Good lord, I just bought a WHOLE '79 Spitfire for $200!
Even has a factory hardtop and overdrive!
I'll start the bidding for the engine and trans now--
do I hear $1000?
Anyone in Tuscon?
---Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov> wrote:
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>
> On Tue, 20 Oct 1998, Ken Bertschy wrote:
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> > Brian wrote:
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> > ...How much is a 1500 engine and 4spd trans worth?....
>
> > Ken replied:
> >
> > As a veteran used Spit tranny buyer (I've bought three) I can
honestly say
> > that a used 77 Spit tranny goes for $500.00, minimum, at least in
Tucson...
>
> Dang, that's it. Pack yer bags, Maude, we're a movin' to Tucson.
Wish I'd
> a'knowed that sooner.... ;-)
>
> In all honesty, that does seem a bit high, at least from my
Northeast U.S.
> perspective. I've sold at least one for no more than $125, and I know
> there is at least one very reputable vendor in the UK who can UPS a
> rebuilt gearbox to your door in the U.S. for a total cost not
approaching
> $500.
>
> Throw in OD and one MIGHT be then approaching the $500 mark, though...
>
> How is it in other areas of the U.S., fellow SC gearbox fans?
>
> --Andy
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Harris Goodkind
Hanford, California
'62 TR3B TSF363L
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