I really need to buy this! anyone have any money to loan?!

[Jim Keller]

It's only two hours away and little left to do, perfect for me! almost identical to my 76 #441 that was destroyed by the drunken driving owner I was forced by life to sell it to........<cry>....

Had to do a quick edit on this thread as it helps to add the eBay item number, Doh!
Item # 260242703558

[DJ]

I'll give you 2k for your Coupe so you can buy this Scorpion Jim. :twisted:

[Jim Keller]

Hum.............

[DJ]

Don't hum too long! :)

The Minister of Finance is threatening to "repurpose" my funding any time now... ;)

[DJ]

Hum.............

$2,100.00? ;)

[Jim Keller]

I can't, not just because of the Coupes and my past history, but also because I have done $4K worth of labor on this turd alone in the last 3 months!, I gotta drive/enjoy it some this summer before I do anything else, plus, I think, (am almost positive), it's headed for a full weld up and dark charcoal with black accent paint job with flared fender wells, side skirts and tiny rear spoiler next winter, she already wears the front air damn, just do not want to do any body work till all the mechanicas, electrical and trim is all basically perfect, and I am very close to that point.

Besides, I think she has too much rust at this time for you (;-) your gonna need to wait till it's welded up and painted before it'll be acceptable to you on your rust standards! LOL

[DJ]

Fair enough, I suppose. You know I'm scared to death of rust.

But it's not fair to count personal labor on these cars. That'll just make you crazy. If I did that, my Scorpion's sale price would have to double to $50,000. :eek:

[Jim Keller]

Yea, I know, labor doesn't count, but many foks out there don't realize that, I don't care if you have $20K in it, if you only have $1500 in parts and materials, it isn't worth $20K more, just $1500, the rest is labor and you can't count that on any car, new or old! LOL

But that being said, I can "ENJOY" some of the value of my labor before I let it go if I do, I guess that's what I was really trying to say, I have worked on it and injured myself too much to let it go before I get at least 1000 miles on it! ha ha

Heck I have never really included labor in the cost of what I have had in any Lancia or Fiat when telling people how much I have in one

[Jim Keller]

Honestly, I still have well under $1200 actual cash money in the Coupe total so far, thanks to you, my parts stash and the Chicago rust bucket, and that includes the $1K I paid for it delivered! so I'm ok in this one yet, its' going to be the body and paint where I go nuts with the bucks! ha ha ha, that's going to be a couple grand min for materials by time we are done I am sure......may be the first "Rat Fink" style Coupe ever, who knows?! LOL