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This looks like the wedgie for someone?!

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Looks really nice in the photos and the price sure is attractive. Makes you wonder what challenges lye waiting......
 
Stored 6 years....

I bet there is quite a bit of work to do to make it reliable again.
 
I would do it in a heart beat!
 
It would add a thousand bucks to the price to get it here, sigh.

It does make you wonder why it was put away in the first place.
 
Speaking from experience, bringing back wedges that have been stored away is no fun. They like to be driven. The carbs need to be torn down, brakes need to be replaced, hydraulics rebuilt, electrical gremlins sorted, often the clutch is stuck, fluids-hoses-belts replaced, gas tank cleaned, new battery, new tires, shifter bushings, suspension pieces, and then you still need to fix the underlying reason the car was parked in the first place. Better off spending a few more dollars and buying a driver. That being said, I've bought four wedges in the last year that were in a deep sleep. Around here, that is the only way to find a clean body without dropping huge coin on a car, and a clean body trumps all.
 
Wheels are definitely wrong! All Spiders came with special edition factory alloy wheels with an "S" after the serial number. They looked like the TR8 wheels, but the inside edge of the slots were thinner and the color was bright silver as compared to the TR8 alloys which were move gray.

jclay
 
That car's been on craigslist off-&-on
for quite a while now.I was going to stop by
& look at it on my way back from Washington,
but ran out of time.
He's relisted it,changing the price to
"make me an offer".Might still be a good deal.

- Doug
 
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