[Spridgets] Top dollar/Nice bugeye

[Greg Higgins]

Rick,

I have a friend who sold his 1960 stock bugeye sprite, original engine and 
transmission, completely restored for $25.300 at the Hilton Head Sport and 
Classic Car Auction 3 years ago. The only thing not stock on the car was the 
carpet interior. He wouldn't get anything close to that in today's  economy, 
prices  have flattened out.

I do know a guy with deep pockets who spent $50.000 having his 1960 bugeye 
sprite restored by a shop in Toronto, (the poor guy didn't even get a reach 
around), beautiful looking car at first glance, Connelly leather seats and 
dash, everything re-chromed, all stainless steel nuts and bolts thru out, 
he will never get anywhere close to $50.000 if he ever decides to sell the 
car.

Greg Higgins
63 sprite

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "HealeyRick" <healeyrick at yahoo.com>
To: "Jay Fishbein" <jfishbein at snet.net>; <spridgets at autox.team.net>; "Leo S" 
<60bugeye at cebridge.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Top dollar/Nice bugeye


>I think you're being wildly over optimistic.  I'd be amazed to see a bugeye
> without some Healey or Sprinzel race history go for more than $25k in the 
> next
> 10 yrs.
>
> Rick
>
>
> Follow My Nasty Boy Build:  http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo
>
> --- On Wed, 2/3/10, Leo S <60bugeye at cebridge.net> wrote:
>
> From: Leo S <60bugeye at cebridge.net>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Top dollar/Nice bugeye
> To: "Jay Fishbein" <jfishbein at snet.net>, spridgets at autox.team.net
> Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 5:31 PM
>
> Time to face reality guys...   Bugeye vlaues are and have been climbing 
> and
> will continue to get even higher in the not too distant future.  I said 
> around
> 5 yars ago that within 15 years you will see 50k for concours examples. 
> Dont
> belive me just wait nd see:)  Didnt make a whole lot, lots were destroyed 
> over
> the years, typical British rust issues added to the mortality, and it is a
> cult car (no not a cult in the bad way).  The car mentioned has its faults 
> but
> if it was done with good workmanship then yea he will get it.  Try to 
> build
> one that looks as nice and i will bet you end up with that much if not 
> more
> invested.
>
> Better strt checking the insurance values for replacement.
>
> Leo
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay Fishbein" <jfishbein at snet.net>
> To: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 2:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Top dollar/Nice bugeye
>
>
>> Sorry, but I'm not convinced this is so nice.
>>
>> It IS an early '58, but you have to look beyond the shiny paint.
>>
>> I always look for clues. One thing that raises the proverbial red flag on
> this car is the "new grill" that looks to be screwed on from the outside.
>>
>> Seller is obviously not a Sprite guy, maybe not even a British car guy.
>>
>> Maybe it's me, but are these kind of Bugeye's really going for over
> $10,000?
>>
>> jay
>> --- On Wed, 2/3/10, Deikis, John G <John.Deikis at va.gov> wrote:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/ydwh3d2
>>
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