Well said Greg however I still won't be chopping the roof off mine anytime
soon :^)
Rick Hayes
vin #782
www.drive.to/RicksBrick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Monfort" <wingracer@email.msn.com>
To: "Bricklin" <bricklin@autox.team.net>
Sent: February 3, 2000 1:29 AM
Subject: Fw: Bricklin 4 Sale
> I don't think seeing a well done one is that much motivation. Anyone who's
> done a restoration knows the effort involved, and those that don't learn
> real quick.
>
> Resale value, to justify it, or the desire to have a ~unique car to drive
> are the motivators IMO.
>
> Forget resale value. While there are a few fools who will pay too much for
> something, for whatever reason, rarity or pedigree sets the normal limits;
> not how nice they can be made. Even if it was, the best ones still look
like
> kit cars, and not very good ones either, IMO.
>
> Bricklins aren't rare yet, and Malcohm's business shenanigans coupled with
> their kit car quality / mundane drivetrain, etc. guarantees that they will
> never have any pedigree.
>
> When I bought mine I knew I probably would never sell it as long as it
> could be kept running, but I believed that it would eventually keep pace
> with inflation. That hasn't happened though, and with the government
'green
> machine' cranked up, I doubt they ever will now.
>
> I find it interesting that the various Austin Healey's and MG's, which are
> worse cars in just about every way (and more plentiful) have been
increasing
> faster than inflation for quite some time. Rusted out parts cars go for
more
> than an average condition Bricklin.
>
> They are paying big bucks to restore them because there's enough folks who
> will pay for it on resale, though few are resold. This is another reason
the
> prices are high, a backlog of buyers. Makes me wish I had set mine on
blocks
> out back instead of selling them for practically nothing decades ago.
>
> Now if we convert some Bricklins to high quality
> convertibles..................I bet these could be sold without losing
your
> shirt, giving some much needed exposure. When new, the Bricklin drew more
> attention than a Vette, and a convertible one I believe would outshine a
> same year convertible Vette, and we all know what kind of prices they
bring.
> This in turn raises the rarity value of the pristine originals through
> attrition.
>
> These cars are not daily drivers, they're for fun, and fun means a
> convertible to most folks, and many want something that's not 'run of the
> mill'. Look at some of the prices folks pay for kit car body kits for
older
> Vettes to make them distinctive.
>
> Frankly, I'm surprised that TT hasn't built some already. Some attractive
> renderings were published in the Brickline long ago.
>
> GM
>
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