Healey Silverstone

[PAUL161]

What do you think one of these would go for?

 

[piman]

Hello Paul.

lots I would say, but have no idea of numbers, not a common car and quite sought after.

Alec

 

[piman]

Hello again Paul,

I did a quick Google, but didn't find any for sale, except for a replica, asking price for that was £22,500, so expect double that for a real one? apparently only 105 were manufactured.

Alec

 

[healeynut]

Paul -

Here's all recent auction history on Healey Silverstones:

https://www.motorbase.com/vehicle/by-id/715/finance.ehtml

 

[PAUL161]

Thanks Alan, you've answered my question. With those figures I would assume one could be had for around $50,000.00 US. Finding one might take some time though.

 

[healeynut]

You could argue that this car is the grandfather of the Lotus 7, if you ask me. Well, I suppose that combined with the old Austin 7 racers...

Glad I could help.

 

[john_j]

I just replied to you on the other cars thread; about 30000 GBP for a real one, less for a rep.

If you are serious about buying one you need to join the Association of Healey Owners https://www.healeyowners.co.uk as there are only aobut 70 remaining and the AOHO will know when one is up for sale, and be able to get spares.

There was a rep for sale for some time last year, but that is now sold, I don't know of any at the moment.

Silverstone Register is here https://www.healey-classic.de// Click Start, then Silverstone Register.

John

 

[PAUL161]

Built by Donald Healey for inexpensive racing. Interesting.

Me in Donalds personal RR Healey during restoration. This started my intrest in Healeys.

 

[piman]

Hello Healeynut,

"You could argue that this car is the grandfather of the Lotus 7"

I'm certain Colin Chapman would not be pleased by that remark.

Alec

 

[Roger]

Early Lotus owes nothing to Healey, except a common interest in Motor Sport.
Healeys were expensive, rare, and not suitable for the I.E. at all.

 

[Trevor Jessie]

A person in our local club owns a VERY nice Silverstone. I won't say want he supposedly paid for it, but I will say that he wanted it REAL bad so he made the owner an offer he could not refuse.

 

[john_j]

Sportsmobile for sale - not quite a Silverstone I know, but same chassis and engine, advertised on www.healeyowners.co.uk and click Cars for sale from the menu.

For those who don't know what one looks like, there's a photo of another one here https://www.healey.dsl.pipex.com/pic_front_sportsmobile.jpeg, although the one for sale won't look quite like this until you have spent some time putting it back together!

This is seriously rare territory - only 24 built and 6 known to still exist - makes a 100S or Silverstone seem common /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif