Re: [FWDLK] What to do ?

["Dave Stragand" <dave.stragand@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Vincent Van Humbeeck wrote:

> Well, I found one for sale in Europe, but :
>
> - the car is COMPLETELY dismantled (body separated from chassis ...)

Ouch... take it from someone who bought and is working on a disassemled car...
it is a LOOOOONNNNNNGGGGG process, and you will be spending lots of money &
time on parts that were lost during disassembly and moving.  It's also very
difficult to assemble a car you did not take apart, especially if you are not
already very familiar with that type of car to begin with.  If you'd like an
idea of what it's like to work on this type of car, check out:
http://www.ProjectVixen.com

> and that for the same price he's asking I could
> buy a car in the USA with a budget of $4,500

Well, maybe another disassembled one, but I have seen even very bad '58 2-dr
hardtops selling in the same range here in the States.  Keep in mind you will
also need to pay around $2-$3000 in shipping, tariffs, and taxes.

I don't know if the price is so good for the one you found, but you may want
to keep looking around for a while longer to try and find a better deal.

-Dave