I think the difference is that in Britain all of their creations are more
valuable because very small percentage remained there.
MC
-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Bruce Evans <b-evans@earthlink.net>
>Sent: Nov 30, 2007 1:41 PM
>To: Spridgets@autox.team.net, midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com,
>bugeye@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Spridgets] Frogeye/Bugeye values
>
>The September issue of the English magazine "Classic Cars" carried a brief
>article on the rising value of the Frogeye/Bugeye. The article quotes Gary
>Lazarus of the British Midget and Sprite Club in part:
>
>
>. "You can get a basket case restoration for about two grand ($4,115), but
>a good car will cost you about #10,000 ($20,578).
>
>. "If any cars have risen dramatically in value, it is the absolutely
>pristine original examples---one sold recently in the States for $35,000
>(#17,500), but driver-friendly modifications such as disc brakes and
>five-speed gearboxes keep values lower in the eyes of collectors. That seems
>like a good thing---the Sprog-eyed Fright is set to continue as a good-value
>affordable Fifties sportster---and that's a very rare thing."
>
>
>I wonder where the $35,000 was spent, and what people here believe
>Frogeye/Bugeyes are really worth these days. (I really can't see Frank paying
>$4K for a basket case.)
>
>
>Buster Evans
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