When I was rebuilding my bugeye in the late '70s I had a chance to buy a
factory 100M for $5000. It was a solid car, needed cosmetics but since I was
up
to my eyeballs in the bugeye resto, I passed. As the prices of 100Ms have
risen in to the $30-50k range, I regularly kick my butt over that decision.
While
filling up at a gas station at Lime Rock last week, a guy in a 5-series BMW
asks me about the bugeye and tells me he has a 100M. He says the bugeye is
more fun to drive. That's the trouble with being car lovers. "So many cars,
so
little time (and money)" We'd all love to sample those cars we've always
lusted after and I'm sure a lot of us play the game of what we could buy if we
sold whatever cars we have at the time. In fact, I considered selling my
bugeye
and big Healey to buy an M Roadster at one time. Maybe we should all buy a
differrent car and start trading them around the list for a month at a time.
That way, we could all get a shot at our dream cars.
Rick
AN5, BJ7, BMW gray market 323i, Z/28
If I sold all of these, maybe I could afford a WRX STi
In a message dated 7/17/03 3:20:54 PM, macleans@earthlink.net writes:
<<With all this talk of selling, I have been faced with the dilemma of
funding my BN2 restoration. It is going to cost upwards of $30,000 to
do correctly to 100M specifications. At the same time I am looking to
buy a new larger home with a larger garage, of course. I need to find
some money somewhere and selling my award winning Bugeye would certainly
provide a large portion of the funds. My wife would go into siezure if
I told her I needed that kind of money right now while we are house
hunting. I have been toying with this idea just as Gerard is finishing
up a 1275 for me. As Peter says, I will be looking for another Bugeye
to install this motor and a Datsun 5 speed in as soon as the BN2 is
finished. I took the Bugeye for a drive last night after fixing the
dashpot plunger that came apart in the rear SU carb. It was a lot of
fun. It took me several years to restore this car and I have met many
wonderful and generous folks at meets and on this list. I don't think
I'll be able to say the same thing during the BN2 restoration.>>
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