Mark,
I was told the same thing about my GT6. You will never get a car worth
more than you put into it, it's not worth it. Ha, it's my car and I don't
care, I now have a partially restored GT6, '67, that I have had since '71.
It looks good on the outside, haven't tackled the inside yet, waiting for
more money, it does run well, rebuilt engine. Still have a lot to do tho.
I have done a lot of the work myself, and I am teaching my son and daughter
a bit of auto mechanics too. They get a big kick out of telling their
friends that their mom taught them this or that with the car. So if you
love your car and are willing to spend the time and energy and money, I say
go for it. I'm glad I did.
Jane
'67 GT6
>A professional restorer checked out my TR2 this morning, and told me
>that it is absolutely at the margin between "restorable at a cost far
>exceeding the value of the finished project," and "basket case."
>Some of this, but not all, is the result of my extensively disassembling the
>
>tub when I was younger and more foolish.
>
>The car is complete, but was seriously rusted. The rust is now gone (I had
>the body dipped a few years back), but the remaining metal will need
>a prodigious amount of aligning, patching, straightening,
>welding-in-of-new-pieces, and so forth.
>
>I already have all the parts to do the job.
>
>Suggestions? Encouragement? Wisdom? Your input will be appreciated.
>
>-Mark
> 1954 TR2 TS2571L (now LO).
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