Sounds like a good deal-my vote is to go for it!
Laura G.
-----Original Message-----
From: GatesDavid@aol.com <GatesDavid@aol.com>
To: spitfires@Autox.Team.Net <spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Monday, September 14, 1998 12:24 PM
Subject: Possible parts car
>Listers,
>
>I just looked at a '78 Spitfire 1500 that is for sale ($500 asking). I
think
>it may turn out to be a good parts car. They body has almost no rust (just
a
>couple bubbles on the rear fender) but has a good size dent in the bonnet
and
>a gouge in the drivers door. It has not been running for 2 years but has
been
>covered in a garage. The owner said that he would be driving it and the
>engine would just quit. The last time that happened, he gave up and parked
it
>(he is not mechanically inclined). It is however mechanically complete.
It
>even has a hard and soft top. Hard top in great condition (probably never
>used here in Hawaii). It has a single carb.
>
>Here is my thinking on this, please tell me if I'm off in left field.
>
>I don't really need a parts car at the moment, but you never know when your
>gonna need something. Since I'm still in the process of rebuilding the
engine
>in my '73 Spit 1500, and hate not being able to drive it, I could pull the
>engine in the '78 and put it in my '73 and be back on the road in a couple
>days. Meanwhile I have a decent source of parts or more likely a good
project
>car. The hard top is a pretty nice extra although it will probably never
get
>used here. Maybe when the Air Force decides to send me to someplace like
>Colorado it will come in handy.
>
>Is $500 a decent price for a nonrunning but complete car?
>How much is a good hardtop worth and is that enough to justify buying the
car?
>
>Thanks in advance for your wisdom. I guess I have already made my decision
to
>buy it (maybe even talk him down to $400) but I just wanted a sanity check.
>Money is tight as always, so this is a splurge for me, but this seems
almost
>too good a deal to pass up. What do you think?
>
>Thanks,
>David Gates
>'73 Spitfire 1500
>Maybe soon a '78 Spitfire 1500
>http://members.aol.com/gatesdavid/index.htm
>
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