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RE: $21,500 TR6 at auction

To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: $21,500 TR6 at auction
From: Jim Barbuscia <Jim.Barbuscia@west.sun.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 08:54:15 -0800 (PST)

 Yeah, What he said!
 
 -jimb
 741/2 TR6
 
>
> 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? 
> 
> 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?
> 
> Jim Hill
> Madison WI

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