[TR] [6pack] TR6 Hardtop value

[Andrew Uprichard]

I may have started this chain by asking about hardtop values.  I was asked
to help price parts for a huge Estate sale here in Michigan.  A WW2 vet
could no longer manage in his house and so his lifelong collection is being
sold later this week.  Lots and lots of Triumph stuff.  The sale is
advertised on the Detroit Craigslist page.

I spent all afternoon there and the most impressive collection was a room
full of new TR6 parts.  The TR6 hardtop did not have glass or mounting
hardware and I suggested a price of $400.

Andrew Uprichard
Sadly without a 6-cylinder right now...

-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack [mailto:6pack-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of James_
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2014 1:57 PM
To: Gene Holtzclaw
Cc: Dennis Culligan; 6pack
Subject: Re: [6pack] TR6 Hardtop value

Yea, been casually looking for about 7 plus years. Almost all need
restoring. Now that I live in the Pacific Northwest I thought it would be
nice to have a hardtop. We only have 3 months of perfect weather.
Plus I love the looks of the top.
Thanks for all the input on pricing.

Cheers

James


bSent from my Atari 2600b

> On Nov 30, 2014, at 5:34 PM, "Gene Holtzclaw" <motrv8d at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> If you wanted a honest opinion, I'd say put the hardtop on your watch
> list, and wait, unless you really see a "need" for one. As in a driver
> that you drive in the winter, or a lot in the summer. I don't know
> about everybody else, but I haven't had my hardtop on in 5+ years, and
> only then because my soft top needed replacing, and I didn't want to
> at the time
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
>
> Dennis Culligan <dctr6 at optonline.net> wrote:
>
> Robert Fabie wrotw:
>
>> A fully restorable (not restored) factory steel TR6/250/4 top could
>> easily
> fetch $1500-$2000. This assumes all the small >bits and pieces (like
> interior vents and chrome moldings) are in place, including all the
> hardware needed to attach the top >to the car. This also assumes no
> rust-through on the metal.
>
>
>
>>> James_ <jattr6 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>>> What do folks think a decent price would be for a restored factory
> hardtop?
>
>
>
>   OK, next question - what's an original TR6 hardtop worth?  Yes, I
> understand
>
> the fact that finding a hardtop in the same color as your car (and
> with the same
>
> amount of sun fade, etc.) is quite remote, but an original top with
> all the trim,
>
> glass and headliner plus all the attaching h/w should be worth some
premium.
>
>   Yes, I do have one but I'm not inclined to sell it at this time
> (it's a rather
>
> rare color, Tahiti Blue). I presume it's potentially worth more with
> the car than
>
> without.
>
> Dennis Culligan, Highland, NY / 1976 TR6 CF57948U
>
> (hard top was last on the car in June of 1989) Suggested annual
> donation  $12.96
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