Gary,
I totally agree. The value isn't in just the car. It's the history, the
attachment, and those things that come with our cars that add to them. Case
in point, an oil change receipt. Just a piece of paper, right? But when it's
the 500 mile, first oil change of your car from 1954, it's no longer just a
piece of paper, it's history. I am fortunate in that a complete history of my
car came with it when it found me. I have a treasure trove of paper work,
including the original build card from the factory and the original sales
receipt
for the car.
I even know when the car broke down on a rally in southern California
and had to be towed. What's the value of this? Who knows exactly, but I do
know
it certainly raised the "value" of the car in my eyes and makes my Healey
very unique among all the Healey's out there.
Steven Kingsbury
BN1 #598
In a message dated 4/21/2008 6:37:01 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
gbrierton@hotmail.com writes:
Interesting. The "value" of a particular Healey is mainly determined by how
much "somebody" wants that car. Tangible factors include what the car
represents vis-a-vis "history", "racing history", "development of the
marque",
etc. The Macklin was infamous and played a role in history. The Rolls
Healey
played a part in the development of the marque. Certainly there are several
other milestone Healeys & Austin-Healeys (Special test cars, etc.) that are
extremely valuable in their own right. Other opinions?
GaryB
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