[Healeys] [OT] Collector Car 'Hobby'

[HealeyRick]

I always thought "bespoke" was more in keeping with a visit to a Saville
Row tailor, not an automobile.  But either way, each is out of my league.
Here's another take on the Monterey auctions:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidun.../#7aba6b1b692b
<https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidundercoffler/2019/08/21/classic-car-market-hits-a-pothole-at-2019-monterey-car-week/#7aba6b1b692b>
Looks like a hard rain is goin' to fall.

Rick Neville

On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 11:58 AM Perry via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Listers
>
> If nothing else, that article helped me understand a new word that has
> been creeping into the TV shows (car stuff) and print info lately, BESPOKE
> is the word.
>
>
>
> One TV show used it over and over and by the rest of the dialog used, I
> had no idea what they were talking about. At first I thought they were
> referencing the 24 inch wheels they were using on the build. But they
> didn’t look anything like a set of spoked wire wheels from Dunlap.
>
>
>
> I read the referenced article which talked about bespoked projectiles,
> scratched my head and said to my lovely wife, “What in the world does
> BESPOKE mean?”
>
>
>
> With a slight smile on those lips, said, CUSTOM or Built for the buyer!!!
>
>
>
> Oh, is the word custom to old school or outdated for the “car guys and
> gals” today? Maybe for million dollar supercars.
>
>
>
> Not that I’m not interested in learning new words, I mean knowing what the
> advertised heart medicine is talking about, an ACE or an R, may have some
> bearing on my future existence!  😊
>
>
>
> Hope everyone is having a great day.  I have to spend some time in the
> garage to work on my brother in laws BESPOKED 100-Six.  Fitting a quick
> change rear axle to the beast.
>
> Perry
>
>
>
> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
> Windows 10
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>
> > On Aug 23, 2019, at 09:32, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
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> >
>
> > Possibly of interest to The List (valid this week only):
> http://www.autoextremist.com/
>
>
>
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