Shame about the condition of this Taiga

[Harv]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/72-tii-resto-needed-strong-drive-train-1-of-200-Green_W0QQitemZ110069443290QQihZ001QQcategoryZ42601QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

John

[jgerry2002]

Double or triple the "staff" estimated cost of a rebuild and you might be getting somewhere.

$500-$1000 car right now. It does need to be saved though. Love the color.

[Harv]

It would take every bit of 20K to fix it right.

I need to win the lottery

John

[eastsidebimmer]

VW beetle of similar vintage had a color like this--I've always liked it.

[eastsidebimmer]

VW beetle of similar vintage had a color like this--I've always liked it.

[jerry]

this is the same car that was pulled off ebay about a month ago the day the auction was about to end. it was holding steady at about $500 when the seller probably got seller's remorse (it was a non-reserve auction).

if it were local i'd have bid on it, but transportation fees...

i suppose if someone was assembling a collection of all the 02 colors, then, maybe.

the color does kind of grow on me, just like ceylon. the new owners cleaned it up quite a bit.

[02Les]

Seems to have lost its black front grill slats since the previous auction.

It's also an infamous "snorkle-nose" tii.

[Delia]

IMO, an original, complete, worn, and even rusty tii in an unusual color is preferable to a basket case, dismantled, modded, or incomplete "more common" color.

That said, it might take the auction price plus as much as $20K (maybe more?) to bring it back to glory. In this case, despite the rust, matching numbers add to its desirability.

With ebay prices for so-so cars nipping at the $20K gavel price, this is where things start to get interesting.

It's one to watch.

Delia

[PSloan]

I love it. that or florida is going on my car.

[jerry]

IMO, an original, complete, worn, and even rusty tii in an unusual color is preferable to a basket case, dismantled, modded, or incomplete "more common" color.

That said, it might take the auction price plus as much as $20K (maybe more?) to bring it back to glory. In this case, despite the rust, matching numbers add to its desirability.

With ebay prices for so-so cars nipping at the $20K gavel price, this is where things start to get interesting.

It's one to watch.

Delia

Delia, i'm supposing some of the bidders on this car have read your post. this car barely broke the $500 mark a month ago before being pulled off ebay at the closing hours. now it's above $1000 and will probably go higher.

amazing what a car wash, clean photos and alittle hyperbole will do for a sale.

[Delia]

IMO, an original, complete, worn, and even rusty tii in an unusual color is preferable to a basket case, dismantled, modded, or incomplete "more common" color.

That said, it might take the auction price plus as much as $20K (maybe more?) to bring it back to glory. In this case, despite the rust, matching numbers add to its desirability.

With ebay prices for so-so cars nipping at the $20K gavel price, this is where things start to get interesting.

It's one to watch.

Delia

Delia, i'm supposing some of the bidders on this car have read your post. this car barely broke the $500 mark a month ago before being pulled off ebay at the closing hours. now it's above $1000 and will probably go higher.

amazing what a car wash, clean photos and alittle hyperbole will do for a sale.

That's very sweet of you to think so, Jerry, but I don't believe I have any influence over ebay pricing or it's related hype.

However, you might blame the ebay '72tii that approached 20K then didn't meet the reserve.

Delia