Tom,
At least it was a spitfire. I answered a similar ad in New York a few years
ago. Car had been sitting NEXT to his barn for "10 years". Said it was a
TR-4 on the phone, thought it would run. He only wanted $150 so I bought it
unseen. Got there on Saturday and found a Herald sitting next to the barn,
no front end, a tree growing through the rusted out floor board, etc. I
ended up giving him $100 for it and sold it at cost to an enthusiast. You
just never know.
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Tom Ambrose
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 1999 4:13 PM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: A Spit isn't a TR4
I went out this afternoon to check on a "1972" TR4 that's been in a barn for
"a long time"for sale for $500 obo. The fellow took a battery out of his
truck and the car fired right up-sounds great. He said it hasn't been
started for over a year. All gauges seemed to work. Wipers-OK. No brakes-the
brake lines were cut. As far as rust goes, the floor boards are rotten
through and the hinges on the bonnet were weak with rust. Good old Michigan
salt.
Most of you can relate to the feeling I had as I drove out to check this
car: high hopes and who knows?
Well, it was a Spitfire, not a TR$. Oh well. Still the price did come down,
so I'm still pondering whether to buy it. I can use the rear spring and some
other parts. BTW, when he pushed on the clutch, I didn't 'see' any movement
in the front pulley.
Here's to dreaming about barns,
Tom
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