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I have found this car and was wondering what it is worth as is. Body is VERY rusty. There's large holes all over it but, it's a complete car. It's local to me but it was a Black Plate California Car. https://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?folder_id=1599229
I may want to get it to part out if it is worth it.
 
Not more than a couple of hundred - if you plan on parting it out....not even that much to rebuild or as a donor!
 
Egads! I think it'd turn to dust if you bumped it the wrong way... But looks like theres a few useable Stainless steel parts in there. Maybe a few useable internal engine parts.
 
Pull off the aluminum doors, hood, trunk lid. Remove the dash and grill. Remove any suspension / driveline parts that aren't about to crumble and trash the rest. It would be cheaper to buy a car 5x more expensive than to restore this one.
 
I think I'd let them keep the rust, and just go pull the good trim parts.
 
Not planning on restoring it, just wondering if it is worth it in parts. He's asking $700 for it but I dont think so. He is also the person that has the Riley I was asking about. This is what else he has.
1959 Riley 1.5 - Solid Original but has a huge hole in the floor $1000
67 Midget - Complete car with hardtop. Usuall rust.
70 Midget - Parts car Rusty
77 Midget - No engine but all there. little rust
78 Midget - All there little rust, Runs & is a drivable car.
$2000 for all four Midgets
1978 - Triumph Spitfire Solid no rust & a parts car with a hardtop - $1900
197? MGB - Rusty $900
1967 Triumph Boneville Basket case $1500

Guy seems to collect a lot of cars in his yard & is liquidating every thing.
 
Get the riley, and fix the floor!
 
got this error on that link:
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Hehe, get em all and start charging admission.
 
Lady's and gentlemen, Welcome to the Museum of Rust! Please walk slowly and refrain from sneezing on the displays, they could crumble to dust. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif
 
I think out the one's in the pictures, I'd go for the white mid-50's GM car between the red MGB and the blue box-van.
 
Looks to be an MGB factory hard top to the left of that Buick!
 
I pretty sure that's the green car in the other pic.
 
You're right: Spridget with a factory H/T.
 
couple of hardtops...if they really are, see what he wants for them & I'll drive up
 
He only has the hard tops for that green 67 Midget & the 78 Spit in the photos's and I asked already, he is not selling the hardtops without the cars.
I wonder what I should offer for the 67 Midget & the MGA?
I wonder if I should buy any of it?
 
if its like the MGA, I wouldn't - not at his prices!
 
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