Well said Calspeed.....I will add my .02 cents now.... if you are
considering restoreing a roadster from ground up and need to buy all of the
parts (ouch!!!) you had better be able to do the labor yourself.....you will
never, never recoup your investment (well maybe in 20 years)otherwise.
In todays market these cars have no real value....better off to restore a
60's muscle car...parts are much more reasonable and readily available.
My advice: buy a restored roadster that someone else is about to loose there
butt on.
Words of advice from a 51 year old that has been caught up in the car world
forever and still has not learned... .
OK, OK I will step down now.....next.
BZ
>From: CalSpeed@aol.com
>Reply-To: CalSpeed@aol.com
>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Re[2]: '67 2000 #36 for sale (not mine)
>Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 20:32:00 EST
>
>Okay... I guess I will put in my few cents...
>
>I, like many others on this list have rebuilt old cars. Some of them
>started
>out as rusted out buckets with boxes of parts to complete the project.
>(Yeah
>right) And others have been decent second owner cars that didnt tke alot
>of
>work but just some freshening up. And then there are the ones in between.
>
>After a "bucket" Karmann Ghia I went to a nice '67 Galaxie. THen back down
>to a 2nd owner BMW 2800. Then I went why down to a beat up, run down,
>$%@#'d
>up 1966 Datsun 1600. I swore to never do that again. My next, and last
>project was a decent 67.5 2000. I spent 8 grand but I got a running
>Roadster
>with a solid body. Well... a running 67.5 2000 with matching numbers
>actually. So I guess it was worth it. I was offered a 67.5 2000 that
>needed
>motor work, interior work, "other stuff" work for about 4K but I turned it
>down. Remember...? I swore off the non-running restoration forever.
>
>Why would I swear off what I love to do. Well, because I like to drive my
>car more than I like to rebuild it. Yes, I feel pride in doing the job
>"all
>by myself.." But I certainly dont mind completing someone elses project
>that
>he/she got tired of working on. Afterall, I am the one to take it to where
>it is today.
>
>I also dont see money being an issue for me. No... that doesnt mean I have
>money because I certainly dont. But I know from previous cars that doing a
>rebuild from scratch is much more costly then starting one from the halfway
>point. But the most important issue for me was time. I am only 37 years
>old. But I dont care to waste my time in the garage while I can be driving
>the coastline.
>
>I understand that there are many who do not agree with me. There are also
>many with greater mechanical skills then I. Please take no offense. These
>are my personal reasons. Some may not consider it a waste of their time to
>piece back the chrome or interior parts to save money. Not me. I want a
>car
>that has most of the stuff there. I may be able to drive my car into my
>70's. Maybe not. But I want to enjoy driving it now.
>
>Michael "Calspeed" Carion
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