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Ran When Parked

tony barnhill

Great Pumpkin - R.I.P
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Can you see it?

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When I drove across the field, this is what I found:

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I don't know what's holding the few pieces of the tub that are left together - the wood's completely dry rotted or missing!

But, it does have the air cleaner except for the little pipe! & the sheet metal is remarkably rust free other than surface stuff - & straight. & the engine is complete except the intake is in a box. & in a box are the original chrome Lucas headlight buckets with the little Lucas emblem.

So sad!

But he wants me to make him an offer & I'm gonna go against my own advice & quote him a price 1 time with no thought of ever making a counter offer or accepting any offer he may counter with. Its only good for parts so I don't need it & it would be lots of work getting it on & off a trailer & the labor to get any parts ready for sale would negate any possible profit. Why would anybody let this thing sit outside for so long?
 
That actually makes me feel better about my MGC.
At least I didn't let it get that bad /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
 
There's no explaining it! He didn't know what he had? He forgot he had it? Oh, Oh I know....he meant to redo it, just lost track of time. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/nopity.gif
 
Did you say air cleaner?
 
<span style='font-size: 17pt'><span style="color: #FF0000">HA!!!!</span></span> He wants $2,000 for it! I told him good luck and thanks for letting me look at it!

Yep, I said 'air cleaner'.....
 
Some folks have a strange sense of value. A real shame that was left to go to seed. Once (when it was parked) it would have been a nice candidate for restoration.

Now it's just a man's greed dream... /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif
 
Steve - use it if you wish...

Ron, I'd haul it away for that but I'm guessing it'll sit there forever!
 
Haul it away in the middle of the night and leave a big pile of rusty metal in its place. Sounds like he would never notice.
 
He said he pushes it around when they bush hog the field so at least the brakes aren't frozen...but I'll never hear from him again.
 
/bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif ....the quest continues.
 
$2K!?!?!


Cheeky git. Mebbe iff'n 'e boxed it up now and waited another fifty~sixty years... but mebbe not. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif
 
Gesh, $50 bucks top.
 
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