[Healeys] 100M on BAT
Kees Oudesluijs
coudesluijs at chello.nl
Wed Sep 6 15:30:55 MDT 2023
Because many owners of classic cars regard their cars as an investment
(more or less) they tend to barely drive the car. Such a pity. I two
months ago I drove my Jensen-Healey to an event around the Loire in
France, organised by the British JOC. Participants came from Italy,
Monaco, France, UK, Germany, Netherlands. We did around 2000km of
driving, mainly secondary roads but I also ended up on the Boulevard
Périférique around Paris in peak hour and at 35C. Two hours in very
slow/blocked and dense traffic with motor bikes flying around left and
right in between the lanes at 80km/h. Still I loved the trip. These cars
are made for driving and enjoying yourself, ok slightly masochistic
perhaps, but still. They need some mods to do so safely and reliably.
Much better than have them 100% original but not fit for modern traffic
and sitting in the garage.
If we do not drive them our (grand)children would not either and are not
getting used to keep these cars on the road. They would not learn the
skills to repair and maintain them. They loose interest.
Mazda MX-5, the best British sports car ever, however a bit boring
because nothing goes wrong with them and modern engine management means
that you cannot do yourself an awful lot when things do go wrong.
Kees Oudesluijs
Op 4-9-2023 om 09:11 schreef josef-eckert--- via Healeys:
>
> My personal view is, cars of the 50/60s are becomming more and more
> collectors cars and no more drivers cars. Pricewise its getting
> important to have the car in unmodified order, original spec, original
> colour, etc. In todays traffic its not nice to drive an Austin-Healey
> on motorways or long distances with heavy traffic inbetween. The
> collectors, I do not say drivers anymore, are in pensioners age. Most
> younger people have no emotional relation to cars. A car is just a way
> of commuting, but better to use public transport. I see it with my
> daughter. She has no relation whatsoever with cars. She drives when
> she must, but uses alternartives when they are given.
>
> I see it with me. When I go to an Austin-Healey event or weekend, I
> load the Healey on the trailer and bring it to the event. Its fun to
> drive it there, but I really don`t like at all to drive my
> Austin-Healeys over long distances. So I can keep it/them in good
> original shape. here its really a nightmare to go with a classic car
> on roads through central Europe from one congestion to the next.
>
> For holidays meanwhile we have a Mazda MX-5, which gives same or even
> more fun to drive on todays traffic. And it hase all the safety
> gadgets like airbags, ertc. and the engine is a dream. It revs up from
> 2000 to 7000 rpm, just pulling.
>
> So my personal view is, original classic cars may keep their value
> (not sure if I am right), but modified ones will loose a lot. They
> lost their classic appearance and even cannot cope with today`s
> traffic. The original parts are gone, and replaced by Chinese tableware.
>
> I think most important is to keep the original look with all the
> chromeware, right colours for paint and trim and keep the car as they
> were sold in the 50/60s. Time will tell, if I am right.
>
> Josef Eckert
>
> Germany
>
> -----Original-Nachricht-----
>
> Betreff: Re: [Healeys] 100M on BAT
>
> Datum: 2023-09-04T05:51:34+0200
>
> Von: "Perry Small via Healeys" <healeys at autox.team.net>
>
> An: "HealeyRick" <healeyrik at gmail.com>
>
> Listers
> As someone wrote in a song several decades ago there is a time.
>
> A time to buy and a time sell. A time gather parts and a time to give
> them away. I time to gift a grandson, with your 53 Chevy truck.
> A time to part with a BN2, that you have cherished for 58 years , a
> time to wonder what to do, with the yellow modified,
> Time , time, time……
> Perry- who is getting old
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 3, 2023, at 6:08 PM, HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Strange, I made a comment on BaT earlier today stating that it was
> Bill's car, Registrar of the Worldwide 100M LeMans Registry with
> nothing further and it was removed from the comments. There's also
> no other reference in the description of the car referencing it as
> Bill's.although there are some pictures of him.
> Rick Neville, aka "HealeyRick"
>
> On Sun, Sep 3, 2023 at 9:27 AM Bob Haskell via Healeys
> <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> Looks like Bill Meade's 100M is on BAT now.
>
> https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1956-austin-healey-100m-bn2-roadster-25/
>
> --
> Bob Haskell
> Austin-Healey 3000 roadster registrar
>
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