[Fot] Chasing Classic Cars

[rjl6n at cstone.net]

	Finance a race car?  That really sounds like a "fantastic"
idea to me...


	 


	No thanks,


	John


	 


	On Wed, October 26, 2011 12:48 pm, toodamnfunky at comcast.net wrote:

	> F40 Motorsports has it for sale on thei r website for $ 55K.

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	> http://www.f40.com/inventorymanager.php?action=view&Id=372344

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	> The good news is he will finance it.

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	> jg

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	>

	> ----- Original Message -----

	>

	>

	>

	From: BillDentin at aol.com

	> To: dmitchel at sbcglobal.net, fot at autox.team.net

	> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 9:34:20 AM

	> 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. B The show airs Tuesday 10/25 at 10pm
eastern.

	>> Re-airs

	>> at 1am

	>> and 4am. B 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. B I
remember

	> that car well and raced against it often at Mid-Ohio, Road America,
and

	> Watkins Glen. B It was extremely well prepared, owned and driven
well by a

	> Doctor

	> from Mystic, CT. B It went FAST. B One thing I remember about it was
that

	> it

	> went back into its enclosed trailer every night. B 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. B
At the

	> time

	> (early to mid-1990s) the asking price was $40,000, which suggested
to me

	> that

	> it really was not for sale. B Well, apparently it has sat in the

	> basement/garage ever since and now will be detailed and put up for
sale

	> again.

	> B This

	> time $45-50,000.00 price tag.

	>

	> Nice TV show, the second segment of which was even more interesting.
B 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). B 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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