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<p>Very nice cars. The fuel filler mod on the 'M' is intriguing.
You can get a nice 120deg spoke wood wheel, if you're willing to
wait for Mike Lempert:</p>
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<div>It's heart warming to see my late friend Tom Rocke's cars
maintain their value. I was at his shop many times during the
construction of both of these cars. As to the question of the
wood rimmed steering wheel. Tom actually did not like the
look either. He much preferred the look of the original spoke
steering wheel. He installed the wood rimmed wheel because of
the customers at the typical auctions he sold these at. He
said it make the car look toy like. Most of the people buying
an Austin Healey BJ8 or 100M were not Healey lovers like you
and me. A lot of them were investors, as in the case of the
100M or first time buyers that just liked the look of the car
and could afford the artificially inflated auction prices.
The customers were the ones that liked the wood steering
wheel. To be clear, these were not 100 point cars. They were
close, but Tom would do small things to improve the longevity
of the car. Such as, the bracket at the edge of the engine
bay that the hood prop would key into when you opened the
bonnet. That bracket would be chrome plated in Tom's cars. He
explained that it would get scratched the first time you
opened the bonnet if it was painted as original. The
bumblebee sparkplug wire was not factory original, but looked
good when the bonnet was open to the customer that did not
know the difference. Tom knew his customer's at Barret
Jackson or RM auctions. Sometimes he would get the self
proclaimed Healey expert come along before the auction during
inspection telling him that he was ruining the hobby by over
restoring the car. Funny, these experts were never buyers.
Tom would paint some of the cars non-original colors and they
would still sell for high prices. He was the only seller at
these auctions that would guarantee the car mechanically for
one year. Tom built the engine for my BN2 restoration I am
proud to say. Without his help my Bugeye would not have come
out as well as it did. He was frequently just giving me parts
I needed or selling them to me ultra cheap. Tom gave me a set
of carbs for my Bugeye that were missing when I bought the
"basket case" car. He sold me BN2 transmission with only
10,000 miles on for only $1100 for mt BN2 project.. That was
a gift as far as I am concerned. It could have been sold for
much more. He had a great sense of humor too. I miss him
dearly.</div>
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<div>I have to agree they are both lovely looking cars.
Why, oh why though, do restorers who purport to know
what they are doing insist on using MGB style wood rim
steering wheels (‘T’ spoke configuration)? It is so
wrong! The correct AH configuration is at 120deg spacing
as all you fine people will know.
<div>It is as crass as putting the fender spears on
backwards - an abomination.</div>
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