Between stories like these and Ebay. I'm starting to
wonder what a guy could REALLY get for a nice Bugeye,
no rust, everything works, choice of original 948 with
wrong carbs (HS2's, 9000 miles on rebuild or worked
1275 .020 over with 45 DCOE and screaming cam, 2000
miles on rebuild by former pro drag race engine
builder (along with DCO, me).....nah, couldn't do it.
--- "Hanna, Mark" <mhanna@ball.com> wrote:
> I went to see a guy in Denver last week who was
> selling 5 Bugeys . He is a
> very nice man , but like many of us , is delusional
> about the worth of these
> cars . His best car is a white ' 59 , pretty stock ,
> 948 cc , original dash
> , drum brakes , " Radiomobile " radio, between
> average and nice condition.
> It has not been driven in 4 + years . He is asking
> 13K . He has two ' 58 's
> .. The better one is in primmer , looks complete,
> very grubby engine bay , floor boards rusted out ,
> god knows what other rust
> horrors covered in bondo . Driver and passenger
> compartment piled high with
> Sprite junk . Asking 5K !!! The second ' 58 is a low
> # car.
> Stored outside since before Christ . Doors rusted
> shut , every panel smashed
> and bashed , repaired , and resmashed . Inch thick
> Bondo falling off in
> giant sheets. " A good restoration project " Asking
> 1.8K Next is my pick of
> the litter. ' 59 , 70 % disassembled , good Tub ,
> the rest of the car in old
> boxes around the house. Asking 5K . He would not
> talk about selling parts ,
> like his nice DHMC hard top . He would prefer to
> sell all the cars as a
> complete collection. My wife says that he still
> loves the cars and is not
> really ready to sell. His wife may have something to
> say about that. If any
> of you folks want to talk with this guy , let me
> know and I will give you
> his phone number.
> Mark Hanna
> AN5
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