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Re: Looking for a Bugeye

To: Maclean Mike <macleans@earthlink.net>, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Looking for a Bugeye
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 21:17:33 -0700
References: <3B5010E0.82553104@earthlink.net>
There is a 61 Bugeye listed for sale in our local used car shopper.  A link
to the online version is attached.  No interest, yada, yada, yada.
http://www.wheelanddeal.com/current_issue/html/Classics1.html
David Riker
74 Midget
63 Falcon
70 Torino
http://home.pacbell.net/davriker
----- Original Message -----
From "Maclean Mike" <macleans at earthlink.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 2:29 AM
Subject: Looking for a Bugeye


> A young couple in my housing tract stopped me in my Bugeye tonight as I
> was leaving the garage to talk about the car.  It turns out they had
> been admiring the car for a while and wanted to see it.  After a short
> tour of the Bugeye, the guy (his name is Brian) said he was in the
> process of buying a Bugeye after seeing mine and wanted some advice.  He
> said he located a Bugeye for sale in Minnesota and we went to his house
> to look at some pictures he got on the internet.  The car did not look
> bad for the $4500 the guy is asking, but it needs a new interior an this
> guy added about  ahalf dozen gauges to the dash board for God knows
> what.  It is supposed to have the original engine and trans.  The boonet
> was damaged in the past and the present owner did the body work
> himself.  It does not look too bad, it's just the mouth on the bonnet
> looks lager now and the grill looks like it was stolen off a security
> screen door.  I told him that there are plenty for sale in California
> and you just can't tell from a couple of pictures what you are getting.
> He has family in the Oakland area so he said he could easily go that far
> to buy one.  If any list members know of a Bugeye runner for sale here
> in California in the $5000 range it would be nice to put this young
> couple in an LBC.  Heaven knows we could use some new young blood in
> this hobby.  In fact, if there is a lister in the Minnesota area that
> might be able to look at the car there, that might help also.
> Mike MacLean Supercharged 60 Sprite



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