I saw the car. It was interesting in that it was originally exported to Belgium (or was it Denmark? Oh well, no matter) and was a stripper: no overdrive, no adjustable steering column and steel wheels. How many of the 355 two-seat tri-carbs were made without those options that we tend to think of as standard here in the colonies where we got option-loaded cars? It might be nearly one-of-a-kind. Anyway, it was a bit scruffy; certainly not a complete or fresh or well-done restoration, and people go to Barrett-Jackson auctions to buy dreams, not projects.
I would not have bid on it at all.
Between the Barrett-Jackson and Russo and Steele auctions, I think there were 13 Big Healeys available. There was also an early 100-Six BN4 with an engine from a 3000 at the Silver auction. I think Gooding also had a Big Healey, or was it two? Forgive me for an imprecise memory, but after seeing something like 2,500 cars last week, some things tend to blur, and I was looking closely at a lot more that just the Big Healeys.
Please search the auction company websites for results. The only one I specifically remember is John Wilson's BJ8 at B-J hammering at $100,000, which means that the winning bidder paid $110,000 if B-J's buyer's commission is still 10 percent. It was a very lovely car and should make someone very happy.