Colin’s Classic Automobiles

Colin Comer is the apparent proprietor of Colin’s Classic Cars but may claim that this Unilocal! has nothing to do with that business.
However, he had me wire the money to Colin’s Classic Car’s business bank account even though the car was titled in Arizona, using different Milwaukee address, in Colin Comer’s
name.
Colin Comer of Scottsdale advertised a 1960 Austin Healy Sprite, on the Bring-​A-​Trailer website. I purchased the car based on his written description, but the car was not as represented by Mr. Comer.
If you’ll look at his website, you’ll read what an honorable, ethical person he represents
himself to be. You will also learn that he has written four or five books on Collector, Classic, and Muscle cars. He also writes for several national automotive publications, and is a judge
for the upcoming Milwaukee Miracle Concours d’ Elegance. I mention this to point out that he knew of the problems with the Sprite, and was aware of what he was doing when he
advertised the car. Bring-​A-​Trailer stated that he owned four other Sprites and raced them. .
The following quotes are directly from his ad.
This 1960 Austin-​Healey Bugeye Sprite (Chassis AN5L33131; Body BAE24505; Commission AN524313) is a beautifully restored life-​long West/​Southwest car so is absolutely 100% rust-​free with all original metal” «no signs of any rust and the only damage being a (repaired) bump to the left rear quarter panel near the taillight». «The door and bonnet fit is perfect». All factory spot welds and seams are present and precise, and the original steel bonnet has
never sustained any damage”. «This was a bare-​tub restoration with all components being restored. You’d be hard pressed to find a better body on a Bugeye, this is not a car built from a catalog with new metal, it is all original BMC steel».
The following is a partial list of the defects in this supposedly never damaged, rust free car.
1. The front frame rails are rusty, bent, cracked, and poorly repaired back into the suspension mounting on the left side. There are no receiving brackets for the hood latch pins because of the poor repairs to the frame rails, leaving the hood is free to fly open when driving.
2. Rust shows under the bonnet in the center panel to fender seams at the windshield end, as well as the lower end of that seam below the sidelights/​turn signals.
3. On the inside of the left front fender, two ⁵⁄₁₆ bolts have been welded to stiffen the wheel opening metal where it was bent in a wreck.
4. Inside the lower left side of hood, below the parking light shows serious body damage
along the seam and very poor repair work. There is a rust hole clear through the lower right front fender.
5. Non-​original gob welds along the foot well body seams under the hood/​bonnet.
6. Unfinished Bondo smeared under the center of the rear body
7. The bonnet/​hood does not fit properly. See #1 above.
I have several emails between Mr. Comer and my self when I was trying to negotiate
with him to return my money and take the car back. In one of the most amazing rationalizations, he admits the problems with the car by stating something along the line
of, it is 55 years old and probably in better shape than when it was new.
I know that I will most likely prevail in a civil action and force Mr. Comer to return my money and pick up the car, but I wish I had known about his business ethics before dealing with hiim.