<VV> Barn ~ and swamp ~ Finds ... What lurks in the woods ?

[Charles Lee]

Some "Swamp Things" can be worthwhile like Carl Sagan's Spyder ?

Whatever happened to this car ~ is it worth restoring because it has a place
in the science books ?

Pretty bad shape, but some justification for having more than scrap value ?

Probably worth more than the newer Spyder in the other picture !

Charlie




From: Joel McGregor [mailto:joelsplace at earthling.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 8:09 AM
To: Charles Lee
Subject: RE: <VV> Barn ~ and swamp ~ Finds

I wasn't comparing the two cars.  Just showing what some people think is
worth $6500 and is "restored"  I would have been really upset if I had
purchased that car on eBay for $6500 and found out it had visible rust holes
in a restored car.
I went to look at a "really nice" Vega about 20 years ago.  I called the guy
and asked him detailed questions including does it use oil? and are you a
dealer?  I drove an hour and a half to look at it and it was on a car lot. 
I guess he didn't figure I would notice.  It had 3 flats and filled the
parking lot with smoke when he started it.  His gravel parking lot met some
of the other cars on the lot as I left.
I can't imagine buying a plane ticket to go pickup something like that.


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