Here they are, men. Just a few assorted items. Read 'em and weep:
From Abingdon: Amco 2-bow top- $54.30!, tonneau cover 43.55, side curtain set 58.85, under-dash shield 59.95,front spring 16.28. gearbox parts 14.30, pedal pads 1.60, con rod bearings & piston rings 48.26
From Moss: side curtain strips 22.50, green naugahide for dash 19.25, door hinges 22.00, glove box 9.43, muffler 10.50 (with 2.00 discount!), tailpipe 7.50, choke cable 1.50, 2 handbrke cables 7.20, rear spring 25.00, exhaust pipe 14.40
Fenton Bagley - new fender & wood parts - 360.00
It cost me 45.00 to have a valve job done by a master racecar mechanic.
I paid $1,100.00 for the rusty car, spent about $4,900.00 for the restoration and sold the car for $9,500.00. One month later, the new owner called me. He had blown the new rod bearings (copper lead).
I still have the Moss and Abingdon Spares catalogs from the early 1970s plus a 3-page article on restoring a TD body. Anyone interested in copies send me an email to
pdplot2@gmail.com.