----- Original Message -----
From: Philip Smith <smith007@mindspring.com>
To: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: cars value
>
> I have heard that professional restorers charge their $45 per hr. while
they
> are looking for parts, in other words, any time they spend on any phase of
> restoration, is billed. I don't know,for sure but I would venture to
guess,
> to restore a TR6 to the quality of the TR6 we are talking about would
> probably be $30+ at today's costs. I have heard that excluding paint and
> labor, one will have parts alone in the neighborhood of $11/12, for good
> amateur resto?
> Phil Smith
> TR6
> $18 ish, and not finished yet
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
> To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 12:41 PM
> Subject: RE: cars value
>
>
> >
> > Mark :
> >
> > It's not only possible, it's actually pretty reasonable IF you take the
> > approach of paying a professional to do a full, frame-off restoration.
> Think
> > 2000 hours labor times $45/hour, plus parts and materials.
> >
> > I haven't added it up, but I'll bet 2000 hours wouldn't even cover
taking
> it
> > all apart, stripping and painting, and reassembling. Major body repairs
> will
> > be in addition to that figure, and can be quite expensive in themselves,
> > especially if you refuse to have any bondo in the result.
> >
> > Randall
> >
> > On Wednesday, August 16, 2000 8:10 AM, Mark Gendron
> > [SMTP:mgendron@speakeasy.org] wrote:
> > >
> > > No. . .you are joking, aren't you? Please tell me you're joking. How
is
> it
> > > even POSSIBLE to spend so much on a TR3?
> >
>
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