I'd agree with that. With so few sales they are working on a real small
pool of information. A good bet would be to check back issues for any
actual mentions of Roadsters (there have been a few over the last 4 to 5
years) and look up those issues for some hard data.
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
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Toby B wrote:
>
> Oh,
> I personally think that's a blatant guess- they lump ALL roadsters
> under the same pricing, 1600's & 2L's, 63's, (oh, wait, there ARE no
> '63's) 67.5's and 70's. It hasn't changed that much in the last 5 years,
> either: Dec. '94: L6000, L5000, L4000, for 'show, excellent, good'
> ratings. They get most of their pricing info from the auto auctions, so
> I suppose their 'data' is based on only a few sales. Now, their price
> guide on XKE's and Mini Coopers seem more statistically valid...
> But I read the mag religiously, anyhow. If I'd spent all that money
>on
> car PARTS, I could have a new grill by now!
> What I think,
> Toby
>
> Gary McCormick wrote:
> >
> > Sam-
> >
> > The May 1999 issue of Classic & Sports Car, an excellent Brit magazine,
> > lists values of £6500, £3000 and £800 for Datsun Roadsters in,
> > respectively, Show quality, Average and (needs) Restoration condition,
> > all values minus 20% if the car is LHD. The drastic drop from the
> > Average to the Resto condition probably reflects the difficulty in
> > acquiring parts for these cars in the UK.
> >
> > Gary McCormick
> > San Jose, CA
> >
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