Phil Ethier wrote:
> > many times it's cheaper to buy a car that's already been
> > restored than to buy a car that needs a full restoration.
>
> Many times? I'd like to hear of an example of an exception.
>From a note to Healeys list:
> I just returned from a busy three days at Barrett-Jackson,
> since I attend with a good friend and classic car restorer
> from here in San Diego who brought fourteen cars this year to sell.
> Kurt Tanner from Los Angeles, who restores several cars
> each year just for this auction, brought three cars
> John Wilson of Oregon also restores one car every year just for this
auction,
Seems that it's still possible--if only for a few--to do full restorations
and sell the completed cars for a profit.
Jim Hill
Madison WI
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