Another point that I think many are missing. In the 60's and 70's, our
LBC's were considered much the same way that Miatas are thought of today.
That didn't stop them from becoming classics. Wait around 10 years, and I
think you'll be amazed at how many companies are catering to the Miata
restoration business. And think about it - the "average" buyer of a B or
Midget is very much the same demographic group that's buying the Miata
today. How many times do we hear of someones decision to buy and restore a
LBC due to "my first car after college" stories? Same thing will happen
10-20 years from now with the Miata, regardless of how much our little group
LBC'ers looks down our noses at them.
Regards,
Chris
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Scott Gardner
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 1998 9:26 PM
> To: JustBrits@aol.com
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Nostalgic Design
>
>
> > Nory, etal:
> >
> > If a person were to take the time to find a CBB, do a
> groundup with new
> > body shell said person would be spending under $ 20k and have a
> brand new car
> > that APPRECIATES not DEPRECIATES. The new car would be around
> after the M**ta
> > (cannot even type the word, much less say it) rusted away and
> was of ZERO
> > dollars worth.
> >
> > Cheers..............[and let flames begin!]
> >
> > Ed
> >
> Ed,
> You're doing a remarkable job typing, since you obviously have one
> hand full with that crack pipe you're smoking!! If you think you
> could do a full ground-up restoration with a new body shell and EVER
> have the resulting car appreciate in value, you're a loon! Figure
> you would have $3500 in the bodyshell, probably at least $2000 more
> for a COMPLETE engine rebuild, another $2000 for a modern, clearcoat
> paint job on all the nooks and crannies of above bodyshell, and god
> knows how much for the rebuilds/restorations/replacement of the
> interior, transmission, suspension, top, weatherstripping, chrome,
> glass, etc, etc, etc. If you do everything up right, and do all the
> work yourself, you would still conservatively put $20-30 thousand in
> building a 'B' from the ground up. Think it would ever be worth
> what you put into parts and labor? Better refill your pipe.
> And for the 'new' 'B still being around long after the MIATA (see,
> I'm not so afraid of them that I can't bear to type the word...)
> rusted away; again, you're a loon. Even with the new electrophoretic
> primer on the 'B' bodyshells, I would still put any modern Japanese
> car's rust resistance well above an MGB's.
>
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