[TR] Au/He 3000 mk3 for sale

[TeriAnn J. Wakeman]

On 8/18/13 9:45 AM, spook01 at comcast.net wrote:
> The collapsing dollar is beginning to attract overseas buyers by the boatload.
> I sold two sunbeam tigers, one to Switzerland and the other into France for money well above the US market.
> So, enjoy 'em while you have 'em!
>
Beginning?  In the 1980s there were a lot of people making a living by 
going around and buying every British sports car and Porsche they could 
find and reselling them overseas.  For at least a decade exporters were 
vacuuming up any British sports car they could find and making good 
money after all the export and sales fees were paid.  We went from 
British sports cars being everywhere  to rarely seen in a decade.

In the late 1980's I decided I could not keep 3 cars so decided to sell 
my 1968 MGBGT.  The BGT had a near fresh engine and overdrive gearbox.  
The suspension and steering was in very good condition. The interior was 
complete and in good used cosmetic condition.  The body was dent free 
and without rust.  BUT the paint was wearing thin.  You could see the 
primer showing under the colour in places. Because of the worn paint no 
one who looked at it wanted to pay more than $1000 for the car.  I ended 
up selling it to a retiring Australian university professor for almost 
twice my original asking price.  He saw the straight rust free body and 
nearly fresh drive train and thought it a good buy.  I would have 
preferred to keep it in the States but no one wanted to pay for the car 
and for having it painted.

Most of our cars are already in Europe, Australia and Japan.

TeriAnn