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head><body dir=3D"auto">Agreed. Beauty and function are not always sy=
nonymous. Some cars are great to look at (boring) and others are grea=
t to drive (now we=E2=80=99re talking!). And some are both (unicorns)=
. Know what you want from the get-go and test accordingly upon initia=
l inspection. Just my humble opinion=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6<div><=
br></div><div>Pete Lawton<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Dec 9, 2023, at 10:13 AM, J=
ack Shilling via Wpta <wpta@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquot=
e></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF
Hi Hugh. Just one more observation=E2=80=A6. I agree completely with Tom an=
d Bob but would add that in my case, I bought a 1958 TR3A a few years ago t=
hat had been totally restored and won two National First Place AACA Awards =
In 1996 and 2004. I paid 40,000 for this beauty. My assumption was th=
at this was very drivable and relatively trouble free. I wanted to dr=
ive this car, not show it. I love TRs and drove them as my only car for man=
y years. But I never had a 3. Rust was a big problem with my 4A, but=
I drove it anyway, snow tires and all. Back to the restored 3A, even thoug=
h I paid up to get a =E2=80=9Crestored=E2=80=9D version, it has taken consi=
derable time and effort to get it totally drivable, which it is now. And bo=
y is it fun to drive. Unfortunately, show cars are not necessarily go=
od drivable cars. My advice is just what Bob and Tom have said. Try t=
o find one in good shape, but don=E2=80=99t expect that it will be reliably=
drivable without some TLC and a few additional bucks. <div>Jack<br><b=
r><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquot=
e type=3D"cite">On Dec 9, 2023, at 7:53 AM, Robert Astor via Wpta <wpta@=
autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cit=
e"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BFI echo what Tom said.<div>My 71 MGB and I do w=
ell. I understand most of and have worked on many of the components which h=
as kept my cost down and smiles per mile high.</div><div>I had the opportun=
ity to rescue a 47 MG TC and it proved out of my realm. Every bolt was seiz=
ed, every fluid line, clog or cracked. I tired or the relentless labor and =
passed her on to someone with more time, patience, and ability.<br>As they =
say, be careful what you wish for.</div><div>MGB Bob</div><div><br></div><d=
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