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Oh.....my....goodness......

alpine_64

alpine_64

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Its the series 3 that went to auction with a mid 30's guide... The car was discussed here and on the cat forum. Obviously price is beyond what most would consider top dollar for a non-history car.... Also many of the incorrect and personalised details were also discussed previously.... If the dealer bought it and are trying to flip it for a profit they will need a very fresh sunbeam buyer.
 
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V6 JOSE

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If it weren´t a Gt, and you were going to do a convrsion on it, I would say it is a pretty good deal. To bring an Alpine to this condition would cost more than that. You could have a converted Alpine looking like that for about $15,000, which is a steal. Too bad it´s a GT though.

Jose
 
65beam

65beam

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buy it for 10K and you have a nice personalized alpine. it would do well in judging for that class. there aren't many "factory correct" alpines left since the clubs that judge the cars allow changes for dependability. the value of alpines will continue to grow.
 
alpine_64

alpine_64

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65beam said:
buy it for 10K and you have a nice personalized alpine. it would do well in judging for that class. there aren't many "factory correct" alpines left since the clubs that judge the cars allow changes for dependability. the value of alpines will continue to grow.
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Given it'd past 10k without hitting reserve that's not going to happen... Their buy it now price is over 40k.

Last time I checked interior trim, badges and detailing didn't effect dependability.

As mentioned in previous threads, it seems to be a nice solid car buy for some reason they didn't bother with sourcing the interior panels and just did an interior job that let's the car down.
 
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V6 JOSE

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I hadn´t noticed that the actual price they are asking for itis $40K. At that price, they are smoking the wrong stuff.

Jose
 
65beam

65beam

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Michael,
I said you would have a nice "personalized" car. changes for dependability such as engine/ drive train are allowed . changes to the interior, trunk, etc are allowed in personalized. in stock class changes such as adding a down draft 32/36 weber will also allow a car to be in " stock " as will a few other changes. when there are a group of real nice cars that make it hard to judge the best in stock class is when they start comparing factory items such as carbs, gauges, interior, etc.
 
Mike O'D

Mike O'D

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It didn't sell - reserve not met.

It looks sharp in black. Some people just don't care for gold cars - whatever floats your boat.

Mike
 
65beam

65beam

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goodness

probably for the same reason someone would cut up a rust free series 3 GT to repair a series 4 ST. that's what they wanted to do.
 
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