Just backing up Bill's comments, a quick search of completed items on ebay,
the place everybody pays way to much for stuff came up with one TR6 factory
hardtop.
It sold for $635.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=505248299&r=0&t=0
Good luck with the insurance folk, Jeff.
At 06:50 PM 11/29/00 +0000, Bill Sohl wrote:
>Jeff asked:
> > HELP-NEED TO ESTABLISH THE VALUE ON THE OPEN MARKET OF A TR 6 FACTORY
> HARDTOP.
> > I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OF THEM ADVERTISED LATELY SO I CANNOT SET A VALUE
> OF ONE
> > FOR AN INSURANCE CLAIM.
>
>At one time these hardtops commanded upwards
>of $1000...BUT the days that some folks used
>their TR-6 well into the colder months has pretty
>much passed us by and I see very FEW people
>using them anymore. The problem is that the
>hardtop is not intended to be an easy-on/easy-off
>accessory. The use was pretty much intened
>to be an installation that, once installed,
>stayed on year-round...OR at least for the entire
>cold (i.e. winter) season. That was the typical situation
>in the Northeast. Once folks stopped using their TR-6
>on a daily basis, the need for the hardtop started to
>dissipate. Today, the NEED for a hardtop is all
>but gone since most folks that would have needed
>one don't drive their cars over that "winter" period
>at all.
>
>My guess: Maybe $500, but I'd bet you'd be
>lucky to find a buyer even at that price anymore.
>
>Hope that helps somewhat?
>
>Cheers,
>Bill Sohl
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