hey jim....i've sold cars that i restored and not driven much. i like to
work on them. i can only drive one at a time so i usually sell one after
completing another. i try not to spend too much $$$$$ and i don't do
concours....just restore to safe drivers. but i could see how someone might
like to restore a tr to perfection and then sell it to do another. different
mind set. later geo
At 12:45 AM 1/11/00 -0600, Jim Hill wrote:
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>Lawrence G Miceli wrote:
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>> > I went to the Cruise Collector car auction at Ft. Lauderdale, FL on
>> > Saturday. A 1972 TR6, full restoration to a very high standard SOLD for
>> > $21,500.!!!! I know the owner, who was asking 25K for the car. I think
>> > this sets a new high for a TR6.
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>And Ken Shapiro wrote:
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>> Nah...it sets a new high for stupidity.
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>So who's the "stupid" one? The guy who may have spent $40k on a
>"professional" restoration, drove the car around the block and got tired of
>it (or--worse--spent $15k on new parts and invested five years of his life
>in the restoration)? Or the guy who had more money than time and now owns a
>(presumably) near-perfect TR6 for the same cost as an average Healey?
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>It never ceases to amaze me when I see all the ads for our beloved LBCs that
>include the line "Only 100 miles since complete frame up restoration to
>concours standards" (or suchlike). What was the point of restoring it if
>you're not going to enjoy it when it's done?
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>Not too long ago, there was an ad in Hemmings for a TR4 that had something
>like 50 miles on it. Total. Never driven since it was delivered. Asking
>price in the "high twenties". My guess is that the car never sees mile
>number 51.
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>Not a flame . . . just curious.
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>Jim Hill
>Madison WI
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