[Spridgets] For Sale... the red thing.... is $10, 000 a fair price... I'll go from there

[Trevor Jessie]

$10,000 is a fine asking price.  You might find a person that feels great
about buying it after they talk you down to $8000.  :)

On Sun, Jan 29, 2017, 9:26 AM Rick Fisk via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Hi Bill,
>
> Your car sounds good, but......in my humble opinion no Spridget with rust
> in the usual places is worth anywhere near $10k.  The mods and upgrades you
> list are great, but rust repair is the biggest, toughest, most expensive
> pain in the butt on these cars.
>
> I bought this one last year for $1,500.  It had problems and took a while
> to get running reliably, but the rust repair had already been done.
>
> Rick
>
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my keyboard
>
> > On Jan 29, 2017, at 12:24 AM, Bill L. via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Spridgets,
> >
> >   VTO wheels
> > Tires less than 5000 miles.
> > Wind block
> > Space Saver spare tire.
> > Folding top in very good shape
> > Hard top (6 coats imron paint + clear coat)
> > Red tonneau with tonneau cross bar
> > 5 Speed Datsun  tranny (MorrisService kit installed by Paul A.)
> > 3.9 rear pumpkin (spare 4.2)
> > 130 db Horn
> > Crane electronic ignition (set up by Jeff at Advanced Distributors)
> > Seven Leaf racing rear springs (with lowering blocks to achieve standard
> ride height)
> > Maniflow LCB header with complete Maniflow exhaust System
> > 1275 bored .30 over.
> > Weber Carb professionally jetted and set up on Dyno.
> > Seats recently redone
> >
> >
> > Includes orignal wheels, original  1098 engine (not running)
> > and bunches of extra this and that.
> >
> > The car has won some awards at meets in the Pacific Northwest.
> > #1 Box Sprite Seattle,  2013? Third place Portland, 2015. and best Mark
> III Sprite
> > at the 50th reunion in Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri) 2008. Yes, I drove
> it back there from
> > my home in Washington State.
> >
> > On that trip I claim the 21st Century longest single day drive in a
> Sprite... 1187 miles from Gillette Wyoming to Kelso, Washington via I-90
> thru Seattle.
> >
> > Most years I've been driving  it the Vancouver B.C. ABFM, about 500
> miles round trip.
> >
> > I've worked really hard to get rid of all the squeaks and rattles and
> very nearly succeeded.
> >
> > The down side... Mr. Tinworm has been at work in the usual places, and
> there is a sping in the hood
> > where I closed it and created a dimple.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best regards,
> > Bill                          mailto:Zormecteon at comcast.net
> >
> >
> > If it walks out of your refrigerator, LET IT GO!
> >
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