A car is worth what someone is willing to pay for it, but HBJ8L/42154 car is
NOT an original Metallic Golden Beige. The only original Metallic Golden Beige
cars that left the factory with red leather were both right-hand drive cars.
The first BJ8 that sold for more than $100,000 (also $143,000) sold again only
six years later for $72,000. That sounds like one of my investments.....
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
AHCA Delegate at Large
Havelock, NC
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Steven
Kingsbury
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 2:42 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Auction car
I see the list has been fairly quiet lately and thought I'd take the time to
see if anyone has any thoughts on the Barrett Jackson car auction. I saw the
car, a Golden Beige BJ8, go for $143,000. With a 10% premium tacked on to that,
a bit over $157,000! In the opinion of this group, was that just a case of
bidders getting in to a pissing contest, or, was the car worth it? (And of
course we don't know what condition the engines was in, was it a frame off,
etc.) So for the sake of conversation, let's say it had really good bones, no
rust and ran like a top. And was an original Golden Beige with red leather car.
Personally, I was glad to see it go for such a large price. Was it worth it?
In my opinion, yes, especially if the person buying it knows and loves A-H's.
If I had the money, would I pay that much? No. If I had that kind of money, I'd
buy a project and do most of the work myself.
Steven Kingsbury
BN1 #598 (currently on a boat)
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