Jim,
Don't tell me you are still going to sell the blue car at a lost! If
everyone on the list could see your work they would be bringing their
cars to Georgia to have you restore them. Too bad it is just a hobby for
you; your cars are the best restorations I have seen.
Mike Munson
Snellville, Ga.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Jim Davis
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 6:20 PM
To: 'mbullard'; rsh17@msn.com; res0s0t7@verizon.net
Cc: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Re: Matching #'s and car values, suicide has been
delayed...
For another point of view, I'm restoring CF37325U to a high standard and
will be selling it when completed next month. I'll lose a significant
amount of money, but I've enjoyed the process. It's my hobby. Anyone
except the pros make money at golf? fishing? hiking? running?
They enjoy their hobby and I enjoy mine. I don't think that's
blasphemous, as I've hopefully saved another TR from the crusher and
even more hopefully allowed another soul the joy of driving a nicely
prepared TR6.
My $.02,
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
CF38690UO
CF37325U
I don't know, somehow, Mark Hoopers comments come into play here also...
I just don't see much of a profit margin on restoring and selling the
car and isn't that a kind of blasphamy??. I just can't imagine spending
all that time and money on a car and giving any thought to what it might
be worth when it's done. The only way I can ever see getting rid of my
car is if SWMBO (as used in another group I belong to) want's to double
the already extravgant shoe allowance.
Mark Bullard
'74 TR6 (Not pretty but mine until I die)
>On Tue, 11 Feb 2003 22:44:38 -0800 "Gary Fluke" <res0s0t7@verizon.net>
wrote.
>Richard,
>
>My guess, and its only a guess, is that buying a TR6 has not yet become
>a large enough transaction to warrant concern by most buyers as to
>whether or not the serial numbers match. Unless one has found (and
>desires) a very original car in great shape a complete restoration is,
>of course, in order. Once the car has been apart, it seems to be
>academic as to whether the numbers match in comparison to the bigger
>question regarding the quality of the restoration.
>
>
>Gary
>'73
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