Ah, there is the rub! When can you recall mjb _selling_ a Triumph!? ;)
On Sep 12, 2013, at 9:16, "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 9/11/13 8:53 PM, robert bownes wrote:
>> Don't forget:
>>
>> 0) Figure out how to make money buying Triumphs
> That's an easy one. Buy, ship and sell.
>
> During the 1980's people made a good living buying British sports cars, 356s,
> and Alfas in the US, shipping them overseas and reselling them. A lot of our
> sports cars left the US during that decade to go live in Japan, Europe and
> Australia. Back then people could buy a car in the US and triple their
> expenses when they flipped the car. At least the final buyers took better
> care of the cars than the Americans did.
>
> Back then I had a '68 MGBGT that I wanted to sell. The engine was in very
> good condition, the overdrive gearbox was rebuilt about 10K miles earlier.
> No rust, no dents, good steering and suspension. The interior was complete
> but could stand to be refreshed. The BRG paint was worn to the point where
> you could see primer in areas. It was a solid driver that would be really
> nice with paint and a fresh interior. No one wanted to buy it for $1500
> because it would cost more to paint than they thought the car was worth. I
> finally sold it to a retiring university professor in South West Australia
> for $2500 and he was happy to get a BGT in that condition for what he thought
> was a bargain price. He bought my car and a friend's bugeye Sprite.
>
> TeriAnn
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