Well said. Have fun and..." do it my way." as old Frank Sanatra use to
sing.
Guy
Andrew Murphy wrote:
>All,
>
>It certainly is amazing to me that so many people seem to be concerned about
>the amount of money I am spending on my car or the fact that I am going with
>a Volvo brake conversion instead of sticking to true stock. Truth be told,
>the car is not going to be stock in several areas- not that I give a squat
>about that.
>
>This is MY car. I have no interest in a completely stock restoration. The
>last I heard, there is no Concourse D'Elegance class at Pebble Beach for
>Datsun Roadsters. I also could care less about winning awards at Shasta or
>Solvang. I'd much rather enjoy the cars and the people.
>
>There will be no grey paint inside my car. My engine block will not be
>painted turqoise blue. I will not have the stock radio installed and there
>will be a carbon fiber dash facia and an EMPI steering wheel on the car.
>
>As far as money is concerned, I always remember the scene in The Quiet Man
>where John Wayne finally gets the money from his Brother-in-law that he is
>owed for his new wife's dowry and throws it into a furnace. It was his money
>and he did what he wanted with it. So am I. I worked for four years to get
>the money together to do this car. I love the car more than any "thing" I
>own. Things don't matter in the long run, but this car will be my own and it
>will be unique.
>
>As far as the Volvo brakes, I can credit Ross with being a good enough
>salesman to know that if I took a test drive in a KA24DE powered car with
>Volvo brakes I would be sold. I was. Let's face it. There are a lot more
>Volvos on the road than Datsun Roadsters and when I need to replace my brake
>parts they will be available.
>
>My car is a numbers matching 1967.5 2000 Datsun Roadster with some minor
>customization. I am spending a lot of money to restore it. I love the car.
>
>'nuff said.
>
>Andrew Murphy
>SoCalROC
>
>
>
>
>
>
>From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
>Reply-To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
>To: "Datsun Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Fw: Car update (SRL311-00489)
>Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 06:29:03 -0500
>
> > I beg to differ. ANY modification made to a car that is not stock will
> > certainly reduce its value to the true collector, as will an engine that
> > doesn't match the body. That's why you see 'matching numbers' so
>frequently
> > in ads for old cars.
> >
> > 35K for a Roadster? Keep on dreaming. You can buy a slew of far more
> > collectible cars for that kinda money. How about a mint AH 100-4? E
>Types,
> > mid 60 Vettes, Morgans . . .
> >
> > I love my Roadster and other Roadsters as well, but are they worth 35K?
>No
>way.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Leigh Brooks" <shifty@shiftco.com>
> > To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 7:53 PM
> > Subject: Re: Car update (SRL311-00489)
> >
> >
> > > >Steve wrote:
> > >
> > > >Just curious why are you spending 10 times the cars value to
> > > have a modified 67? If you just want a driver, wouldn't it be easier
> > > to buy a completed one? Is yours just worth more because it is
> > > yours? Memories and all? Is it a really low #?
> > >
> > > My guess is that a totally restored '67.5 2000 (low-window,
> > > flat-dash, the first 700 or so 2L cars) would cost you about $35K,
> > > about what it takes to really restore one properly.
> > >
> > > If you are referring to the Volvo brakes as making the car
> > > "modified", I don't think it impacts the value much.
> > >
> > > Leigh Brooks
>
>
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