Hi Ira:
I bought my 67- BJ8 in 1979 and paid the owner $3200.00 because I knew her and
the car. They had bought it new, It was not perfect as they had driven it for
8 of the 10 years. Her ex-husband took better car of the Healey than her! I
cleaned it up, gave it a tune up, new Michelin tires and drove it for 20 years
until I had a frame on restoration. The engine still was in great running
condition when I rebuilt it last year. I think my purchase was a great value.
I agree with you that cars in poor condition at that time were going for a few
hundred dollars, especially in from recent college grads or others who drove
the into the ground and never learned how to take care of them or any other
car. I should have bought a TR3 in the 80-90?s because their value stayed low
for years and the they were discovered.
Bob Begani
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