Hello Weslake1330,
Here's my hardtop story..
I saw one on ebay for $600, local pickup only.The guy had completely restored
it for his Mk IV Sprite, but after finishing it he found it didn't fit as it
was for a MK III. Lucky Me! It was on the east coast, Florida or the
Carolinas, I can't remember exaclty. I communicated with the guy and he agreed
to ship to Washington state, if I would pay for the boxing materials. Well, he
made the box so big and heavy that it could only be shipped motor freight. I
paid him $400 for the plywood, and he shipped it. That shipping was $500! So
now I'm into it for a $1000. They wouldn't deliver it from Portland so I had to
borrow a truck from my neighbor to pick it up. The truck got 10 mpg and it was
120 mile round trip so there was another $60. We unloaded the truck opened up
the box, took out the top and I went into the house. About an hour later the
police came knocking on my door asking me if it was my truck in the ravine! I
had forgotten to set the brake and the truck rolled back, across the street and
over the edge! The offered to pull it out, but since I have AAA I called them
so it wouldn't cost me anything for that at least. Turns out the frame was bent
and the truck was a total loss. Of course I had to replace the truck as my
neighbor didn't have coverage for that and either did I. We found a replacement
for $1400. All in my top cost me nearly $2500, on a car I paid $2000 for. But
it IS a nice top and MK III tops are the rarest of them all.
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Best regards,
Bill mailto:Zormecteon@comcast.net
Man who pick nose - head cave in.
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