Re: rule of 20K poll

["funkstuf" <funkstuf@xxxx>]

One thing I will say about this car.
The $20,000 rule is that it would really depend on how long one has 
the car as they seem to require a continual flow of money.
I purchased one of these with 24,000 miles recently for $8000.00 It 
looked very nice but had been sitting quite some time. (It was all 
original) I put about $8000 more in parts and labor into this car 
replacing the complete fuel system, brakes, exhaust gaskets (along 
with the exhaust studs and milling the exhaust manifolds), head job, 
valve adjustment, tires, belts and all hoses, plus some small things 
like idle motor, and some of the update kits. It seems now to be a 
very reliable automobile and runs excellent, absolutely everything 
works. I would drive it anywhere but to be in show condition will 
probable take about another $4000 so the $20,000 rule seems very 
realistic.
However, if I keep this car for 10 years I'm sure I will have a whole 
lot more money in this so the rule kind of depends on how long one 
has had the automobile.