[Spridgets] RWA Midget

[Robert Duquette]

Thanks!

I have no doubt that I was looking at a parts car.  The seller on the other hand seemed to be selling a very rare and precious vehicle. :)

Well ... I am a Frank ( Francis Robert ); just not 'that' Frank!  ;)

 
> From: rrengineer at dslextreme.com
> 
> Robert,
>     I went to look at a 73 RWA Midget that someone on the list mentioned
> was for sale in Calimesa, CA last week.  The car was rust free and the
> body very straight.  There was a good engine and transmission in it. 
> At least the guy said so and told me it had 60 PSi oil pressure. 
> Sounds like he knows Spridgets.  Needed an interior and seats and the
> brakes needed work.  It had BRG paint that was faded in spots.  Looked
> like it could be a runner with a little effort.  I talked him down
> from his $1650 firm price to $1400 with no effort.  I still passed on
> this car when I started adding up the restoration cost in my head
> after I went on Ebay and saw much better RWA cars going for only 6-700
> bucks more.  It sounds to me like you were looking at a parts car, you
> not being Frank and all. ;^)
> Mike MacLean
> 60 AN5
> 56 BN2
> 
> 
> Robert Duquette
> > As I travelled up to my parents' place last evening, I noticed a white RWA
> > Midget with a 'for sale' sign on a parallel street in a town I was passing
> > through.  So ... I detoured.  It was a semi-glossed over mess.  New Cooper
> > tires.  Top looked newish.  Quick body work (bondo) over rust and rust
> > showing through.  Adhesive rubber strip down the sides instead of chrome.
> > The rubberized rust coating coming off the bottom with the metal coming
> > off with it.  One front fender sprung at the bottom and the other one with
> > no seam at the bottom.  etc. etc.  Seats looked good.  There was also ( my
> > French isn't good ) an "unfit" permit on the windshield.  While I am
> > broke, I thought that it might still be a good idea to find out how much
> > he wanted for this 'parts' car.  So, I phoned the number on the car while
> > I sat there.  $3000!  I said immediately that I wasn't interested.  He
> > proudly told me that he had an estimate for a $4000 blasting and
> > repainting job for it and continued to try to
> >   sell me on it.  I didn't try to set him straight.  I figured he was way
> > too far out to lunch to waste time with.  After I got him off the phone,
> > and drove for a while, I figured maybe I should have made an offer and
> > left my number.  Maybe I should have checked the date on that permit to
> > see how long it's been there.
> >
> > What would you have done?
> >
> > Robert D.