According to erl@unix.mail.virginia.edu:
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> Even when these were new, they were not cheap! I have the original bill
> of sale on my 1960 TR-3A. It came with OD, steel top, etc. and cost
> approximately $3,100. This was the amount I paid for the first new car I
> purchased: a 1971 Mercury Montego 2-door hardtop, with the 351 Cleveland.
> The new price of the TR-3A was comparable to a Buick, at the time.
> This was not like buying a Mercury Tracer, or Honda Civic!
I didn't mean to insinuate that they were dirt cheap. Only the $1296 VW
was truly cheap. But a Porsche 911 cost $10,000 in 1970 and today they
run more like $65,000. With BMW's name behind it I expect any "Triumph"
that hit's the showroom floor to run more than $30,000. And I expect
it will be of poorer quality and last less time than the 79 Spit I currently
drive. I, for one, will not be rushing down to my local BMW dealer to
grab the first one that comes in!!
bill
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