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Arnold Hite
Guest
Siobhan,
Your question is difficult to answer. My advise is to not buy
either of the two project cars you are considering. Project cars only
make sense to people who enjoy the work or who have already restored an
amphi. If you have no interest in doing the work yourself then a
project car will end up costing you more than an already restored car.
Buy yourself a restored car, or at least a car that is in good shape.
It will be cheaper for you. Then over the years, as things break and
rust out, you will slowly gain the mechanical skills you need to take on
a full restoration. Good luck on you search.
Arnold Hite
Johns Island, SC
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>Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 17:01:07 +0000
> From: jkelly2511@comcast.net
>Subject: Re: Digest Number 1806
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>Hello Amphicar Fans,
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>Just want to say hello and let you know this is my first post (hope I did it
correctly!) I'm considering purchasing an Amphicar (my family loves cars and
these are so cool.) Can someone out there please tell me what would the
approximate cost of a restoration on an Amphi needing a complete restoration be?
Can you tell me what the cost is for an Amphi that just consists of a good metal
but nothing else (no motor or tranny installed, no lines installed, no seats
installed" in other words, just the shell of metal but all the parts come with
it? These are both available and we would have to decide between the two. Just
trying to decide which car is my better bet. I'm asking for the price for
someone else to do it as I am not a mechanic or body man. Any approximate
figures would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Siobhan
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Your question is difficult to answer. My advise is to not buy
either of the two project cars you are considering. Project cars only
make sense to people who enjoy the work or who have already restored an
amphi. If you have no interest in doing the work yourself then a
project car will end up costing you more than an already restored car.
Buy yourself a restored car, or at least a car that is in good shape.
It will be cheaper for you. Then over the years, as things break and
rust out, you will slowly gain the mechanical skills you need to take on
a full restoration. Good luck on you search.
Arnold Hite
Johns Island, SC
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>________________________________________________________________________
>
>Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 17:01:07 +0000
> From: jkelly2511@comcast.net
>Subject: Re: Digest Number 1806
>
>Hello Amphicar Fans,
>
>Just want to say hello and let you know this is my first post (hope I did it
correctly!) I'm considering purchasing an Amphicar (my family loves cars and
these are so cool.) Can someone out there please tell me what would the
approximate cost of a restoration on an Amphi needing a complete restoration be?
Can you tell me what the cost is for an Amphi that just consists of a good metal
but nothing else (no motor or tranny installed, no lines installed, no seats
installed" in other words, just the shell of metal but all the parts come with
it? These are both available and we would have to decide between the two. Just
trying to decide which car is my better bet. I'm asking for the price for
someone else to do it as I am not a mechanic or body man. Any approximate
figures would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Siobhan
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