Curt,
Sounds like you got a pretty good deal to me.
I paid $1500 for a 'rolling tub' that had a non running 1275/ribcase in
it. With 4-5 boxes of miscellaneous parts half of which weren't even for
the car. It took me five years of swap meets to accumulate enough parts
to actually complete my bugeye.
If you can get by with doing a complete restoration for under $8K you
better count your blessings. I know with all the
parts/bodywork/upholstry/paint probably have $15K+ into it, and that
doesn't even count my time.
Bryan Vandiver (59-bugeye/1275)
San Jose, CA
CNAArndt@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 2/5/01 6:08:07 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> toyman@digitex.net writes:
>
> << what would
> be a good ballpark to expect to pay for a car similar to what I
> described (Frank, your price doesn't count since you always get your
> cars free) >>
>
> Brad, Frank and All
>
> I have to agree with Frank on the $2500 limit if it needs everything. After
> years without a Sprite, my wife and I found our car, a Two owner 53K original
> mile '60 Bugeye that was a very original car. Stored since '82 but running
> when they put it up, it had every thing to include all original mechanicals,
> interior (still has the original rubber floor mats and the seats are very
> good with no tears), and top, which other than a tear is still serviceable.
> The car had a poor quality re-spray some years ago but other than that it is
> virtually rust free and straight with the original chrome bumpers front and
> rear.
>
> I figured the car to be worth about $2500 to $3000 as it sat but the owners
> had illusions that it was worth quite a lot more. We finally got the car for
> $3500, but the towing was free and I've gotten a lot of help with parts from
> are local club members. I will have about another $1200 into the car just to
> get it running properly, i.e. all new brakes, hydraulics, cooling system,
> tires, fuel system, etc.
>
> The owners to this day feel we got the deal of the century since they think
> that the car was worth close to $5000 and had it not been for my wife's
> rapport with the owner, a woman who loved the fact that my wife had had a
> Sprite as her first car, they would not have sold it. I still feel that we
> paid about $500 too much for the car but it now has a good home now and there
> are no regrets.
>
> Bottom line, don't get too emotional.
>
> Curt Arndt
> Carlsbad, CA
> '55 BN1, '60 AN5
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