Date:         Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:45:09 -0600
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Slightly Overpriced GL on The Samba
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20 years or so ago I found and restored an MGA with 67,000 miles on it
that had been parked when it stopped running. The PO never did a
single thing to it. It was a great experience to know that I was the
second person to have every messed with every piece in the car. The
car that was exactly, to the fastener and hose, like it was when it
left the factory. I sold it ten years ago and it is still winning
shows today.

Vanagons are not quite there yet, but there will be more and more
emphasis on original condition as these cars become more sought after.
I can see the value (maybe not as much as is being asked, but I get
the point) of an unmolested car.

Jim

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Mark L. Hineline
<hineline@ocotillofield.net> wrote:
> Gotta ask yourself: what's the value of a van that's untouched by a DPO?
>
> Different strokes.
>
> Mark
>
>
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> On Dec 20, 2010, at 7:40 AM, Jeff Schwaia wrote:
>
>> $11.5 for an '86 GL. not going to happen.
>