Fellow Spridgeteers:
Though I have three Spridgets, Bugeyes are not exactly
my field of expertise, so I need to pick the
collective brain of the list (makes us sound kinda
like the Borg, eh?). Anyhoo, the following ad has
come to my attention:
--1961 "Bug Eye Sprite" Austin Healy, engine, body,
hardtop, extra wheels and tires, Best offer for all---
Now, this sounds to me like it's a car in a zillion
pieces rather than a whole vehicle, but I figure it
might be worth the effort if the body isn't too rotten
(especially in this part of the country). I'm
thinking, just out of curiousity, I might go check
this out, but I have no idea what to offer for it,
assuming I'm correct in guessing it's a disassembled
bugeye. I realize a rust-free body would
significantly increase the value of the whole package,
but a disassembled car? And what if the body's not so
great and it needs a little work? Or what if it's
useless for anything but parts - what would one offer
for a bugeye that would be parted out? I'd really
like to go there armed with some idea what to offer,
or at least a range to work with.
Thanks for any advice you folks can offer.
(I hate to think what's going to happen to me if I
bring home another pile of British ju....... er, uh, I
mean .... British gem to "someday" restore....)
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