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Subject: [Fot] Bring a Trailer TR$
From: adcronin at mi.rr.com (Ad Cronin)
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 21:20:03 -0400
References: <FE49480C-DC85-4B83-8AF0-BBA87AA23985@me.com> <84307B86-3DA0-4781-AA8B-E174EC55E17E@att.net> <F91A98BD-78A9-4DB0-98CB-AD4984BCEA66@me.com>
Rough est of parts value between $20?25k.  Very close to my project. 

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> On Mar 19, 2018, at 5:29 PM, Scott Janzen via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> 
> wrote:
> 
> yep, I was good at $8k. didn?t realize this one has been around.
> 
> On Mar 19, 2018, at 5:18 PM, Paul Ricco <paulricco at att.net> wrote:
> 
> Scott,
> 
> Agreed.
> 
> That is why when things have been for sale for 2+ years on every site 
> imaginable, we do not even waste our time bidding on them.  This thing has 
> had more turns than a door knob at being sold.  We have seen for sale just 
> about everywhere in the last 2 years.  I find that dealing with sellers like 
> this is just a complete waste of time.  $17,000 is a lot of money for an 
> unfinished project of this sort. It has been heavily modified and will never 
> be viewed at the same value as a truly restored car by the collectors who pay 
> a premium for originality.  
> 
> The surprises are a guarantee.  If it were that way to easy to throw it 
> together and go for a ride, the seller would have done it.  There is always a 
> reason why people give up on these projects, and they are never telling the 
> entire story when it is for sale as unfinished.
> 
> No doubt it would be a fun car to drive when finished, but it could be an 
> expensive and time consuming ride to get there.
> 
> Paul
> 
>> On Mar 19, 2018, at 1:28 PM, Scott Janzen via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Well, folks, even though this seller did not think so, there appears to be a 
>> strong market for unfinished projects.  I?m amazed this seller did not take 
>> the $17,000 high bid. The gap between what?s here and a finished car is 
>> potentially a lot of work and some surprises.   
>> https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1964-triumph-tr4-4/
>> 
>> 
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