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Re: [Spridgets] Fwd: For Sale- my 1973 Midget project car

To: "Billy J." <billyj@txjames.com>, "'spridgets'" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fwd: For Sale- my 1973 Midget project car
From: "Ron Corry" <Ron.Corry@iol.ie>
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 06:13:30 +0100 :references:in-reply-to:subject:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; s=smtpapi; bh=K9Jr67Xa0P5cAACWX4Qc0K rDoPA=; b=ZeA6s/Jxh66mq3QgIRmSZDwU+V61flhvHFSJYYOR3SwsJplAJqCYpG /cfqkDmOiQAEagYzCh37BFdLoKRlRnNvOOd3jPKMI5nXx1mqL82kNrY/OZW5zCci wPvXoJ3RjNfpgY8Cw/wQ7laGTAzOiUUGJ9MQNz+6/AnfyHdArrttk=
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References: <5209B85A.6040202@txjames.com> <521017A5.3030509@txjames.com>
Hi Billy,

    If your '73 was sale in Ireland, I would have bought it the day you
posted to the list. At the asking price, it is a Steal.

    I don't understand why it has not gone yet. Maybe one reason is that you
posted it in the holiday season? I run a car boot sale here, and I've
certainly noticed a dropoff in sellers and footfall during late July and
this month.

    Hopefully your car will now sell as it appears to be a really good
bargain at the priced asked.

    Ron Corry
    AN5 '59 "Oggibip" 1275, 5-Sp,WW.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Billy J." <billyj@txjames.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 1:39 AM
Subject: [Spridgets] Fwd: For Sale- my 1973 Midget project car


> My apologies for reposting this if everyone has already seen it.  I
> posted it 5 days ago and have not gotten a single message through the
> mailing list since then until today so I thought maybe the list server
> has been broken.
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [Spridgets] For Sale- my 1973 Midget project car
> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 23:38:50 -0500
>>From: Billy J. <billyj@txjames.com>
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
>
>
>
> I've had this 1973 project car for about 4 years.  My wife says we are
> moving in about 5 weeks so I would like to sell the car before we move.
>
> This car was given to my father by one of his customers and sat behind
> his shop for awhile. The previous owner said that the car was running
> when they stopped driving it. I brought it home and started working on it.
>
> The car was complete when I got it except for a battery. Belts, hoses,
> tires, exhaust, folding top cloth and seat upholstery are in bad
> condition. I had the wheels sandblasted and repainted, and bought new
> tires and tubes. I bought another pair of seats that had good
> upholstery, some replacement carpet pieces and some spare tailights and
> such. I took a lot of photographs of my disassembly so I could get the
> wires and linkages and so forth back in place. The photos dont show the
> hood but I have the hood and grille inside my house.
>
> I discovered that the engine would not rotate so I eventually pulled the
> engine out and disassembled it. I found water on top of a couple of the
> pistons and they were frozen in the cylinders. My plan was to either
> bore the block and buy oversize rings and pistons, or find another block
> and buy new standard pistons.  My dad managed to get the pistons out so
> now it needs new pistons and either a new block or buy oversize pistons
> and bore this block.
>
> The car is in my garage in Dallas. Email me off list if you have
> questions or want more information or photos. I'm going to drop the
> price to $350 OBRO.  Bring a trailer and come and get it.
>
> http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a370/bjd70/Cars/Dsc_0016b.jpg
>
> http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a370/bjd70/Cars/Dsc_0014b.jpg
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