dilburrito
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I am looking for advise regarding the disposition of a 1980 Triumph Spitfire. It is a California car with all the smog stuff.
I am interested in advise about selling the thing, or saw it up and take to the dump in pieces. I'm honestly looking for advise, this is not a sales pitch.
The car is sound although isn't running now because I have the carb and clutch system dis-assembled. But it runs fine when all together. The body and paint are good. It can't pass California smog because I purchased it "as is" and at the time didn't realize that meant it had headers. I can get a waiver from the California Air Resources Board for the headers, but that requires an annual smog inspection at a certified station. It is doable but a colossal PITA. So needless to say, I have not successfully smogged the thing which is my problem, I am tired of messing with it.
In the years I've had it I have purchased a pile of new parts that are sitting on the shelf, brakes, interior, front end rebuild kits, a lot of stuff. I even have a spare engine that I spent a lot of time, trouble and expense rebuilding. I really tried hard to build a nice engine, all new parts, lots of machining, balanced, etc. I have a pile of used spares also, transmission, front end, etc.
Basically this car has potential, it would be a nice project for someone who is patient. That's the only good thing I can say about it at this point.
In it's current condition it needs to be towed, can't be started to prove it runs, etc.
I'm trying to figure out if it is worth the effort to sell it, if so how? I've done plenty of eBay selling but that doesn't seem like the place for this problem. I know about Craigs List, never used it, heard lots of bad stories about it. I've called around to the very few British car shops in California and none of them want to mess with this.
I'm tired enough of the thing that it has little value to me, even with the expense of the pile of parts I have. Does this have any value at all, do any of you think? Is it worth any effort to try to recover some money and get someone to tow it out?
Kind of a funny story about an MG Midget I had years ago. Had pink slip problems, got the thing for free, couldn't get rid of it as a complete car. But if it was a pile of parts, I can take it to the dump. I dis-assembled everything I could from the car, used my Sawzall to cut the body into quarters, threw the entire mess into my pickup and took to the dump, problem solved. This Triumph is a lot nicer that the MG was but the Sawzall solution is a proven one for sure.
Thanks in advance for opinions and comments.
I am interested in advise about selling the thing, or saw it up and take to the dump in pieces. I'm honestly looking for advise, this is not a sales pitch.
The car is sound although isn't running now because I have the carb and clutch system dis-assembled. But it runs fine when all together. The body and paint are good. It can't pass California smog because I purchased it "as is" and at the time didn't realize that meant it had headers. I can get a waiver from the California Air Resources Board for the headers, but that requires an annual smog inspection at a certified station. It is doable but a colossal PITA. So needless to say, I have not successfully smogged the thing which is my problem, I am tired of messing with it.
In the years I've had it I have purchased a pile of new parts that are sitting on the shelf, brakes, interior, front end rebuild kits, a lot of stuff. I even have a spare engine that I spent a lot of time, trouble and expense rebuilding. I really tried hard to build a nice engine, all new parts, lots of machining, balanced, etc. I have a pile of used spares also, transmission, front end, etc.
Basically this car has potential, it would be a nice project for someone who is patient. That's the only good thing I can say about it at this point.
In it's current condition it needs to be towed, can't be started to prove it runs, etc.
I'm trying to figure out if it is worth the effort to sell it, if so how? I've done plenty of eBay selling but that doesn't seem like the place for this problem. I know about Craigs List, never used it, heard lots of bad stories about it. I've called around to the very few British car shops in California and none of them want to mess with this.
I'm tired enough of the thing that it has little value to me, even with the expense of the pile of parts I have. Does this have any value at all, do any of you think? Is it worth any effort to try to recover some money and get someone to tow it out?
Kind of a funny story about an MG Midget I had years ago. Had pink slip problems, got the thing for free, couldn't get rid of it as a complete car. But if it was a pile of parts, I can take it to the dump. I dis-assembled everything I could from the car, used my Sawzall to cut the body into quarters, threw the entire mess into my pickup and took to the dump, problem solved. This Triumph is a lot nicer that the MG was but the Sawzall solution is a proven one for sure.
Thanks in advance for opinions and comments.