Wouldn't everyone like to find a buyer like this for their own project cars?
On the other hand, I just heard from a local guy interested in joining our
local club who had bought a TR3A restoration project from an estate sale
after the owner had passed away. There are essentially 2 cars there, and
dozens of NOS parts gathered since the late 1970's, including a crank,
pistons & liners, & other main bits. All for $900 Cdn. THAT's the way to
start a restoration project!!
Cheers, JD
-----Original Message-----
From: Tomislav Marincic [SMTP:TomAndKate@compuserve.com]
Sent: September 24, 1999 10:44 AM
To: triumphs list
Subject: Practical Classics TR4A Restoration
Hello,
has anyone seen the October issue of Practical Classics
magazine?
They are starting a TR4A restoration and the subject is a '66 LHD
car
imported from the USA.
These guys paid GBP4700 for the car, plus GBP 1100 in
shipping and
customs, for a whopping $9296 total (at 1.6 USD to the GBP). What
they got
was a borderline parts car: rusty sills, floors, and inner fenders
(Canadian car); steel pipes for bumpers; no top; trashed interior,
blue
over white over blue paint job, lots of nonstandard parts, not
running,
etc... It has overdrive, but the solenoid is out and someone has
rigged a
hook and line to engage it manually(!).The owner has agreed to spend
GBP15,000 to restore it ($24,000), for a grand total of $33,296...
I'm happy for the car, and I understand this is a labor of
love,
but couldn't the owner have found a better starting point? Are TR4
prices
so crazy in England that this makes sense? Is anyone on this list
the lucky
guy who sold this car for GBP4700 ($7520)? Was it sold on eBay?
Best Regards,
Tom Marincic
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