That's the way I see it. I figure I've got about 30 years before I can't
drive it anymore. What's important to me is that I insure the car
sufficiently that if someone hits it, I can get it fixed. Theft would be a
problem, but I always try to make sure that the car won't start when I leave
it unattended.
Robert D.
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>If I was selling... (and I never am...)
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
>To: Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com>
>Cc: Wiedemeyer <boxweed@thebest.net>; spridgets list
><spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2000 12:25 PM
>Subject: Re: Concours values (was Re: '61 Sprite Value
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>> Ron,
>> I saw Rob's Bugeye just before he sold it at auction last year. It
>> was a very, very well done restoration. His attention to detail was
>> fanatical to say the least. He had been obtaining parts for a concours
>> restoration for 25 years. He had ALL NOS parts on that car.
>> Damn few repro parts, maybe some of the rubber ones. Interesting
>> though, is that he really had to sell it as soon as possible when he
>> noticed the seams and some surfaces were beginning to show rust from his
>> acid dip a couple of years earlier. This did not show from the outside
>> which is why it went to auction for sale. By the way I have those 40
>> year old
>> Dunlop tires he had on it in 1992 when he had it judged Gold Level. He
>> sold them to me for $150.00 and the "cracks" in the sidewalls are many
>> and rather large. The whitewall was added after he obtained them. Not
>> as original on the export cars. So, not everything is as it appears.
>> Unless it actually did come out of a "time machine" I don't think there
>> is ANY Sprite, Bugeye or not that is worth $15,000. I have much more
>> than that in my Bugeye restoration (the body work cost half of what was
>> invested in this restoration), but I'd be lucky to see $15,000 for mine.
>>
>> Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
>>
>> Ron Soave wrote:
>>
>> > Interesting thread (again). The way I look at it,
>> > there are 3 types of cars - perfect true concours
>> > quality, cars that are sound body wise,
>> > and...everything else, which will need tons of time
>> > and $$$. I'm of Bob's mind(?) when it comes to
>> > Concours cars' values. Most cars "in-between" usually
>> > need everything in a short time period anyway. That's
>> > why some of these $7,000 ebay Sprites are to me
>> > foolish buys. They may appear sound, but what you
>> > can't see can hurt a whole lot. Go in assuming you'll
>> > need several thousand to make it right enough to drive
>> > safely. I remember a year or so ago Rob Garofalo's
>> > Bugeye that was featured in Road and Track was at a
>> > dealer's for $25,000. Gold level concours, rubber mat
>> > interior, original tires. The only points he lost in
>> > Concours were for cracks in the sidewalls of the -0-
>> > mile tires. So unless you had a time machine and
>> > could buy tires from 1958 brand new, you could not
>> > find a more perfect car. How much would you pay if
>> > there were a BMC dealer in town selling brand new
>> > Bugeyes? I'd probably pay $15 to $20K. Because there
>> > isn't such a thing, I'd probably have tried to
>> > negotiate on Rob's car a little, but paid close to
>> > $25K if I had that kind of disposable income.
>> >
>> > Whatever, it's finally not raining, Little League game
>> > to coach....
>> >
>> > =====
>> > Ron Soave
>> > '60 Bugeye
>> > '72 BGT
>> > '87 325iS
>> >
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