bertram31.com

or check this out http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Austin-H ... 1559QQrdZ1

WHEW! Now if I can just win the damn lottery.
First snow of the winter coming down. Tiny little flakes and bunches of them.
Three weeks until palm trees and Mount Gay.

Mikey,

Here is a real project, but its an original M, if you buy it you must have BMC do the restoration, but they are supposed to be very good - budget 70-80K and it will be done right and delivered to your door in 6 months.

http://www.dreamsonwheels.com/index.php ... aley-100-m

Randall the $54K M at Barett Jackson did not include buyers premium of 10% call it $61K - it was probably a good deal.

My brother bought a running M, 22 years ago for $900.00 its still sitting in his barn waiting for his retirement and its restoration (it looks 50 times better than the BMC M). He offered to sell it to me for $3,000.00 several years ago but when I told my wife about my "New Project" I was reminded of the numerous "Unfinished Old Projects, TR2, New Master Bathroom, New Laundry Room, etc." now I don't think he would part with it. But after seeing Randall's 4 it makes me want, want, want one.

Clay

Here is the SMC 2005 US Guide to pricing for 100's:

Price Guide Values
Year/Make/Model Low High

55-56 Austin-Healey 100 w/ LeMans kit $35,000 $50,000
55-56 Austin-Healey 100M $50,000 $75,000
55 Austin-Healey 100S $200,000 $300,000
55-56 Austin-Healey 100-4 (BN2, 4-sp) $28,000 $45,000
53-55 Austin-Healey 100-4 (BN1, 3-sp) $28,000 $40,000

Clay,
Reminded of the unfinished project routine regularly. damn, that is one rough AH. Don't think I would want to start there.
Talk about out-of-site pricing try Porsche Speedsters. My Brother and I bought one thirty years ago for 2K. 1956 Super, second owner, all original, rusty. It sat for twenty-five years for its turn. I finally told my bro, it's time. He was reluctant because of the cost. Told him to research it. We are at the end of a #1 (but not concourse) restoration. Investment - about forty-five K: value - about 150K. We should all do so well in the stock market.
Randall,
Watch for a fastback hardtop for your car. In the late fifties somebody made a limited number. When you put the hardtop on you remove your trunk lid and it fits the HT. Looks like a Daytona coupe.
Multicimully cool!

paid $4500 in 1985....

mikey......the car is like the boat...outside....the boat has no enclosure ...not even a bimini,,,if it rains i go below.......the soft top for the car is in the shed the last 20 years......drive it year round open.....no interest in a hard top....when it comes to should a would a could a.........my list is long.....some prime examples.........ferrari GTO,,,18 K bugatti 35B $3500.......and the one that still stings.....cobra 260...one of the original prtototypes....4K...drove it ..had the cash in my pocket ..............and.......................i bought a................boat

Randall,
This kind of crying requires huge quantites of Mount Gay. There was a Ferrari Lusso in my past, a Shelby GT 350, a, a, a damn . . .
Got to stop, I'm getting the keyboard wet.

Hey, I let a 1962 Studebaker Lark Cruiser get away from me!