Good luck. Sorry you were so disappointed. I feel kind of bad now after
getting so excited over our "new project" --
and.....I will get those JellyBellys to you soon......
Peggy
At 09:22 PM 4/4/00 -0000, Bill & Cindy wrote:
>Tonight we went to look at a 60 bugeye, and unfortunately came away
>disappointed.
>
>The current owner has had this car since 1972, prior to that it's
>history is unknown, but highly suspected to be a local Northern
>California car for it's entire life. For the past ten years it has
>been idle and stored either outside and tarped or beneath a carport
>and tarped, but always over earthen or gravel surfaces.
>
>Equipment-wise, the car is pretty complete. Vented wheels, tach drive
>generator, solid un-cut (except for a radio) dash, top-bows and very
>salvagable bonnet. The engine (948) was all there, including original
>air cleaners, but the intake and exhaust manifolds had been unbolted
>and where just laying there. The grille was rusted beyond repair and
>the seats were some kind of Toyota/Datsun replacements.
>
>Here are the disappointing parts....both floorboards were rotted out,
>and each A-pillar sported walnut sized rust holes, though they did not
>appear to have reached the door hinges ,but seemed to be external
>only, as the sills felt solid as well.
>
>Anybody care to venture an estimated value. The owner told us that he
>had refused $1000 a few years back...to me...a $1000 seemed like a
>fair price for a car with extensive floorboard rot, and one that has
>not run in quite a few years.
>
>Am I deluding myself to think that it is possible to find a decent
>bugeye shell. A solid tub that I could swap all the later mechanical
>stuff into, perhaps give it a paint job, some interior, new
>hydraulics, brakes... and have a driver? Not a show car or trailer
>queen or a recent restoration/refurbishment, but a decent original
>car.
>
>Any and all opinions, thoughts, rants and/or comments you might have
>as to the value of a car as described and my question of self-delusion
>or bugeyes for sale would be interesting.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bill & Cindy
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