Having spent a small fortune on my BN4 restoration, I always keep my eye the
100-6 auctions on Ebay & keep my fingers crossed for a high selling price.
Usually, I'm very disappointed. It's not that I ever expected to get my
money back out of my Healey if I ever sold it, it's just that I'd like to
see the 100-6's get a little more respect & recognition (don't we all want
that?). I've seen other nut & bolt restored 100-6's barely break the 20k
mark. If you can live without the extra 300 or so cc's of engine
displacement & front disc brakes, 100-6s are tremendous bargains. They have
all of the looks & almost all of the performance of the early 3000's for
much less $$$s (not that I'm biased).
I don't know if it's been mentioned, but they didn't build any BN6's in 1957
as shown in the Ebay listing.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Baldwin" <ewsinc@suscom.net>
To: "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 11:48 AM
Subject: 100-6 on ebay
> Here is a link to a 100-6 that is on Ebay currently. It was
> originally restored a few years ago by Bob Eshelman of Annville, PA who
> did a very fine job. I saw the car right after he restored it at a
> couple of shows. When he sold it, he got top dollar, since it was so
> well done. No doubt it would get deducts in concours because of the
> extra chrome and Jule frame and perhaps the very shiny finish.
>
> Why do you guys suppose that it has not gotten any bids? Is it because
> the starting bid is so high and everyone is afraid to jump in thinking
> that they would be stuck with it? Or does the private listing make
> people think it is a scam? Or is it because it is a 100-6, even though
> it's a two seater?
>
> Any ideas? I have no connection to anyone involved, except that I know
> Bob Eshelman and respect his restoration skills and know that this was a
> very fine car when it left him.
>
> Charlie Baldwin
>
> <>Click here: eBay Motors: Austin Healey : 100 (item 4578190292 end time
> Oct-01-05 20:58:24 PDT)
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