[Healeys] End of an era

[josef-eckert at t-online.de]

Never thought about selling my Austin-Healeys when I am in a certain age. 
Why shall I do that. I do not need the money. They are part of my life. I 
have my Sprite and the 100 for (nearly) 40 years, the 3000 for 30 years now 
and as long as I live I want to have them with me. I do not care what´s 
after my death. Not my problem. I am too selfish to think about selling 
them one time.
I have a friend whose age is 84 and he owns about 10 classic cars and still 
works on them and just started a new restoration. The cars keep him young 
and agile. He still has so many ideas each day. With his cars he gets 
younger each day and when he is not feeling well, he gives all to be better 
soon.
Its not all about driving the cars. Its keeping them in good shape.
There is no rule cars have to be driven. They can give so much, even just 
staying with them in the garage.
 
Josef Eckert
Königswinter/Germany
 
 
From: "Perry Small via Healeys" <healeys at autox.team.net> 
Reply-To: "Perry Small" <healeyguy at aol.com>
To: "Healeys" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: July 15, 2024 at 10:30 AM PDT
Subject: [Healeys] End of an era
All things come to an end and our ownership of our BN1 and BN2 has ended. 
The red 1955 BN2 was my first car that I bought for $275 in 1965.
I scrounged up the funds delivering newspapers. That car followed us to 
Hawaii then back to PA and on to South Carolina. The modified BN1 I bought 
and built while living in Hawaii . Sold it to a guy in California only to 
buy it back years later. Probably have had 50 Healeys, big and little ones 
over the years. Maybe there is another one waiting out there for us but in 
a few days when the transport arrives to take Red and Yellow to their new 
homes things will be different. The garage will only hold the daily driver, 
tools that will not be used for vehicle maintenance anymore and 
miscellaneous other things that will need to be cleaned out hopefully 
before what ever comes next. Kimberley jokes with me and others that she 
gets to “go” first so that she does not have to clean up the “stuff”! I 
have known probably 40 or more other Healey owners that have previously 
visited the same chain of events and I always thought it would somehow be 
different but it’s not. These little British beasts really get under your 
skin but they also still bring a smile to your face . All the best to you 
and yours. Perry and Kimberley Sent from my iPhone 
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