That's what I did with my '76 B back in '79?.
The insurance wrote it off, and I bought it back for 10% of the settlement.
I scavenged parts and got it safetied and plated and was going to start on
the cosmetic body work, but ... then this happened:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/robertduquette/Bea.htm
If I had spent the money to have an appraisal done at the stage where the
safety inspection was done, I would have been covered for 'something' when
the tree hit.
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Jack Laird" <jlaird237@cox.net>
Will be intresting to see what the insurance company will do.
Let em give you 7 grand, buy it back for a few dollars and take the
difference and repair it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Clarici" <spritenut@comcast.net>
To: "David Riker" <davriker@nwi.net>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Bad Day
> David Riker wrote:
>> 2 fenders, 2 headlight rings, front valance complete, 2 turn signal
>> assemblies, grill, and surround parts alone from moss at retail is over
>> $3000. The rest is paint and labor.
> But you know many of us have those parts sitting around in our garages.
> I know that car can be fixed for around a $1000. And that is with buying
> good used parts at fair market prices.
> Grille slats are available to just replace the bent ones, new headlights
> and parking lamp lenses and I'm sure the valance can be fixed, it
> doesn't look that bad. But how willing are you to go through the
> troubles of fixing it yourself?
> To part it out would be a sin, that takes one more off the road, they
> don't make them anymore.
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
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