The split window coupe is currently the most sought after 'Vette. When I
was in college, a good friend was selling his, and I foolishly didn't snap
it up. At $1500, it would have been a steal too. As a college student, that
was a fortune to me though.
Gerard
>Guess wich one is worth more now - the
>one that is "better" (a '63 with the split cut out) or the one that is
>"original" (with distracting split).
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>Ajhsys@aol.com on 10/07/99 10:23:17 AM
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>To: Herb Goede/AMS/AMSINC, spridgets@autox.team.net
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>Subject: Re: MkI & MkII Questions (LONG)
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>In a message dated 10/6/99 9:29:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>Herb_Goede@amsinc.com writes:
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><< I'll need to disagree slightly with Frank. It won't be the first or
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> time. Just like anything else a car is only worth what someone is willing
> to pay for it. A In my experience it is easier to sell one in close to
> original condition than one that has been customized. "Improvement" is in
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>There you go, perpetrating another old thread! :-) (Smiley inserted here
>means I'm not complaining!)
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>There are no black and white issues when it comes to this hobby. My Midget
>is not original, and was not when I bought it. It had been de-toxed and
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>ZS carb was replaced with a Weber. I still like it, but there is a part of
>me that would like to have a completely original car.
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>There was a Sprite at MGs at Mercer last weekend that has only 1700
>original
>miles on it. It is the lowest mileage Sprite in the US, and probably the
>second lowest in the world. There is one with only 5 miles on the clock in
>the museum in Abingdon. It would be a shame to change that car in any way.
>It even has the original tires. But for a daily driver, I see no reason
>that
>it shouldn't be up to the owner to make it comfortable, or to make it
>handle
>better or a little quicker, if he or she so desires.
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>To each his own. Just make sure you have fun with your LBC!
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>Allen Hefner
>SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
>'77 Midget
>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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