What made him decide not to complete the restore after all of that
investment in body work? To buy all of that stuff new is $$ Sounds kinda
fishy. Maybe he found something really wrong with it and decided to
cancel the restore.
Chris
On Wed, 16 Aug 1995, MACEDONIA wrote:
> To All,
>
> I'm hoping for a little advice. For the last couple of months I've been
> searching
> for a chrome bumpered B to restore. My search lead me to a 1973 B in
> Connecticut.
> The body has been stripped of all paint and all the metal work has been done
> (new
> rockers, floor boards and much more). The quality of the welding is good. My
> problem
> is that the owner has removed quite a few parts to restore another B and I'm
> not sure
> if the price he is asking is reasonable.
>
> As far as I can tell, he has removed and used the following:
>
> Front left & right wings
> Front valence
> Brake master cylinder
> Alternator
> Distributor
> Front & rear bumpers
>
> In addition to this, the interior is completely stripped, and the dash,
> windshield, side windows and chrome work have been removed and put into boxes.
> Since I've never restored a B, I'm concerned that this will make it
> unecessarily difficult to re-assemble because I won't have my "memory" to rely
> on.
>
> The engine, drive train, rear axle and wire wheels are still on the car (but I
> think there
> are "non-standard" leaf springs on the rear-end). According to the owner, the
> car was
> running when he bought it. It's currently sitting outside under a tarp.
>
> He's asking $1,200. I'm thinking of offering $900. Am I nuts?
>
> All opinions will be appreciated.
>
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
>
> David Macedonia [macedonia-statc@kaman.com]
>
>
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