Bob:
I have a 71 B and its not in "show room" condition, but it was recently
appraised for insurance at about $5000. It needs new paint job and interior
carpeting, but other than that its ok. Hope this gives you some calibration.
t 06:07 PM 10/17/95 EST, you wrote:
>I recently bought a 71 MGB for 2.5K. It runs good and looks good, but to my
>chargrin I have found it needs 4K of structural repair (thats what the body
>shop man claims). I can see that the sill on the right side is completely
>gone. The sill on the left side looks good on the outside, I suppose it could
>be bad on the inside. The body man said it also needs a couple quarter panels
>too. It also has the cracks of doom on the doors. My question is: Is this
>price out of line? Also, is the car worth putting this much money into? I
>believe the car would be in near showroom condition if I go ahead with the
>work. Should
>I dump the car and start looking for another? Is an MGB in good condition worth
>6.5K? Please advise.
>
>Bob Donahue " 50s FOREVER "
>rdonahue@holli.com
>1953 MG-TD under restoration
>1971 MGB
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Stephen M. Patchel
spatchel@radford.com
408-954-0968 X214
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