How old are Austin Healey owners?

[bridgener]

i'll help lower the average a bit..
18 years old going on 19!
62 tricarb being restored by my dad and I

 

[Scot]

46, bought my BJ8 about 6 years ago. My finest automotive investment that I will never sell!!

 

[BlueRidge2]

Bridgener, I bet your dad could even lower the average age. good luck on your project. BR2

 

[MotorHead67]

52
'67 BJ8. I live on Long Island, bought the car in Oregon four years ago via an internet ad.
It's the car that I dreamed about for the last twenty years.
I own my dream car!

Gread thread!
Mike.

 

[jjbank]

54, bought my 1964 BJ8 in 97. Wanted to buy my first Healey back in the Spring of 69. I saw a Healey Blue BJ8 with blue vinyl interior up at Lehman's on Derry Street in Harrisburg, PA. The price was about 975$ I think. I was a junior in high school. Went to the old man and said , "Dad I found a car I want , can you co sign for me". Dad says,"What kind of car". It's an Austin Healey dad. Dad says, "You ain't going to buy that car boy".

28 years later I got around to buying one to fit in the 3rd slot in my new 3 car garage. Dad is long gone but I still remember his words as if it happened yesterday.

 

[Bob McElwee]

67

 

[spartan0199]

78 responses. Thanks everybody!

Average = 53.2
Median = 53.5
Standard Deviation = 11.1

 

[RestoreThemAll]

I'm 49. I've had my BJ7 for over 30 years. Can I subtract the 30 years from my age?

 

[pan]

56 Bought my 100 in 1968 on my 18th birthday.

 

[Richard3000]

Interesting. At 55 I'm a pretty average owner then.

I wonder do duffers of our age own these cars because we have more spare cash available or because we remember these cars as the bees-knees when we were wide eyed kids?? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

 

[markshaw]

I just turned 57. My Abbington built Longbridge (late first series BN4 106 built in March 58) I purchased the car in January 1974 for $300. Fortunately or unfortunately I couldn't afford to restore the car until 3 years ago.

The car is just about done and will be in Vermont in June.

Mark Shaw in Rhode Island

 

[John Morralee]

grand dad clocking in at 72

 

[DougF]

47. Bought the car in '94. Since then, I restored my TR6, currently doing body work and paint on my TR3. The 100 is next. I need to pick up my pace.

 

[JimR]

63

 

[HealeyDave]

I'm 53, so I am right at the mean.

 

[tahoe healey]

That graph makes half of us look like we are over THE hill.

 

[Keoke]

That graph makes half of us look like we are over THE hill.

------------------Naw TH, the graph had notin to do with it, it was Mother Nature all by herself.---Keoke

 

[big6]

54... My uncle took me for a ride when I was 12 in his MGB and I got hooked on British sport cars... Purchased a Sprite at 18, then a spit, then a TR6, and finally a BJ7... Haven't been more than 2 years without a British car since 18. Driving the TR6 while rebuilding the BJ7.

 

[sjgcpa]

49, but in my mind I am 18.
1966 BJ8

 

[nevets]

Interesting. "At 55 I'm a pretty average owner then.

I wonder do duffers of our age own these cars because we have more spare cash available or because we remember these cars as the bees-knees when we were wide eyed kids?? "


Yes