Listers,
Lets have some fun with this pig... I propose a contest wherein anyone
interested, submits a list to me of what is incorrect with this car as if it
were being judged in Concours.
Then, myself and fellow 100 experts on the Concours Committee (Roger Moment,
Rich Chrysler, Kent Lacy, Sean Johnson and John Hodgman) will see who has
found the most deductions and score it accordingly. Lowest score wins.
Deadline is one week from today. I'll start it out with the chrome
fender(wing) spears being on backwards, that's too easy.
BTW if anyone wants to see a real 18K original mile survivor, check out this
BN1. I know the owner since my BN1 is exactly 100 chassis numbers older
than this car.
http://www.fantasyjunction.com/cars/124-Austin-Healey-100/4%20Roadster-Inline%204%20Cyl
Cheers,
Curt
PS To answer Riches comment, No it did not need to be repainted or restored
(according to the current owner.)
On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 2:16 PM, Rich Chrysler
<richchrysler at quickclic.net>wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I must agree with the observations you've all been making. Somebody
> obviously over restored and candied up this car. They must have shopped for
> things out of a catalogue and not known correct from "it'll do". There are
> so many incorrect things throughout this car. The party who decided a 750
> mile BN2 should be restored like this should be shot and Pi**ed on. Who
> would toss an original interior?
>
> Who knows, maybe the poor thing was in a fire or something and had to be
> restored.
>
> However, I have the numbers for this car in the Hundred Registry and it
> substantiates the low mileage of a car with this chassis number over a few
> owners. As recently as April of 2008 it was registered with 556 original
> miles and was at the time still single colour OEW.
>
> What happened since then?
>
> Rich
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