Wow - that car is more solid than either of mine, and one of mine is my driver! You don't see a solid car here in Canada though - period - unless it's been babied it's whole life, restored or brought up from the States. That looks to me like a very worthwhile project, I wish either of mine had been that good to begin with! Guess it's a POV issue!
> Hello, > > I think that car is shot. All of that re-painted area > is probably badly rusted underneath, not just where > the rust has already re-emerged. > > The car is in theory restorable, but I think it simply > isn't worth putting all the effort into a Spitfire, > because they are simply not that valuable, even when > well restored. You could put the same amount of work > into a Austin Healey, TR6, etc. and end up a car that > is worth 3x as much. > > If you want to fix up a car, find one with the body in > the best possible condition. Every extra dollar you > spend on the purchase will be repaid several times > over by the reduced time and money spend restoring it. > > (Consider that some previous owner gave up trying to > fix it up). > > Also remember that the really old Spits (MK I and II) > are going to be harder to restore, since it will be > rather difficult to find the interior pieces, trim, > etc. If you really want a round-tail, I suggest > getting the newest one you can. > > And take your time buying. You will not be getting > into a bidding war over that car... > > Doug Braun > '72 Spit > > --- Mike Vasquez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I received an additional high-res picture of a >> spitfire project I'm >> considering. > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > [email protected] > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires > > http://www.team.net/archive > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.5.8 - Release Date: 30/07/2008 > 12:00 AM _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
