[Healeys] Jamaican

Keith Pennell llennep at verizon.net
Wed Aug 7 08:54:00 MDT 2019


Bob
Not sure what you mean by the 2+2s.  The convertibles and roadsters are both 2+2.?????Keith

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
To: healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wed, Aug 7, 2019 10:44 am
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Jamaican

Just happened to stumble across this today:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1962-austin-healey-3000-bt7-4-seat-roadster-13/

Seems to be a real price delta between roadsters and 2+2s

Bob


On 8/7/2019 1:59 AM, Peter Dzwig wrote:
> I must say, I'd never heard of one before. Looks very pretty and sounds
> to have been well and truly sorted. Like the Miura-like style, but I'd
> rather have the real thing (Miura) - sorry I know that's anathema here :-)
>
> As for price: It has a decent history, it would appear to have had a lot
> of work done by people who really know what they are doing and has a
> racing pedigree and is HRDC-registered. It's probably eligible for a lot
> of historic events.
>
> That being said a properly sorted Healey of similar vintage is getting
> to be quite expensive over here:
>
> https://rawlesmotorsport.co.uk/CarSales/austin-healey-3000-mkii-bn7-centre-change-2/
>
> Conclusion: It's over-priced but possibly not by that much. I would
> guess by about £10k. What distinguishes it is what has been done to it
> and it's proven performance and competitiveness.
>
> The other thing of course is that if you are going to race it, you'd
> better have enough spare cash to be able to rebuild whatever you break!
>
> As a matter of interest would the Mk1 register accept it? or for that
> matter AHCUK HDI?
>
> Peter
>
>
>
> On 06/08/2019 18:01, simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com wrote:
>> See:-
>>
>> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1959-Austin-Healey-3000-Mk1-Jamaican-Historic-Race-Car-285bhp/183909256707?hash=item2ad1d88e03:g:~YwAAOSwWkddRoH8
>>
>> Looks OK if you like that sort of thing.
>>
>> Strange name for a car?
>>
>> Simon
>>
>>
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