rampantNM@aol.com wrote: I'm pumped!
I guess this is a progress report on the BGT.
A friend with a body shop in Indiana shipped me a wrecked B he had sitting
out behind his shop...we pulled the engine and it runs! no smoke! So we are
pulling all the stuff off it, cleaning and painting it. It was already
de-smogged, but has the zenith carb, so we are overhauling my SUs and
putting them on.
The friend would not give me a price for the car, so I sent him a check for
$1000. Does that sound reasonable? He's had it sitting for a couple of
years because he couldn't get a title for it. He bought it a couple of
years ago, painted it, sold it, the buyer wrecked it, then gave it back and
insisted on a re-fund. The original seller could not produce a title and my
friend was stuck...no sale, made a refund, and now had a wrecked B.
I orderd Minilites from an ebay store and they came in today, so at lunch I
will be shopping for tires. I bought 15 x 5.5's. I think they look great.
Smooth finish, that I expect is powder coating, or paint with a clear coat.
No name or anything cast into the rim as I have seen with other wheels of
this style. Came with caps, two sets actually to fit two kinds of MGs, lugs,
and MG centers...all for $608! I think it's a screaming deal.
Anyway, in a few weeks I will have an extra B and assorted parts to sell.
Actually, with a new front Rubber bumper, a right front fender, a bonnet and
a windshield, the parts B would be a pretty nice car to restore. No obvious
rust.
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I think $1000 for a car for which your friend expected to get *zero* is an
excellent deal.
BTW, I see it's a '74.5 GT, I think rubber-bumper GT's are very cool for some
reason, maybe because of scarcity 'over here'....
And regarding giving a refund for a car that the new owner wrecked..... Um,
does your friend have any other cars for sale??
Dan D
The Garden State
'76 MGB Tourer - Driver - "On the Road Again....!"
'65 MGB Tourer Project - Yep, still is....
'04 Audi A4 1.8T q MT-6 - quattro, baby!
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