On 9/12/13 6:36 AM, Bob Bownes -Seiri wrote:
> Ah, there is the rub! When can you recall mjb _selling_ a Triumph!? ;)
umm his Rust Rocket? I think it was a TR4? White?
TeriAnn
>
> 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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