Mark,
I can understand you're wanting to have the values increase so restoration
is economically feasable. I have probably 12K into mine and that was mostly
spent in 1980 at the prices then, however these ain't, in no way, $23K cars.
For that kinda money you can put your butt into a Porsche, Alfas, Maseratti,
Lamborghini and almost a Ferrari if you don't mind not having a 250GT or
275.
Just because you put 20K+ into a car doesn't mean you'll get that out. After
seeing the Barrett-Jackson auction I saw some cars not sell for what they
cost to restore. You take your chances and you do it for "love" and not for
the money.
The day these cars start commanding an asking price of 20K+ is the day
they'll inhabit a garage and be like many of those garage/trailer queens. I
also doubt anyone will pay that much if he has any sense.
Sorry, I don't think these cars are worth 20K+ unless they are real special
like a real low no. 67.5 2L or a real low numbered car that has never been
restored. While rare they are still at the bottom end of the sports car
range.
Mike
PS - You can flame me, I really don't care, but these are still rather crude
but fun cars. I owned them for many years and get a kick out of driving them
but it'll be a cold day in hell before I'll pay 20K for one.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Dent" <stickerman@home.com>
To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; "Gordon Glasgow"
<glasgow@serv.net>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: Sorry, this is the $23,000 Roadster
> At 09:31 AM 1/28/01 -0500, datsunmike wrote:
> >Gordon,
> >
> >You're a master of under-statement "a bit spendy."
> >
> >This guy probably added one toooo many zeroes.
> >
> >Mike
> I saw the ad, car looks real clean. I know some on this list have spent
> @20K on their Roadsters to get one that nice. I hope he gets it, It just
> brings the value of all of them up. With parts disappearing at an amazing
> rate, these things need to go up in value, or no one will restore them.
If
> the rebuilt 65/70 1500 on Ebay was worth $5,000. This one is not far off.
> Mark
> Baltimore
> 1964 1500
> 1968 1600
> http://www.datsunroadsters.com
> http://www.roadster.org
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