Interesting thread (again). The way I look at it,
there are 3 types of cars - perfect true concours
quality, cars that are sound body wise,
and...everything else, which will need tons of time
and $$$. I'm of Bob's mind(?) when it comes to
Concours cars' values. Most cars "in-between" usually
need everything in a short time period anyway. That's
why some of these $7,000 ebay Sprites are to me
foolish buys. They may appear sound, but what you
can't see can hurt a whole lot. Go in assuming you'll
need several thousand to make it right enough to drive
safely. I remember a year or so ago Rob Garofalo's
Bugeye that was featured in Road and Track was at a
dealer's for $25,000. Gold level concours, rubber mat
interior, original tires. The only points he lost in
Concours were for cracks in the sidewalls of the -0-
mile tires. So unless you had a time machine and
could buy tires from 1958 brand new, you could not
find a more perfect car. How much would you pay if
there were a BMC dealer in town selling brand new
Bugeyes? I'd probably pay $15 to $20K. Because there
isn't such a thing, I'd probably have tried to
negotiate on Rob's car a little, but paid close to
$25K if I had that kind of disposable income.
Whatever, it's finally not raining, Little League game
to coach....
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Ron Soave
'60 Bugeye
'72 BGT
'87 325iS
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