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My observation is that the 2-seat roadsters have gained
popularity--hence value--now that very few Healeys are used as daily
drivers. This because they are considered the 'pure' sports cars
(often shilled as such on auction and dealer ads). The backseat in
my BJ8 rarely gets used for anything except as a luggage tray.<br>
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Bob<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/21/2020 4:18 AM, HealeyRick wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks to all who contributed to trying to solve
another Healey unsolved mystery. Funny how we look back on the
early iterations of the marque as being preferred when so often
they were discontinued because of lack of sales. Look at the
bugeye/frogeye for instance. The +2 cars became popular as
growing families needed "room for the tads" as one Healey advert
said. And at a time when Heleys were not just weekend cars but
the sole means of transport of lots of young people it would be
hard to compete with the MGB and TR4 without roll-up windows and
a convertible top. But rarity now rules. His the BN7 that
started my question, certainly more value than a BT7:
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<div>Healthy Healeying,</div>
<div>Rick Neville</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 3:18
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<p class="MsoNormal">Josef,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Exactly, they were no longer selling,
thus the low number. Somehow, at some point, someone
mentioned how few were made, and for some reason beyond
common sense, these cars became sought after.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jean</p>
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