On Thu, 20 Jul 2006, at around 09:26:30 local time, "Gosling, Richard"
<r.gosling@penspen.com> wrote:
>Hi Mike,
>
>Sorry to hear that Crunch Time has finally come for Daffy's twin sister!
>I remember you umming and ahhing about what to do about this a while
>back...
Dear Richard,
I now have a big beast that will need the garage space - a 2500S Estate.
>
>My experience with selling Daffy's rusted remains is that I made more
>selling the spare parts that the buyer chose not to take on eBay, than I
>got for the complete car. If I'd dismantled the car myself and eBayed
>the parts I'd have got even more, I'm sure. However, unless you've
>moved home, I appreciate that space is an issue and this may not be
>practical for you. Still, given the trouble you went to to get the
>originality just right, selling a hard-to-find item like that gearknob
>may be more appreciated by an eBay buyer desparate for just that part,
>than someone buying the whole car as a parts donor.
Yes, but the thing is, I'd rather sell Carly for a hundred pounds for
restoration than for a thousand pounds for parts...
>Richard (now driving Sammy the Black Tulip '73 MG BGT)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Talk about going over to the dark side! <g>
ATB
--
Mike
Ellie - 1963 White Triumph Herald 1200 Convertible GA125624 CV
Connie - 1968 Conifer Triumph Herald 1200 Saloon GA237511 DL
Unnamed - 1977 Russet Triumph 2500S Automatic Estate MP6711 SCA
Carly - 1977 Inca Yellow Triumph Spitfire 1500 FH105671
Aneka - 1984 Cashmere Gold Triumph Acclaim CD SAXXDELX7BM232714
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