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Are 100's finally eclipsing the 6 cylinder cars

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Lambdaman

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Am I reading the market the wrong way, I am starting to see the 100 asking prices at least matching or being higher than the six cylinder cars, seeing this trend in both the US and UK markets. Also there seems to be a dearth of 100's available for sale.
Is this a case of the genuine 100m prices raising the level for all 100's or is the market deeming the 100 to be finally just as desirable as a six cylinder car?
 
As long As I have been in the British car market, according to my personal observation 100/4s have always been priced above the 6 cylinder cars in most cases not below!
 
20 years ago 100's were generally priced slightly cheaper than the 3000. This was reflected in the classic car guides at the time. The 100M was about 10% more than a standard car. Now of course the 'hype' has driven the prices of the M's into silly figures although whether this is the cause of dragging up the other 100s I don't know. In the UK, prices for 100's are higher than 3000s, but lower than the BJ8 (another mystery! :smile:)
 
I purchased my well worn 100 in the UK in 1984. Now there were not many for sale I should add, even then, but there was no doubt that the 100-6 was the cheapest of the lot, followed by the 100 and then the 3000's with BJ8's being out of my price range altogether. My car cost me 2500 GBP so prices were still low. This is of course anecdotal and the result of a 23 year olds first tentative search for a classic and subject to the memory of a now mid 50's brain!

Today, I tend to follow 100's that pop up on eBay and CL for no other reason than collecting a library of details shots. 100's are few and far between. The 640 M's are silly money, mine is one of the 1500 specials made with the steering on the right :friendly_wink:, these are not yet commanding the same respect as the 640 even though they are almost as rare!!!
 
Fifties cars are elligible for some pretty special Classic Car events and I'm sure this drives the price up. Scarcity too.

My BJ7 has a complete BJ8 engine because I like the older inside and lower rear end. I could be in trouble. :(
 
I have had seen some crazy things when it comes to Healey prices, the trends seem to fluctuate so much, however I do agree the BJ8 especially the later models have always commanded the higher prices. I remember about 11 years ago a rusty bucket of bolts Healey that was rotting in a open field was listed on eBay, truly their was nothing left of it to rebuild or restore. I was blown away when bidding wars started for that hulk, even the owner that listed it was feeling so guilty he had to remind folks bidding on this old rusty hulk to take it easy and back off a bit. I'm not kidding! It ended up being sold at 35k if I remember correctly to a guy in Australia, Imagin the shipping cost from America to the land down under to top it off! To this day I still think about that poor over zealous bidder. Come to think of it, have you been following the wild prices of E-types lately? I would imagine over time if those outlandish prices hold they will begin to take Healey's up In orbit with them. I guess the markets dictate everything, it's like riding a out of control roller coaster.
 
Having owned a couple of BJ8's and a 7 back in the "80's, I've always loved the 100-4...I think I've never owned one because mainly of the scarcity of them close enough to where I was living, not necessarily the price, although the ones I've seen have almost always cost more in a comparative sense than the later big Healeys.
 
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