Hi Folks,
My 2 cents...It's not about the money or a return on investment....at
least not for me. Its about having fun. Silly at times, certainly
irrational, expensive fun. If you really want to blow some serious
bucks, buy a boat with a motor or a sail or, God forbid, both. If you
are really dedicated about blowing a wad, buy a horse or two. You shovel
money in the front in and get reconstituted green stuff out the back
end. If you are serious about MAKING money, try the stock market .
Right? My hobby costs me some bucks. So what. I can afford it (most
of the time). It's fun. My only hope is that when I croak off, my
precious roadster and all my neat tools will be appreciated by my
daughter, (and a son in law to be, someday, I hope) and not sold off for
1 cent on the dollar in a yard sale. The amount of bucks you spend is
up to you and the amout of fun you want to have. There is an old saying
in sales..."people hate to be sold but they love to buy." I, for one
get a real kick out buying stuff and making my roadster just the way I
want it. So, have fun and make youur roadstrer special. If ya want to
make some serious money I can recommend some great dot com stocks.
Guy
Tempe, AZ
>>I beg to differ. ANY modification made to a car that is not stock will
>>certainly reduce its value to the true collector, as will an engine that
>>doesn't match the body. That's why you see 'matching numbers' so
>>
>frequently
>
>>in ads for old cars.
>>
>>35K for a Roadster? Keep on dreaming. You can buy a slew of far more
>>collectible cars for that kinda money. How about a mint AH 100-4? E Types,
>>mid 60 Vettes, Morgans . . .
>>
>>I love my Roadster and other Roadsters as well, but are they worth 35K? No
>>
>way.
>
>>Mike
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Leigh Brooks" <shifty@shiftco.com>
>>To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>>Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 7:53 PM
>>Subject: Re: Car update (SRL311-00489)
>>
>>
>>>>Steve wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Just curious why are you spending 10 times the cars value to
>>>>
>>>have a modified 67? If you just want a driver, wouldn't it be easier
>>>to buy a completed one? Is yours just worth more because it is
>>>yours? Memories and all? Is it a really low #?
>>>
>>>My guess is that a totally restored '67.5 2000 (low-window,
>>>flat-dash, the first 700 or so 2L cars) would cost you about $35K,
>>>about what it takes to really restore one properly.
>>>
>>>If you are referring to the Volvo brakes as making the car
>>>"modified", I don't think it impacts the value much.
>>>
>>>Leigh Brooks
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