Amen
On Fri, 04 Sep 1998 11:22:13 -0700 "Norman C. Miller" <rootes1@best.com>
writes:
>At 08:57 PM 9/3/98 -0400, Chris Richard's wrote:
>>Oh boy! This is great! Now people can bid and buy sight unseen an
>>Alg....er Tiger.
>>
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>Not much different than the "head-in-the-sand" approach seemingly used
>with
>abandon these days.
>
>Updating the Monterey episode might be a little overdue, so here goes.
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>1. Last week the shop answering machine regurgitated an
>out-of-the-blue
>message from Dale A. Now this is not a guy I would not hear from on a
>normal basis, so one ponders the intent of such a call. The short of
>it
>was a statement that our errant MK II (B382100523) had been sold by
>its
>previous owners, the Nasser contingent (I think Phil, even though the
>"Registry" lists Jim) a full year ago to the owner of the auction
>company -
>$18,000 was the reported exchange rate. Looking back to the "Harde
>Chronicles", finds dates of October '97 and the "for-sale" ad in
>Hemmings
>($19,500) confirms the approximate timeline. I guess that might mean
>the
>"nads" are somewhat smaller than first thought, but beyond that it
>seems
>the banditos are still banditos - dah.
>
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>2. Then we have an e-mail response (Sept. 1) from the auction house
>indicating an "as is" policy concerning the sale of contraband (sorry
>couldn't resist), followed by an unusually informed understanding of
>the
>"Alger" definition.
>
>>…We do not normally undertake in-depth research on relatively
>inexpensive
>>cars, because as the value of a car decreases, condition becomes more
>>important than provenance as a factor in determining value. (A
>concours
>>but non-correct example can bring more than a correct but
>cosmetically weak
>>example). This is even true of big block Corvettes, where concern
>for
>>authenticity has been taken to extremes.
>>
>>If an owner discloses to us that a car is incorrect, then of course
>we will
>>pass on that information. If he does not - or does not know - then
>our
>>policy is to make no comment as regards authenticity. So many
>combinations
>>of original, reproduction, and replacement parts are possible that
>the
>>issue is seldom black and white. Our sales are conducted on an as-is
>basis, and
>>those who consider such verification important are advised to arrange
>their
>>own.
>>
>>Standards also vary. Many incorrect Tigers involve the use of a rust
>free
>>Alpine and a rusty Tiger donor car, for example. While the Sunbeam
>club
>>frowns on such restorations, in other marques it is quite acceptable,
>and
>>in many clubs will certify such a car - including the Duesenberg
>club,which
>>will issue a level one certification of a car as long as it contains
>no
>>major non-Duesenberg parts.
>>
>>Should such verification become important and widespread, then
>sellers will
>>tend to arrange it themselves, and buyers will become wary of those
>who
>>don't. This is the case today with many cars, including Duesenbergs
>and
>>Ferraris, although as I have said, standards for such certification
>vary.
>>
>>Nonetheless, I do appreciate the contact you have provided, and I
>will make
>>use of them….
>
>3. As a rejoinder to the above, "men-in-blue" are running the numbers
>(as
>they say). I await the churning of computers with baited breath -
>next!
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