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kennypinkerton

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Who here has bought a car 1000 miles away before? How would you get a disassembled project car home if you decided to buy one? Especially if you don't have a trailer or something that'll haul one? Tony, you up for a roadtrip?
 
tony barnhill

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I've done it before, Kenny - sight unseen...am making a road trip north of Knoxville tomorrow

..what'cha got in mind?
 
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kennypinkerton

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Lincoln NE.
 
tony barnhill

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Made a trip there once to pick up an MGA!
 
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kennypinkerton

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a guy has a disassembled bugeye there that looks pretty good to me. He's asking $3000 in the email I got from him. Whataya think?
 
tony barnhill

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GULP!
 
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kennypinkerton

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I PM'd ya.
 
AngliaGT

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Try Uship.com - there you can put things that you need
shipped up for a bid.Check it out.

Doug
 
tony barnhill

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Just got back from my road trip - PM back at 'cha
 
Bruce Bowker

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Without question - rent a truck. Drive there and get it and ALL the parts myself.

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In 1982 I bought a disassembled 64 Healey 3000 in Rochester, NY where I went to school. I lived in western MA, so I came home from school in May, took a bus back to Rochester with my toolbox, reassembled and got the healey running after it had been sitting for 6 years and drove it home 6 hours! I only had to put the windshield and front fenders on, bleed brakes/clutch and put lights on, but I had a few glitches. Once I got on the road it went like a train. Whole thing took 3 days! Car cost $1300.00.
 
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mattmacklind3

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took a bus back to Rochester with my toolbox, reassembled and got the healey running after it had been sitting for 6 years and drove it home 6 hours! I only had to put the windshield and front fenders on, bleed brakes/clutch and put lights on, but I had a few glitches.

Who are you? I wish I were a better mechanic, that is a cool story.
 
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