>From: Richard Gosling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>Things to worry about if you find them on the car when checking it out:
>
I would add
Rust: make sure the area where the radius arm from the rear
suspension bolts to the tub is solid. (Look for a metal bar
running forward from the rear wheel to
Tom,
For a start, try and find as many advertisments for Spitfires for sale, so
you can be sure your colleague is asking a reasonable price. It is not
always easy trying to haggle with someone you work with every day! As a
VERY rough idea, for an unmodified car, prices in the UK tend to be arou
Good Luck Tom!
The Vintage Triumph Register has a pretty good basic guide -
http://www.vtr.org/Spitfire/Spitfire-buying.html . There is a sketch out
there on the web somewhere that shows exactly where to look for rust. I
took that with me and spent lots of time just looking my car over.
