[6pack] Would you value a RHD PI TR6 over the NA version?

[Robert M. Lang]

On Sat, 16 Jan 2010, ed wrote:

>> They claim that the RHD 150 hp version is less desirable the LHD 100
>> hp verions. What say you?
>
> The 150 hp RHD model is worth more because it is found in the market place in 
> far lesser numbers.  British car enthusiasts are drawn to RHD because it is 
> "more authentic" as a show car.   In addition it is more desireable in 
> competition circles because of the higher horsepower.

Show me one RHD TR6 in the US that sold at a premium. The only ones I know 
of that sold for extra $$$ were boxed and shipped to the UK.

As far as the value for competition, um, I can say with 100% certainty 
that this assertion is not true (in the US). In the US, an RHD as a 
competition car has ZERO value unless it was a race car prior to July 1983 
(per SCCA GCR). I know this because I have one and the purchase price was 
predicated on the actual value... the car had been for sale off and on for 
about 15 years when I bought it (and brought it back to life as a LHD car 
because of how I use the car). _maybe_ the car would have some value in 
vintage circles, but I doubt it. This is because the cars were officially 
imported to the US as LHD when the cars were new.

Most folks in the US that want more power don't use the mechanical 
injection, they use Webers... except for a very small number of TR6 
competitors. The Weber vs. Lucas injection setups that I know of is 
probably 20:1 or so _in the US_. Maybe more than 20:1. There's just a few 
folks in the US using the Lucas PI.

> I know my RHD  Mini 1300 is worth more  in the marketplace than a  Mini 998 
> LHD simply because of performance and rarity..

Minis are different that TR6's. We'll leave it at that.

Any increase in value for RHD for a car in the US would be if you were to 
sell the car to a market that uses RHD (like the UK or Australia) where 
the cars are sought after and fairly rare.

> Ed Bratt
> 1976 TR6

regards,
rml
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