Date: 2008-01-31, 2:46PM EST
1965 austin healey 3000 BJ8 - $11000
BJ8 project car for sale.All#s matching car.Needs TOTAL
restoration.$2000 worth of new floors,rockers,fender panel etc
included......
_1965 austin healey 3000 BJ8_
(http://albany.craigslist.org/car/558555458.html)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:48:54 -0500
From: Doug Mathews >
Subject: Re: [TR] 1965 austin healey 3000 BJ8
Saw an article in the Atlanta paper I belive and a guy put over 100k
into his I belive...It really depends I guess on how particular you
are. I'm sure most of the $$$ was for labor hours.
Doug
At 08:42 AM 2/15/2008, you wrote:
>took a look at the listing. I know the AH3000 is a nice looking car
with
>some umph and in demand, but is that project worth 11K?
>I have to wonder how much more $ would have to be invested to complete
therestoration.
>Does anyone have a guess ?
Bob
I have restored two E Type roadsters in about the same shape.
It would be nice if the car was in better shape than it is, but its
most
important that all the parts are there.
For instance, to me, it doesn't matter what shape the engine is as long
as
its rebuildable as i will rebuild it anyway.
It doesn't matter what condition the transmission is in as it would get
rebuilt anyway.
Instruments , in the grand scheme of things, don't represent that much
money. I have paid about that much for each of my E types, in about the
same
shape. I spent around $45k on one and ca $60 on the other. I did all
the work
myself except body and paint, which were my most expensive items.The
body and
paint cost could be a showstopper unless you could do it all yourself.
My cars are worth close to what I spent if not a little bit more so
long as
I figure my labor at .01/hr!
.
It also doesn't matter a lot to me whether the cost is $10k or $12k if
its
going to end up being a $80,000 or so freshly restored big Healey.
Just my opinion.
Best,
Mike Moore
Fairly easy to build a vintage racer or facsimile thereof. To restore
it to an original street-equipped car would cost a fortune. Better to
take that fortune and buy a better car in the first place.
--
Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L,
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