[WPTA] Tr3

[Ken Patterson]

Like Chuck Noll said, get the best athlete available.... Personally I 
would spend more for a show quality vehicle, mechanics are easily 
fixable and a lot cheaper than body work and paint. I always go by the 
adage that anything you buy be prepared to spend at least a 500 to a 
grand on to get it driveability-wise where you want it.

Ken



On 12/9/23 8:23 AM, Jack Shilling via Wpta wrote:
> Hi Hugh. Just one more observation…. I agree completely with Tom and 
> Bob but would add that in my case, I bought a 1958 TR3A a few years 
> ago that had been totally restored and won two National First Place 
> AACA Awards In 1996 and 2004. I paid 40,000 for this beauty.  My 
> assumption was that this was very drivable and relatively trouble 
> free.  I wanted to drive this car, not show it. I love TRs and drove 
> them as my only car for many years. But I never had a 3.   Rust was a 
> big problem with my 4A, but I drove it anyway, snow tires and all. 
> Back to the restored 3A, even though I paid up to get a “restored” 
> version, it has taken considerable time and effort to get it totally 
> drivable, which it is now. And boy is it fun to drive.  Unfortunately, 
> show cars are not necessarily good drivable cars. My advice is just 
> what Bob and Tom have said.  Try to find one in good shape, but don’t 
> expect that it will be reliably drivable without some TLC and a few 
> additional bucks.
> Jack
>
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>> On Dec 9, 2023, at 7:53 AM, Robert Astor via Wpta 
>> <wpta at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>> I echo what Tom said.
>> My 71 MGB and I do well. I understand most of and have worked on many 
>> of the components which has kept my cost down and smiles per mile high.
>> I had the opportunity to rescue a 47 MG TC and it proved out of my 
>> realm. Every bolt was seized, every fluid line, clog or cracked. I 
>> tired or the relentless labor and passed her on to someone with more 
>> time, patience, and ability.
>> As they say, be careful what you wish for.
>> MGB Bob
>>
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>>     On Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at 11:03 PM, Tom Stricker via Wpta
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