by tedtaylor » Thu 01.02.2018, 23:53
what do you consider a "bargain" price? rather subjective I think, depending upon condition you're looking for.
under $10K = usually junk, beat up, worn out examples
$10K - $20K = can find some "driver" quality examples, but not show cars, lots of fiddly things to do, tatty, but presentable. you'll end up still spending lots of time and money trying to bring them up to show quality and then you start to realize, you should have just put up the bucks in the first place and bought a pristine example.
$25K and above are usually the pristine examples, show quality, well maintained examples, HOWEVER their owners know it and don't usually sell their rare beauties.
I'm one of the few in that position. We know what we have and hold on to them.
Good luck with your search.
TED
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