Buying is a personal decision. If you're the type that can buy and sell
cars without becoming two attached, you should probably go for it. My
problem is once I buy something, I have a hard time parting with it.
A lot of auto restorers have told me the biggest mistake you can make is
to work on several project cars at the same time. You end up with
several cars, all in a state of dis-repair and none that you can really
be proud of. If you focus on one car at a time, the satisfaction of
driving your first finished project will motivate you do the second. In
the meantime, you have something to drive that you can be proud of.
my two cents
On Wed, 20 Dec 2000 06:17:05 "Mick T" <mickth@hotmail.com> writes:
> Hi List. Well, I went to look at the 67.5 Roadster. I never asked too
> many
> questions on the phone, because I didn't want the guy to think I was
>
> drooling over a possible good find. As it turns out, It is a 67.5
> 1600. The
> vin is SPL0013761 (or maybe it was 13760, I didn't write it down).
> It does
> have the low windshield. I did take a few pictures, and uploaded
> them to a
> the photopoint website. He is down to around $2500, and I was going
> to try
> to offer him $2000. The thing is, I just bought my 68 2000 a few
> months ago.
> Plus, I am working on 2 510's. I need another Datsun like I need a
> hole in
> the head, But this one is pretty clean. It drives good, other than
> some
> backfiring in the carbs. The engine numbers match the frame. The top
> is
> good, the seats are good. The dashboard pad will need replacing.
> Some of the
> chrome is pitting. The paint looks good in the pictures, but it is
> one of
> those 25' paint jobs. I will say I did not see a spec of rust
> anywhere. He
> did show me a folder full of reciepts, that totalled well over $4000
> just in
> new parts. This guy is in his mid 50's, and is selling it for his
> son. His
> son drove it for about 3 years, and then went to a 4x4 stage. This
> guy
> doesn't know too much about Japanese cars, as he had a 57 chevy, 65
> cuda, 47
> plymouth limo all in his shop.
> So, what would you guys estimate the street value of a car like this
> is?
> Keeping in mind, I already have 3 datsuns, a boat (that is
> completely gutted
> right now), 4 children (Hey, one datusn for each of my kids), and
> one
> income. Take a look at the pictures (I hope I did it right. I just
> got home,
> signed up, and uploaded the pictures a few minutes ago), and let me
> know
> what you think. Thanks.....
>
>
> -Mick-
>
> http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1410266&a=10543892
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