David,
What Frank said and...
By the email address, "nycap.rr" you are near the
Albany capital region? There used to be a place
called Consignment Motors in Albany, not in the best
part of town. The proprietor's name was Lester
Figarky, for some reason it sticks in my mind. I have
recently seen his name selling stuff in MG classifieds
- he had 20 years experience in fixing these things 20
years ago when I was a college student there. Look
him up, see if he's still around.
As far as the car itself, I have one I have been
hemming and hawing over selling for a year or two. It
is NOT for sale at the moment, nor has it actually
ever been under my watch; For some reason I just have
been enjoying a very plain old motorcycle in recent
years more often than the Bugeye, plus the Bugeye race
car scratches very many itches. Not having to wring
every last cent out of it, I have had people offer
anywhere from $9K to $15K for it; I believe the
people offering $15K would probably offer around $12K
when it got down to brass tacks, so Frank's assessment
is about right (as usual).
Soave
--- Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net> wrote:
> David R. Steindorf wrote:
>
>
> > Given all of the above, how realistic am I being?
> And, what might I expect to
> > pay for what I'm hoping to buy?
>
> Good Bugeyes go for 10k to 12k
> Decent show quality drivers go from 7500-10,000
>
> > 1. As I recall, my Sprite ran on regular
> leaded gas. How does one deal
> > with that issue?
>
> Unleaded keeps the oil and spark plugs cleaner,
> longer. No problems.
>
> > 2. What about seatbelt and other safety laws?
>
> Pre 67 cars do not need seatbelts but it's very easy
> to install them in
> any Sprite. I run lap belts.
>
> > 3. How difficult would it be for me to locate
> someone skilled in the
> > mechanics of 1960s British sports cars? And where
> would I start to look for
> > such a person? Should I find my mechanic before
> seriously looking for a car?
>
> Any older mechanic (pre computer cars) can fix most
> mechanicals on
> Sprites. And then there is the oshit team, we
> travel.
>
> > 4. How difficult is it to find a decent,
> drivable 1959-60 Bugeye Sprite?
> > Is this a pipedream or can I take this notion
> seriously?
>
> They do come up forsale from time to time.
>
> > 5. Assuming it is possible to find one of
> these cars in this day and age,
> > how quickly might I be successful? And where
> should I start looking?
>
> I have to sell a couple Sprites ;) I have 3 on the
> road.
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
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