Thanks for all the feed back. It was great and kind of what I suspected.
My reasons for this are not total financial. I do ultimately want a four
seater, but am not opposed to working up to it. The main reason I am
looking at this car is it is close (Houston), it has not been restored yet,
and I know the person that is selling it.
What I mean is I do not have a lot of time to drive or fly out to look over
a car.
Secondly, I have restored a number of other cars most recently 1970
Mercedes 300SEL. I have looked at a prices for parts and a Morgan is . . .
Let's just say it hard to find the words to compare the two. I was at a
club function in Houston and someone said that they had purchased a part
for $8.95 and because of my Mercedes perspective took it to be $895.
Third, I do most of my own work and I tend to be a perfectionist. I would
rather do a job right the first time than undo or fix someone else's
mistake. I did a lot of that on the Mercedes.
I really do appreciate the advice. As to the +4, I am going to go look at
it this afternoon. The asking price is $4,000. It is a rolling chassis
with a need for wood, doors, carbs and generator. I figure about $5,000 to
$6,000 and a year to get it running.
I will let you know what I do and probaly be back with at least a thousand
questions.
Stephen F. Bauserman
sbauserm@actsnet.com
The ACTS Group
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