[TR] could this be real??

David Friedlander forzion7 at gmail.com
Mon Jan 25 19:42:37 MST 2016


Old hoses, like old tires, dry out, Crack and need to be replaced. Makes no
difference what "pattern" is on the outside, if they won't hold pressure. I
don't see how a rubber part could ever be a 'collectible.' Maybe for
concours use, they'd have a value but...

Dave
On Jan 25, 2016 9:26 PM, <glemon at neb.rr.com> wrote:

> A few years back I bought what would now be called a "barn find" rusty
> TR250 that looked to be all original, including all the original striped
> hoses.  They were in pretty good shape )though I certainly would have had
> to replace them before using the car.)
>
> Little did I know the hoses were worth as much as I paid for the car...
>
> Greg Lemon
>
> ---- Mark J Bradakis <mark at bradakis.com> wrote:
> >
> > CC25064 had some of these hoses. They were old, cracked and leaky. I
> > threw them away.  Silly me.
> >
> > mjb.
> >
> >
> >
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