[Healeys] BJj8 at Mecum

[Bob Spidell]

FWIW, Mecum also runs antique tractor auctions. I catch them on TV 
occasionally; small but enthusiastic crowd.


On 3/22/2022 6:02 AM, HealeyRick via Healeys wrote:
> Steve,
>
> Thanks so much for chiming in on this car.  With the deadline for my 
> "Auction Report" column in Healey Marque looming over my head, this 
> was to be the lede car.  The extra info you provided will add to the 
> story.  The buyer of the car just posted that the car would not start 
> during the auction and its brakes were bad.  It was also sold on 
> Thursday, not an ideal slot to get the most return.  He bought the car 
> for $33k and resold it again before leaving the auction.
>
> As far as Mecum goes, they've been expanding their Healey offerings as 
> of late and although formerly a muscle car and street rod auctioneer, 
> they managed to sell a non-factory metallic golden beige 66 BJ8 at 
> Kissimmee in January for $104,000 (check out the Auction Report in the 
> April issue of the Marque)
>
> Happy Healeying,
> Rick Neville
>
> On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 6:22 AM BJ8Healeys via Healeys 
> <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>     Previously offered for sale at Russo & Steele auction in Newport
>     Beach, CA in July 2017, and on BaT from Washington state in
>     December 2019.
>
>     This car claims to be chassis 29295, which originally had body
>     number 74166.  However, it has a reproduction VIN plate and the
>     external configuration of the lights argue for a body later than
>     76137.  With clues like that, I’m always suspicious that the car
>     is what it claims to be.  Folks would be amazed at the number of
>     BJ8s that have acquired a different identity from what it left the
>     factory with.
>
>     Steve Byers
>
>     HBJ8L/36666
>
>     BJ8 Registry
>
>     AHCA Delegate at Large
>
>     Havelock, NC  USA
>
>     *From:*Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf
>     Of *richard mayor via Healeys
>     *Sent:* Monday, March 21, 2022 7:56 PM
>     *To:* Healeys
>     *Subject:* [Healeys] BJj8 at Mecum
>
>     I’m told this car sold for only $33,000.  Must be the color.  It
>     looks like a girls car to me.
>
>     https://www.mecum.com/lots/AZ0322-494909/1965-austin-healey-3000-convertible/
>
>     Richard Mayor
>
>     boyracer466 at gmail.com
>
>
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