie goes on sale for record estimate.

 
Horrible.
 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of editorgary at aol.com
Sent: 05 November 2017 01:10
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Goldie goes on sale for record estimate.

 

Goldie is going on sale. Any over/under bets?

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5049449/Austin-Healey-24-carat-gold-plating-set-auction.html

 

Gary Anderson
Los Altos, California


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