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Offline dakazman

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Re: 1969 Europa fs /Washington State
« Reply #1 on: Thursday,October 11, 2018, 10:56:41 AM »
That car has been for sale for years now at a dealer near Seattle. There's a reason it hasn't sold yet.

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Re: 1969 Europa fs /Washington State
« Reply #2 on: Thursday,October 11, 2018, 10:58:37 AM »
That car has been for sale for years now at a dealer near Seattle. There's a reason it hasn't sold yet.

Any clues?

Rusted chassis?

Wrong engine?

Basket case?

Asking far too much $ ?

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Re: 1969 Europa fs /Washington State
« Reply #3 on: Thursday,October 11, 2018, 11:22:06 AM »
That's about $2K more than I paid for 1265R, and it looks to be in significantly worse shape.  It would be a surprise if it didn't have structurally significant rust in the frame.  My impression is that they are asking too much for what it is.

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Re: 1969 Europa fs /Washington State
« Reply #4 on: Thursday,October 11, 2018, 11:34:16 AM »
It needs a complete nut and bolt rebuild, and if your get it professionally trimmed and painted you are looking down the barrel of $20,000 for those and the mechanical parts, even if you do all the mechanical work yourself.

In my opinion, it is worth 9/10th of FA.