At the time it predated such venues as eBay, so finding a market for it on a large scale was tough - maybe Hemings, if that.
I ended up selling it for $7k when we relocated to Florida, as I wouldn't have room for it t the new house. It got totaled a few months later when hit on the right rear by a UPS truck, or so the owner told me. It was hit so hard it sheared the right rear wheel off, along with the fender. Their insurer refused to repair it, and they didn't know what they were doing when it came to challenging the claim, I guess. Today it might be worth in the mid teens, maybe? You can see some pictures of it in this Dropbox folder: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vrcj7rqzeerf5gn/AAAQXTX-M_eP1x462AaK0uhqa?dl=0 Dan Sent from my iPad > On Apr 25, 2017, at 9:15 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > What could you have sold it for after restoration? > Gerry > >> Sounds like the $400 VW convertible that I "restored" years ago. Granted, it >> was showroom perfect when done, but I was easily $10k poorer. >> >> Lesson learned. Painfully. Buy the best you can and leave the restorations >> to those who can afford them. >> >> -D >> >>> On Apr 24, 2017, at 10:36 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> $8000 parts per Jaime, X 2 = $16k from $20k BAT value leaves you $4k for >>> profit and buying the hulk. Even at $2k, or $1k, or even free, you could >>> easily end up upside down. >>> (it always ends up costing more than you think...) >>> >>> I bid a job once that I knew had a lot of unknowns. I figured out what I >>> thought it would take to turn a profit, then doubled it for the estimate. >>> Before I turned in the estimate, I let it ride for a day while working on >>> other stuff, then decided to triple the original estimate. Then I turned >>> it in. Got the job. Turned out at double what I thought, I'd have not >>> been paid for a lot of time. At triple, I came out OK, made some money. >>> It was a one day job for a Korean BBQ place. >>> >>> What caused me to triple it was that I thought about what kind of wiring >>> mess I might encounter in the attic, and need to put in boxes, rewire, and >>> such to make it up to code. That was indeed the problem that cost all the >>> extra time. There are always unforeseen things that eat time and money on >>> a project like repairing this car. >>> >>> (I know, ... preaching to the choir) Most of you have BTDT. >>>> Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> April 24, 2017 at 8:58 PM >>>> Yea but how much you think it's worth at the moment? >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- > arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
