Hi
F.W.I.W., there is a person selling a 79 1500 in the Indpls. area. He
says (in the ad) that it has new tires, susp., int. good, gd mech., Hard
top & Conv. good. $1500. (must sell...yeah, right!) I'll try to check it
out today & let all know. The tel. # in the ad is 317-786-6887. No fin.
int, etc.
Andy Henderson
On Tue, 29 Dec 1998 18:56:39 -0500 Ronald Fowler <triumph@ameritech.net>
writes:
>Brian Furgalus wrote:
>>
>> Well, I went and saw the '80 today. What a sad story. The owner
>(1.5 years)
>> bought the car white! The ORIGINAL PAINT!! He said the car was
>clean, and
>> the paint was good, but he liked red more, so he had a half-a**ed
>paintjob
>> done on it, and that ruined the car. Overall the finish was good,
>but the
>> masking job was below par, and I wasn't too happy about the color
>change. The
>> engine DID have a DCOE! I was very surprised. It ran quite good,
>and shifted
>> ok. The differential did make a shriek/hine on decel with clutch
>disengaged.
>> Is that normal? I've heard that these things do make noise, but
>that seemed
>> excessive! The car was truly rust-free (from what I could see) and
>did have a
>> factory steel hardtop, also painted red. The top was shot, and the
>windshield
>> had a crack in it. All sorts of evaporative loss hoses were
>removed, and one
>> was even plugged with a spark plug! The guy really ruined a nice
>car, though,
>> by painting it red. He was only the second owner. Oh well, there
>are
>> others...
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Brian Furgalus
>>
>> (I'll be seeing that '75 soon enough!)
>
>Brian,
>
>80 TRIUMPH SPITFIRE, very good in&out, 4-speed w/overdrive, conv,
>$4000,
>(216)441-2633 CLEVELAND
>Location: Cleveland, OH
>
>Is this the same car you saw? I found the ad on Trader-On-Line, just
>curious.
>
>I had a feeling that your visit would have the outcome you
>encountered.
>Be prepared for more of the same. I probably drove over three
>thousand
>miles before I purchased my two Spitfires four to six years ago. The
>really nice cars don't come to market very often. The ones that are
>for
>sale are generally for sale because the current owner is tired of
>putting money into them or something is seriously wrong with the car!
>
>There are exceptions to this but they are exceptions.
>
>I would suggest that you look to join a local Triumph Club in your
>area
>even if you don't have a car yet! The information and networking
>they
>provide will aid you in your search for the right car. Be patient.
>Ask
>questions as to what to look for. The folks on the Spitfire list are
>a
>great resource. We're all in this together in our attempt to keep
>these
>cars on the road. The cars are out there and I'm glad to see that a
>Spitfire is your choice. Good luck in your search.
>
>Regards,
>
>Ron Fowler
>
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