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Well, yeah, but as much time and money as has been spent on it, seems a shame it's not a "proper" color. Will be interesting to see what price it fetches...
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Well, yeah, but as much time and money as has been spent on it, seems a shame it's not a "proper" color. Will be interesting to see what price it fetches...
Moseso
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Well then, Gary, time to start saving your money. That one looks like a pretty good buy to me.GaryBeu said:
From Craig Landrum's post: "TR3A Restoration Lessons" "Craig's EZ restoration cost predictor: all restorations cost $20,000. If you bought your car for $5,000, the restoration will cost $15,000. If you bought your car for $500, the restoration will cost $19,500."
HerronScott
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Detroit's Craiglist seems to have a couple of what I'm guessing are real project cars.
Craigslist TR3 #1
Craigslist TR3 #2
Scott
Craigslist TR3 #1
Craigslist TR3 #2
Scott
Geo Hahn
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Which brings up the most important thing to have (other than money) -- patience.
Good deals happen but it is hard to find them on short notice -- if you can wait they will come along.
OTOH, I just did my annual check of the NADA site for updating my insurance policy valuations for the coming year. Yowsa. There at least the values have climbed, especially the TR4.
NADA values using their 'average' category which they describe as a '20-footer' or 'older restoration':
1959 TR3A 19,200
1964 TR4 17,825
I try to temper such info with some common sense but I don't want to be caught short should the worst happen.
Good deals happen but it is hard to find them on short notice -- if you can wait they will come along.
OTOH, I just did my annual check of the NADA site for updating my insurance policy valuations for the coming year. Yowsa. There at least the values have climbed, especially the TR4.
NADA values using their 'average' category which they describe as a '20-footer' or 'older restoration':
1959 TR3A 19,200
1964 TR4 17,825
I try to temper such info with some common sense but I don't want to be caught short should the worst happen.
TR3driver
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Mostly a visit to Earl Scheib ... only bodywork I did was beating out the chin of the front apron so I could get it on the car.
https://www.earlscheib.com/GetCoupon.aspx
https://www.earlscheib.com/GetCoupon.aspx
Marvin Gruber
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Gary,
I may can fix you up with a TR3. I sent you a PM.
Marv
I may can fix you up with a TR3. I sent you a PM.
Marv
mrv8q
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Or, they find you.... One of the guys in our local club picked up a very presentable, running TR3 for 6K, and absolute incredible deal. Touch rusty here and there, but he'll take care of that.Geo Hahn said:
Deals are out there, but the stars must be in complete alignment for you; although my neighbor told me last night he was watching a Mecum auction, and he saw a later- year TR6 go for 6K!
I think the coming year may see some people being squeezed to part w/ cars...
TR3driver
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They're both the same dark green metallic, pretty close; I literally took them the spare tire cover from the wrecked car and said "This color"tdskip said:
It was the mid-grade paint job, not the high end one. ISTR paint came to about $800 with the additional charges for the stripe and changing color and something else (I forget what). The bodywork came to about $1500 I think.
The car itself was an eBay find, pointed out to me by a friend who knew I was looking for a TR3 project. A pretty good deal considering that the drivetrain turned out to be usable and the rust very minimal, but I didn't know that while I was bidding.
HerronScott
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Randall,
That is what I did with my first TR4A restoration which was a tub-up restoration since I had to replace the frame and tub so every part was off and rebuilt with the exception of the differential (just new seals). I ended up with $5000 invested (this was 1982-1984) and insured it for $8000 but I rebuilt it to be my daily driver and not as a show car. It wasn't perfect and I lucked out in some areas such as finding an interior from a wrecked TR4A (new seats adn excellent original panels in shadow blue!), but I was very happy with the end result.
I hope to do the same with the other cars as well (need to build the garage!) although at this point they won't be used as daily drivers.
Scott
That is what I did with my first TR4A restoration which was a tub-up restoration since I had to replace the frame and tub so every part was off and rebuilt with the exception of the differential (just new seals). I ended up with $5000 invested (this was 1982-1984) and insured it for $8000 but I rebuilt it to be my daily driver and not as a show car. It wasn't perfect and I lucked out in some areas such as finding an interior from a wrecked TR4A (new seats adn excellent original panels in shadow blue!), but I was very happy with the end result.
I hope to do the same with the other cars as well (need to build the garage!) although at this point they won't be used as daily drivers.
Scott