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I had the opportunity, last night, to view the 1959 Austin-Healey Sprite, w=
hite in colour for sale on EBay that is located in Winnipeg.
The owner is a friendly guy that is not trying to hide anything about the c=
ar. He was forthcoming about the shortcomings of the car and while the phot=
os on EBay look pretty decent, there are areas where issues would surface r=
ather quickly.
He told me that a previous owner attach a homemade floor on the driver side=
, over the original one that would be the portion in front of the outer cro=
ssmember. He said that this floor portion is "soft" read rusty.
The outer sills have not been replaced, just patched so likely a fair amoun=
t of rust is covered by paint right now. I noted on the inner fenders and i=
nside the bonnet a tar like substance that appears to have been painted ove=
r, not sure why this would not have been sanded and then these areas painte=
d and I did not ask why, to me it was obvious that this was either done qui=
ckly to sell the vehicle or a poor amateur job. The turnbuckles that would =
hold the top just behind the doors are missing on both sides, a small item =
but why would one not purchase something like that. Same goes for small rub=
ber items in the engine compartment that have simply not be replaced when r=
emoved.
It was getting dark when I looked at the car although the lights of the par=
king lot revealed that the paint applied was pretty patchy, the owner claim=
ed that it needed a good polish but I feel that the paint job was done in a=
backyard.
The car ran fine but the owner said it is burning oil, so a rebuilt would n=
ot be too far off. He also said that he has a 1275cc engine that will be of=
fered for purchase to whoever wants to buy the car.
I am of the opinion that, although I did a very preliminary overall check o=
n this car, while it looks like a decent deal when just looking at the phot=
os, I believe that it hides a fair amount of rust and that whoever is consi=
dering purchasing this car would be prudent to really investigate it furthe=
r before spending the money asked.
Jean
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<p>I had the opportunity, last night, to view the 1959 Austin-Healey Sprite=
, white in colour for sale on EBay that is located in Winnipeg.</p>
<p>The owner is a friendly guy that is not trying to hide anything about th=
e car. He was forthcoming about the shortcomings of the car and while the p=
hotos on EBay look pretty decent, there are areas where issues would surfac=
e rather quickly.</p>
<p>He told me that a previous owner attach a homemade floor on the driver s=
ide, over the original one that would be the portion in front of the outer =
crossmember. He said that this floor portion is "soft" read rusty=
.
<br>
</p>
<p>The outer sills have not been replaced, just patched so likely a fair am=
ount of rust is covered by paint right now. I noted on the inner fenders an=
d inside the bonnet a tar like substance that appears to have been painted =
over, not sure why this would not
have been sanded and then these areas painted and I did not ask why, to me=
it was obvious that this was either done quickly to sell the vehicle or a =
poor amateur job. The turnbuckles that would hold the top just behind the d=
oors are missing on both sides,
a small item but why would one not purchase something like that. Same goes=
for small rubber items in the engine compartment that have simply not be r=
eplaced when removed.</p>
<p>It was getting dark when I looked at the car although the lights of the =
parking lot revealed that the paint applied was pretty patchy, the owner cl=
aimed that it needed a good polish but I feel that the paint job was done i=
n a backyard.
<br>
</p>
<p>The car ran fine but the owner said it is burning oil, so a rebuilt woul=
d not be too far off. He also said that he has a 1275cc engine that will be=
offered for purchase to whoever wants to buy the car.</p>
<p>I am of the opinion that, although I did a very preliminary overall chec=
k on this car, while it looks like a decent deal when just looking at the p=
hotos, I believe that it hides a fair amount of rust and that whoever is co=
nsidering purchasing this car would
be prudent to really investigate it further before spending the money aske=
d. <br>
</p>
<p><br>
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<p>Jean<br>
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