[Healeys] Auction car

[BJ8Healeys]

A car is worth what someone is willing to pay for it, but HBJ8L/42154 car is NOT an original Metallic Golden Beige.  The only original Metallic Golden Beige cars that left the factory with red leather were both right-hand drive cars.

 

The first BJ8 that sold for more than $100,000 (also $143,000) sold again only six years later for $72,000.  That sounds like one of my investments.....

 

Steve Byers

HBJ8L/36666

BJ8 Registry

AHCA Delegate at Large

Havelock, NC  

 

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Steven Kingsbury
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 2:42 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Auction car

 

I see the list has been fairly quiet lately and thought I'd take the time to see if anyone has any thoughts on the Barrett Jackson car auction. I saw the car, a Golden Beige BJ8, go for $143,000. With a 10% premium tacked on to that, a bit over $157,000! In the opinion of this group, was that just a case of bidders getting in to a pissing contest, or, was the car worth it? (And of course we don't know what condition the engines was in, was it a frame off, etc.) So for the sake of conversation, let's say it had really good bones, no rust and ran like a top. And was an original Golden Beige with red leather car.

   Personally, I was glad to see it go for such a large price. Was it worth it? In my opinion, yes, especially if the person buying it knows and loves A-H's. If I had the money, would I pay that much? No. If I had that kind of money, I'd buy a project and do most of the work myself.

Steven Kingsbury

BN1 #598 (currently on a boat) 

    

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