In a message dated 97-07-31 20:03:23 EDT, mil76@juno.com writes:
> Many of the older listers were fortunate enough to be able to buy
> their lbc's new or only a few years old. But anyone getting into this
> hobby now is looking at a car that is at least 17 years old and probably
> not meticulously maintained by a member of this list.
You guys probably won't believe this one, but I liked it the minute I saw it.
I just started working in an Auto Tag store, and today this kid that I
graduated with came in with a 1979 TR-7 convertible that he had just bought.
It was yellow, with gorgous interior and only 30,000 on the clock. It
looked showroom new. We started talking about British cars, and he said that
he was looking at a new Sunfire when the tr caught his eye, and he knew he
had to buy it. He had saved up for four years to get a car and paid $10,000
for the car! When he told me, i almost died, the car was nice, but I thought
he paid too much. He babies the thing like you wouldn't believe. As long as
their's guys like him still around, the LBC hobby is in fine shape. And
people say that us kids don't know the value of a buck!
~Mike Lishego
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