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HealeyRick said:
I did some drilling down on this car and found the following:
And I couldn't find any claim that it was an original GBM car, nor a picture of the BMIHT cert which I would think you'd see if it was.

HBJ8L/42154 is NOT an original Metallic Golden Beige car. The BJ8 Registry has the BMIHT data for all 553 original cars, and 42154 isn't in the list. I agree that KT seems to be doing his best to reduce the "rarity" of Metallic Golden Beige.
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Editor_Reid said:
If I recall correctly, it was a Golden Beige BJ8 restored and auctioned by Kurt at Barrett Jackson maybe about ten years ago that first broke the $100,000 barrier (for a production big Healey with no special history). I remember the figure $143,000 which I believe included the buyer's premium. I was there, standing on and next to the stage photographing it. It was exciting to see a big Healey sell so well.
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It was HBJ8L/34507 that sold for $143,000 at B-J in 2006. It was again up for sale at the Auburn Fall 2012 auction and brought $72,000. The car is now in Australia. That car was not an original Metallic Golden Beige.
 
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