Tony,
If the body, mechanicals and cosmetics are nice and the engine doesn't need
work... I would say about $7,500 to $8,000 depending on overall good looks.
Make up a list of all the things you will have to buy the first six months
to make it a weekend driver that you want to be seen in and then test the
price assumption.
I paid $6,100 for mine with a near perfect body... no rust...and nice
paint... inspected and registered.... useable interior...good tranny but a
suspect engine noise. I have spent at least $1,500 on assorted parts and
things since I got the car in July '98. I will have to spend about $2,000
this winter doing a complete rebuild on the engine. Then I hope things will
settle down.
I would have paid the $7,500 to $8,000 price if the engine had just been
rebuilt.
Brian Sanborn
62 TR4 CT16260L - Groton, MA
sanborn@net1plus.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Rhodes <ARhodes@compuserve.com>
To: Cliff Hansen <chansen@anr.net>; INTERNET:triumphs@autox.team.net
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, October 17, 1998 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: TR4A What is right price?
Message text written by Cliff Hansen
>Tony,
>A couple of additional things to check (which you probably already
>know about :-)
>1) Frame - trailing arm mounts and front lower wishbone mounts.
>Rust/damage in these places is not easy to repair.
I took a quick look at these places without removing
the wheels. At first glance they look fine.... I know the
difficulty of repair of these. That is why my current
car is off the road for so long $$$$$.
>2) Condition of chrome bits. If they're very nice then consider
>this a great find. 4A's have lots of chrome that can be pricey
>to restore/replace.
The chrome is not praticularly pitted at all. No dents in the
fender beads either.
>Check the edges of the hood and the trunk lid. Hoods show a
>tendency to bend and fail about 16" from the windscreen. Trunk
>lids were skinned by folding up the edges, providing a place to trap
>water and then rust.
I will have to check the hood more, nothing jumped out at me.
The trunk lid also looked ok, and I did check that more thoroughly.
>4) Floors, sills, A and B posts, the usual.
I know all about this stuff. I gave the bottom rear parts of the
front
fenders a close look, similarly the front parts of the rears. Also no
bubbles/bondo around the tail lights.
So, this does look to be pretty sound: what price?
-Tony
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