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<div>There is a 50 point spread on gold vs silver. Since disc brakes were =
an "option" maybe the deduction was not as aggressive along with other =
small deductions. Hank<br>-------------------- <br><br>From: "Bob Spidell" =
<bspidell@comcast.net> <br>To: "Jean Caron" <vintage_roadster_rest=
oration@hotmail.com>, <gradea1@charter.net>, <healeys@autox.=
team.net> <br>Sent: November 10, 2026 at 11:48 AM PST <br>Subject: Re: =
[Healeys] Nice car! <br>CAD$177,000 (USD$125,000). I wonder if the car will=
stay in Canada?<br><br>Car is Concours Gold, but has front disk brakes; no=
deduction? Car can certainly benefit from that upgrade.=
<br><br>Bob<br><br></div>
<div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 11/9/2026 5:47 =
PM, Jean Caron wrote:</div>
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font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Now at $50000.00. Everything =
happens in the last couple of hours.</div>
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33);">Jean</div>
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font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Sent from my Bell Samsung device=
over Canada’s largest network.</span></div>
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<div id=3D"divRplyFwdMsg"><strong>From:</strong=
> Healeys <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces=
@autox.team.net"><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net></a> on behalf of =
Hank Leach <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href=3D"mailto:gradea1@charte=
r.net"><gradea1@charter.net></a><br><strong>Sent:</strong> Monday, 09=
November 2026 17:14:22<br><strong>To:</strong> <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-ab=
breviated" href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.=
net</a> <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.=
team.net"><healeys@autox.team.net></a>; Bob Spidell <a =
class=3D"moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.=
net"><bspidell@comcast.net></a><br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: =
[Healeys] Nice car!
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<div>
<div>Great comments and =
spot on. I have been watching BAT and lately we have had a few good sales. =
It will be interesting to see what happens to the <strong>no reserve-for =
charity! </strong>100M that is currently about $35K-whats that about? =
Hank<br>-------------------- <br><br>From: "Bob Spidell via Healeys" <a =
class=3D"moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.=
net"><healeys@autox.team.net></a> <br>Reply-To: "Bob Spidell" <a =
class=3D"moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.=
net"><bspidell@comcast.net></a> <br>To: <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-rfc2=
396E" href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";><healeys@autox.team.=
net></a> <br>Sent: November 9, 2026 at 8:41 AM PST <br>Subject: Re: =
[Healeys] Nice car! <br>Wholly agree. First thing I look for in a side shot=
is the slight curve of the bottom rockers; when we restored my BN2 I =
ordered from Kilmartin because their parts were faithful to the original =
curve. Another thing that gives a resto away is the wire bead inside the =
rear wing edges; unfortunately, when I replaced the doglegs on my BJ8 I got=
aftermarket panels that didn't have the bead. I bought them later but =
haven't felt compelled enough to redo them (plus, I haven't figured out how=
the meld the existing bead with the replacement bead).<br><br>It's a =
common fallacy of owners of restored cars that their car is 'worth' what =
they've put into it, both in dollars and hours. The car is worth what the =
market will offer, period. I also feel a resto of a Healey is more =
difficult than the shiny 'restomods' you see on B-J and other auctions. =
Healeys are a semi-monocoque (unibody) build; muscle cars are usually=
body-on-frame, which is a simpler build (also, parts are more available, =
from Summit and others). <br><br>Bob<br><br> <br><br></div>
<div class=3D"x_moz-cite-prefix">On 11/9/2026 6:20 AM, Stephen Hutchings =
via Healeys wrote:</div>
<blockquote>What spoils a lot of otherwise nice =
cars for me is the line at the bottom of the front fender/wing. The line =
should have a subtle curve to it, but so many restorers have straightened =
out that line so it loses it curve. Even the Healey 3000 in the heritage =
museum at Gaydon has this problem. I guess it’s a lot easier to =
ignore the curve when repairing the rot at the bottom of the =
fender…but the replacements from AH spares and others do have the =
correct line.
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<div>Stephen, BJ8<br>
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iPad</div>
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