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FWIW, Mecum also runs antique tractor auctions. I catch them on TV
occasionally; small but enthusiastic crowd.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/22/2022 6:02 AM, HealeyRick via
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<div dir="ltr">Steve,
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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)</div>
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<div>Happy Healeying,</div>
<div>Rick Neville</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 6:22
AM BJ8Healeys via Healeys <<a
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" moz-do-not-send="true"
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif";color:black">Previously
offered for sale at Russo & Steele auction in
Newport
Beach, CA in July 2017, and on BaT from Washington
state in December 2019.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif";color:black">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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif";color:black">Steve
Byers</span></p>
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif";color:black">HBJ8L/36666
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif";color:black">BJ8
Registry</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif";color:black">AHCA
Delegate at Large</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif";color:black">Havelock,
NC USA</span></p>
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Healeys
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>richard mayor via
Healeys<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 21, 2022 7:56 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Healeys<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] BJj8 at Mecum</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m told this car sold for only
$33,000. Must be the
color. It looks like a girls car to me. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a
href="https://www.mecum.com/lots/AZ0322-494909/1965-austin-healey-3000-convertible/"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.mecum.com/lots/AZ0322-494909/1965-austin-healey-3000-convertible/</a></p>
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