Hockert's Austin-Healey on eBay auction

[HealeyPassion]

I'm sure many of you have read about Jim Hockert's Healey in various publications and it was on display at the Colorado Springs Conclave in 2011. It is, without a doubt, the most developed Austin-Healey I've ever seen. If you've forgotten about it read the description on eBay Auction. This car is not for the faint of heart. It's brutally fast in ANY company. Jim leaves nothing to chance... his engineering on this vehicle is spectacular. I've seen it in action.

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[nevets]

It appears that no one is brave enough to even bid on the beast much less drive it.

 

[equiprx]

I'm sure many of you have read about Jim Hockert's Healey in various publications and it was on display at the Colorado Springs Conclave in 2011. It is, without a doubt, the most developed Austin-Healey I've ever seen. If you've forgotten about it read the description on eBay Auction. This is car is not for the faint of heart. It's brutally fast in ANY company. Jim leaves nothing to chance... his engineering on this vehicle is spectacular. I've seen it in action.

1966 Austin Healey 3000 | eBay

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Did it say where it was located?

 

[HealeyPassion]

Jim lives in Dallas, TX.

 

[Patrick67BJ8]

I believe the engine might be producing over 400 HP.

 

[dougie]

Wonderful build done to the extreme.....I don't know where you would be able to run it to its fullest. Possibly the La Carrera Panamericana.
> Las Carreras de Mexico < If it is eligible, what a sweet ride it would be.....

 

[HealeyPassion]

I’ve been thinking about Jim’s car and why I think it’s significant. We love our old Austin-Healey’s for a lot of reasons, i.e. their style, their connection to an earlier time, their simplicity, and back in the day, their recognition as a performance car. Of course, they may be a lot of things, but generally they are no longer seen by current automotive enthusiasts as a performance machine. To those new automotive enthusiasts, the Healey is all but invisible. Yes, they look nice, but they are not recognized as anything other than a nice-looking older car. So, when Jim shows up at a performance event targeting modern day performance cars, his green AH is seen with a combination confusion and amusement, i.e. I hope that old English car doesn’t get in my way and cause me a problem. But, when Jim fires it up and turns up the wick, the recognition that this old Austin-Healey can run with modern performance cars gains it a respect that can only be garnered with current real-world delivery of speed. What I love is that the car has Healey DNA in its bones, it uses old school engine (albeit DMD aluminum) with current technology to deliver a no excuse performance car that can run with the modern machinery. It puts the Austin-Healey brand in those younger enthusiasts' knowledge base in a way just looking great doesn’t. Now that’s cool!! Donald and Geoff were always experimenting and adapting new ideas… I believe they would love this car.

Oh, and beside the Pikes Peak Hillclimb, Jim has participated in things like the Sandhills Open Road Challenge... sanctioned legal Open Road events. I've participated in a couple of them with a modern-day performance car... and I never saw an Austin-Healey enter. Check them out:

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[dougie]

The auction ended with Zero bids......Wrong auction venue for this type of build or wrong type of build if you want any return on your investment?

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[HealeyPassion]

I suppose you could make a case for either position. That said, IMHO it's not the best venue/auction for type of car. Jim did a call from someone watching after the auction ended.... but no deal.