[Fot] Chasing Classic Cars

[Charly Mitchel]

I didn't see the show in it's entirety and it seems to me that if it's an 
original Group $$ (44) that it may have that kind of value.  It seems that 
racecars with prominence history have a very high value (or the sellers 
think so).
Charly Mitchel
TR6 #44

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kramer, Robert" <RKramer at rdoequipment.com>
To: <BillDentin at aol.com>; <dmitchel at sbcglobal.net>; <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Chasing Classic Cars


>I watched it too. Wayne Carini is asking $55K for it and it seems quite 
>high
> from a value perspective. It seemed like a nice car, but having been 
> parked
> that long I doubt it has things like a Moldex crank, Uncle Jack front hubs 
> and
> Southwick axle. As it is there seems to be a glut of TR4/4A's  for sale 
> these
> days with four on Race-cars.com with asking prices from a low of 17K up to 
> a
> high of 28.5K, and some of them have comparable "SCCA" race history. We 
> need
> some buyers to put these cars back on track!
>
> Bob Kramer
> Southern Construction Inventory Manager
> RDO Equipment Company
> 16415 N. IH 35  Pflugerville, TX 78660
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>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On 
> Behalf
> Of BillDentin at aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:34 AM
> To: dmitchel at sbcglobal.net; fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Chasing Classic Cars
>
> In a message dated 10/22/2011 11:52:28 PM Central Daylight Time,
> dmitchel at sbcglobal.net writes:
>
>
>> <<< If you recieve Velocity (formerly HD Theatre) on your cable or
>> satellite system, you might be interested in this weeks Chasing Classic
>> Cars
>> with Wayne Carini.  The show airs Tuesday 10/25 at 10pm eastern. Re-airs
>> at 1am
>> and 4am.  He is buying/brokering a 1962 TR4 race car. White number 44. 
>> You
>> can see a TRF sticker as well as a Quaker State one. >>>
>
> I watched that show last night and found it very interesting.  I remember
> that car well and raced against it often at Mid-Ohio, Road America, and
> Watkins Glen.  It was extremely well prepared, owned and driven well by a
> Doctor
> from Mystic, CT.  It went FAST.  One thing I remember about it was that it
> went back into its enclosed trailer every night.  It then stopped showing 
> up
> at events, and rumor had it that the owner was going through a 'dirty'
> divorce, and the car was put up for sale along with other assets.  At the 
> time
> (early to mid-1990s) the asking price was $40,000, which suggested to me 
> that
> it really was not for sale.  Well, apparently it has sat in the
> basement/garage ever since and now will be detailed and put up for sale 
> again.
> This
> time $45-50,000.00 price tag.
>
> Nice TV show, the second segment of which was even more interesting.  An 
> 86
> year old gentleman was finally parting with a rare Ferrari he had 
> purchased
> in the mid-1960s, over in Italy for around $5,000.00 (including shipping
> costs).  The broker who is handling the sale now suggests it will sell for
> about three quarters of a million dollars.
>
> Wow!
>
> Bill Dentinger
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