I few years ago a man found out I owned a 1962 Sprite Mkll and offered me
$5000.00 sight unseen. I told him that first of all it wasn't for sale at any
price. Second it was a rust bucket and did not run, hasn't run since 1977. He
didn't care and again offered me $5000.00. Yes, you are reading this
correctly, five thousand dollars. I said no again and that was the end of
that. Like I told him some things don't have a price. But I think most people
would have sold especially with the condition it was in. But then again most
people think I'm a little odd anyway.
Jamie
1962 AH Sprite Mkll (In restoration and priceless......to me.)
Web site link: <A
HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/darkside/mycar.html";>1962 Austin-Healey
Sprite Restoration
</A>
In a message dated 7/19/99 10:42:16 AM Pacific Daylight Time, billh@aaai.com
writes:
<< While at the Santa Rosa (Northern Calif) Concours show yesterday (no
spridgets just T-series & A's) I ran across a '65 Sprite for sale in the
parking lot. From a distance it looked nice and then I saw the price,
$8500! A slightly closer look revealed a poorly done wrinkle finish
dash, mismatched (but new) blue interior, right fender popping put at
bottom and rust bubbles coming through the lower rear fender. I didn't
even look underneath or at the engine. You really have to look closely
at what you're buying these days. Of course it probably didn't help that
had just finished judging some very well fully restored cars. Also saw a
red RB midget on an impromptu car lot on College Ave. in Santa Rosa.
Didn't have time to go back and look though but if anyone's in the area
check it out.
Bill Hunt
64 MKII - Herbytoy >>
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