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I had my attenna in the same location until I decided to strip the car down and do a frame up restoration. I liked it there because it wasn't "visible" and actually looked good, IMHO, and I remember seeing a lot of antennas on the rear of cars in the sixities. My next antenna location will be the usual location on the right fender but I may have it "automatic retractable". Now for that bonnent badge on the deck lid...not my taste.AUSMHLY said:
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The antenna has to be short inside the front fender (wing?). May be he could get a longer one back there. Now as far as the badge goes........
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Wow, just checked out the eBay listing: https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Austin-He...5fCarsQ5fTrucks There wasn't much else to find wrong with that car. It's pretty sweet.
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HealeyRick said:
I agree! Very nicely done car.
I was just pointing out what some people do.
Another example would be the style of side mirror on the drivers wing. I haven't seen that style on a Healey before. Just as I haven't seen many radiator tops where the paint has been removed to show the brass. I've seen quite a few water return pipes in copper as is his, but not so many unpainted radiator tops.
Looks like a great car otherwise.
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HealeyRick said:
Aha! A challenge!
Looks like a nice, cosmetic resto--paint, engine, mostly--engine bay, boot and interior looks original. Hardly 'no expense spared,' though. They left the original, asbestos heat shields--nice touch. Looks like someone slapped a chrome or aluminum 'shield' on the seat outer brackets--a normal wear spot. Battery box not original, looks like there might be significant rust under the battery (battery leak at some point?). I like the rattle paint can top used for dust cap on the spare tire.
The rear door gaps look kinda big--esp. on the driver's side. Flex fan will be very noisy.
Closeup of the speedo is interesting. Needle doesn't rest on peg--may have calibration issues. Not sure the speedo needle is correct--don't know if the early instruments had the shiny, chrome insert on the needle. Small screws that hold speedo faceplate look to have been turned--someone's been inside the speedo.
For that price, seller has done a smart thing: taken a relatively clean, low-mileage car and tarted it up (polished brass radiator tank, polished copper pipes, excellent paint, new chrome wires, etc.). Wonder if anything was done to the engine besides cosmetics. No shots of underside--would like to see it.
All in all, though, not a bad car (except for the badge on the boot). Don't think I'd pay much over $40K for it, though. And, technically, isn't it a 'roadster' and not a 'convertible?'
IMO, roadsters have side screens& top frames that remove when storing top.Exceptions like my '53 BN1,where top mechanism is bolted in. Convertibles normally- have folding tops(mechanism)&roll-up windows. Could get into Speedsters vs Roadsters, that's another story! cheers Genos2
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Just read some interesting comments in the latest issue (May)of "Classic Motorsports" to the effect that auction prices for all models of Big Healey seem to be "stabilizing", rather than appreciating exponentially as they have been in recent years. Likely that's a result of the economy, but nonetheless....
The Ebay roadster in question is no doubt a beauty, but the asking price does seem inflated for this model - still, if the mileage is believable, someone could be tempted.
I wrote to one fellow in NY state who currently has a blue BT7 on eBay. It's a basket case, and his price is dropping by two thousand dollars each time he re-lists it. It's going to take a good 20K to turn it into a driver, and several years of hard labor. There's something about these cars, especially the basket cases, that turns ordinarily sane people into Homer Simpson. I know - I've been drinking Duff beer for years.
On the antenna placement, both of mine are rear mounted as in the eBay car. In my opinion they do look good in this spot, but that's a long way to the radio. I've seen antenna mounted on the rear bumper support, as Greg W points out, and this seems like a good alternative.
'Nuff said.
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The Ebay roadster in question is no doubt a beauty, but the asking price does seem inflated for this model - still, if the mileage is believable, someone could be tempted.
I wrote to one fellow in NY state who currently has a blue BT7 on eBay. It's a basket case, and his price is dropping by two thousand dollars each time he re-lists it. It's going to take a good 20K to turn it into a driver, and several years of hard labor. There's something about these cars, especially the basket cases, that turns ordinarily sane people into Homer Simpson. I know - I've been drinking Duff beer for years.
On the antenna placement, both of mine are rear mounted as in the eBay car. In my opinion they do look good in this spot, but that's a long way to the radio. I've seen antenna mounted on the rear bumper support, as Greg W points out, and this seems like a good alternative.
'Nuff said.
Cheers
Dave
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Bob_Spidell said:
Was watching B-J on Speed yesterday and checked out the Healey offerings: Barrett-Jackson Healeys(you're going to have to put the search term "Austin-Healey" in for yourself). BJ-8s were variously referred to as "roadster", "convertible" and "sports convertible". Prices seem to be lower than in the past (although BJ prices aren't real world of prices paid, I suppose they are an indicator) A Kurt Tanner original Metallic Golden Beige went for a $110,000. Kurt has apparently found the "formula" for his cars as he offered another car painted MGB, but not originally, that went for $75,900 while another non-original MGB by another restorer (Is Metallic Golden Beige the new "re-sale red" for BJ-8s?) went for $62,700. Kurt built another rendition of the California Sage/Linen BJ-8 (which I personally think is a stunning color combo ) that went for $82,500.