<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/><title></title></head><body><p style="margin: 0px;"><span class="HwtZe" lang="en"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb">What I actually wanted to say was that vintage cars from the 50s and 60s no longer fit today's traffic. It's almost like a horse-drawn cart. You can enjoy it in your free time if you enjoy it. But they no longer do justice to the actual purpose for which they were built back then. I don't think it matters anymore what kind of Austin-Healey you have. A Sprite or big Healey is all equivalent. Most formerly original 100Ms have been modified and have actually lost their original 100M status. They are nothing more than a normal 100 that has also been modified. In my opinion, much rarer and therefore more valuable are those that have been kept as close to their original condition as possible or have been restored close to their original condition with original parts. A car that is not built to the original is nothing special and just an old car that has been repaired so that it can be driven.</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;"><span class="HwtZe" lang="en"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb">I don't want to diminish the value and significance of Bill Mead's 100M, but at least in the pictures the car no longer looks original enough to still find its fans as a genuine factory 100M.</span></span> <span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb">In order to restore the original condition, if it is still possible, a lot of effort is required.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;"> <span class="HwtZe" lang="en"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb">I've never seen my classic cars as an investment, but a lot of money went into restoring each one, even though I do most of it myself, as I personally enjoy that more than driving the cars. I'm only handing over painting, major welding and gearbox overhaul as to say I'm just not good enough at it. Only when a car is finished I actually want to keep it in immaculate condition for as long as possible and am very careful about driving it and also about any treatment. The value of the car itself is not really important to me. In addition to my Austin-Healeys, I also have a Morris Minor Lowlight Tourer, two Daimler SP250s (under complete restoration) and a Mercedes Diesel (inherited from my father). The SP250 really appeals to me because the technology is completely different to the Healeys, much more special and complex. It is a challenge to bring these cars back to their almost original condition, as there are no sources for technical spare parts other than in our own network. The SP250s are also very different from each other, even though they are only about 2 years apart in age. The first is the 18th ever built and has a lot of factory improvisation with pre-production parts.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;">Betreff: Re: [Healeys] 100M on BAT</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Datum: 2023-09-06T23:54:06+0200</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Von: "Kees Oudesluijs via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;">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. </p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">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.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">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.</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Op 4-9-2023 om 09:11 schreef josef-eckert--- via Healeys:</div>
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<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">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.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">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.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">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.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">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. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">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. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;">Betreff: Re: [Healeys] 100M on BAT</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Datum: 2023-09-04T05:51:34+0200</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Von: "Perry Small via Healeys" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"><healeys@autox.team.net></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">An: "HealeyRick" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com"><healeyrik@gmail.com></a></p>
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<div>As someone wrote in a song several decades ago there is a time. </div>
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<div>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. </div>
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<div>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, </div>
<div>Time , time, time……</div>
<div>Perry- who is getting old</div>
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<blockquote>On Sep 3, 2023, at 6:08 PM, HealeyRick <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com"><healeyrik@gmail.com></a> wrote:<br /><br /></blockquote>
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<div dir="ltr">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.
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<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Sun, Sep 3, 2023 at 9:27 AM Bob Haskell via Healeys <<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-left: 1ex;">Looks like Bill Meade's 100M is on BAT now.<br /><br /><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1956-austin-healey-100m-bn2-roadster-25/" rel="noreferrer">https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1956-austin-healey-100m-bn2-roadster-25/</a><br /><br />-- <br />Bob Haskell<br />Austin-Healey 3000 roadster registrar<br /><br />_______________________________________________<br />Support Team.Net <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="noreferrer">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br />Suggested annual donation $12.75<br /><br />Archive: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" rel="noreferrer">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" rel="noreferrer">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><br /><br /><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br /><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" rel="noreferrer">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br /><br />Unsubscribe/Manage: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/healeyrik@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/healeyrik@gmail.com</a><br /><br /></blockquote>
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