Malcolm,
I think we agree on this issue. Having gotten into vintage racing only
five years ago myself, I am certainly not the ultimate authority. I
have purchased two "race ready" cars and without being the least bit
surprised spent a lot of time and money on both of them getting them up
to my standards (which may be peculiar). You probably never get the car
quite the way you want it following this "old rule", but you may get on
the track faster.
Early this year we bought a 1959 TR3 which was raced in the early
1960's, but was a true basket case when we found it. We hope to build a
vintage race car the way we really want it this time, but the project is
a long way from finished. Time will tell!
Thanks once again for the Monterey Historics tape you sent me last year.
Richard
MalcolmCox wrote:
>
> Since I started racing almost 5 years ago, I have heard and given this
> familiar advice many times
> : its always cheaper to buy an old race car than to modify an old car
> into a race car.
>
> Then I started thinking about all the work I have done on my (raced
> since 66) MGA.
> Over the decades, it has had many owners, and a broad spectrum of
> ham-fisted manglers.
> For years now I have been trying to de-botch the car and I will never
> get it to be just the way I would like it.
>
> So, you may well be able to buy a car cheaper when ready made, but
> theres a good chance you will spend a lot money and time stripping out
> the stuff you dont like and re-engineering someone elses botched
> midnight engineering!
>
> Just a thought
> Malcolm, still mangled MGA
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