Now you KNOW it's hard to feel the karma in cyberspace! ;)
You gotta get underneath it. Or crawl...depends on what you're looking for,
and how many parts are in place. Automatic $2k minimum, I figure, to get it
roadworthy, if not more.
Is it on "hardstand" or dirt? a solid wood board and an original
jack...stick in the jack, supported by the board, crank and listen for the
groanings that my accompany a pour soul.
How does the engine look? The rubber(haha)? If you can get a wheel off the
ground, does it turn?
$300 isn't really that much, but it depends on the history of the vehicle
and your storage space for such questionable possibilities. "solid" is as
solid does.
I personally don't have the inclination (nor the money and space) to revive
dead souls...and I believe in "buy as much as you can afford", but that's
just me. That's why I warned the SO that my permanent space will require a
big garage. I've never lived anywhere longer than 4 years in my adult life.
Another daily driver it's not. Don't get excited over the dollars spent
saving it.
Dan
73 B
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Buchanan <buchanan@preferred.com>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 6:04 PM
Subject: A Find!
>I just found a '68 or '69 GT for sale. It has been sitting in a field for
>10 years. It is not wrecked! Rust colored over 40% of it's body. I poked
>the rocker panels and floorboards with my pocket knife and a pilimanary
>check seems solid. Only one place behind the front passenger wheel where it
>is rusted through. The hood is aluminum. Windshield is cracked. Interior,
>dash and steering wheel pretty much shot except for the headliner which is
>in almost perfect condition! Wire wheels. Tires are still up! The guy wants
>$300.00. We don't know if it runs. Need the list's opinion.
>
>
>Tom Buchanan
>buchanan@preferred.com
>http://pages.preferred.com/~buchanan/mg.html
>http://www.ffwd.bc.ca/abcs/index.html
>1974 MGB-GT
>Kingsport, TN
>ICQ 21478018
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