Jim where are you located? How long has the car been disassembled?
Gambony, Jim wrote:
> I saw the conversation about the TR6 in boxes earlier this week. I think
> the response(s) were good, although I've got an observation or two.
>
> 1) A TR6 (or just about any car) in boxes is not going to be a "cheap"
> ride. As everything is apart, there is no way to judge just how good the
> mechanical and electric parts are working. Count on having to re-do
> everything, and be pleasantly surprised when pieces work ok without major
> repair.
>
> 2) If the car is completely stripped out it is a good way to see just how
> good (or bad) the bodyshell really is. You can see down into the fenders
> and in the spots normally hidden by carpeting or interior or whatever.
>
> I've heard that NEW frames were in the $1000+ range, and the NEW bodyshells
> were being sold a few years ago at more than the $4k that the MGB shells are
> running. Obviously used bodyshells and frames won't be worth the new
> prices, but at the same time they must have some reasonable value.
>
> Having said that, here's a question for the list. What is a fair price for
> a straight solid frame and straight rust free tub, that also happens to come
> with the rest of the bits and pieces in boxes? '72 model (produced November
> '71).
>
> No, it's not a hypothetical question. It's currently living in my barn, the
> result of a misunderstanding with a friend who decided that getting a solid
> TR6 to hang his mechanical pieces onto didn't include starting a frame off
> restoration!
>
> I can give more details offline to interested parties.
>
> Nomex on
>
> Jim Gambony
> jim.gambony@eds.com
>
> too many LBCs to list!
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