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What's it like? IMO low mileage is a good thing but overall condition trumps it. I had a parts car with fewer but it had been wrecked in 1963 (still got a few parts though). Got any pictures?
Tom
 
My '59 has 33K original on it. It was one of the reasons I spent a little extra on it. I plan to drive it a lot this summer though....
 
My '59 came with a speedo/odometer that currently has 13000 miles showing on it. Do I think it's the original miles? No. (Maybe it's 113000, maybe 213000, or maybe it's something else altogether). Unless there is a chronologically unbroken string of 50+ years of maintenance receipts with documented mileage entries, I don't particularly believe any mileage showing on the odometer for any 50 year old car. Nor do I think it particularly matters.
 
luke44 said:
Nor do I think it particularly matters.
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Amen!

Rust never sleeps. And a car that has been driven moderately and maintained is going to be in a lot better condition than one that was parked and ignored. Or, worse yet, one that was driven every day for less than two miles.
 
My TR4 had 45K one-owner miles when I got it (had been on a little island at high altitude, hence low miles & no rust).

It was nice having a low miles example but not nice enough to park and admire. Now it has 90K on it. I like it better all the time.
 
My '60 TR3 had 22700 miles on it at time if purchase in '93. But that was 19 years ago. It's still in the 40 somethings. Hmmm, can't believe I've owned that car for nearly 20 years!
 
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