1989 biTurbo spyder

I really cannot help myself. mom was right, 'u need to see someone'. have a 430 and I am impressed. so this was a natural. I will let all know how many dollars this $6,000 purchase will set me back. I will have it Wed. Calif. eBay car. 50,000 miles. seller says, all works. I have already ordered a timing belt kit.the clock was missing. bought one on ebay today. top a zero. found a new one. Open Cup is next. trying to fit it in my bank account. restoring ten cars at a time and building a ridiculous garage is taking a toll

 

running. I have to think. almost running, some. and I am not sure about this spyder until it gets in the shop. weather has lost a week of shop time. the 430 and qp3 both have new HVAC units put in and neither have heat. they worked for a few days and then stopped. then it got really cold. -15 here, 30 miles away -36. a record nation wide for that day. hopefully Monday will be a work day. one 400 is down to a turn signal stalk repair. that will take until the end of march to get back. another 400 needs the power switch for the top or a wire replaced. it blows a fuse. my 550 needs a nice dry day as does the Allante.my 1976 365gt4 2 2 restore is finished and weather allowing will be here next Thursday. one Merak SS is now waiting a new interior. the second one will go back to Canada for mechanical and a new interior. of the three qp 1's a lot of dollars will be required so they will sit this year out. four biturbo convertibles, and three biturbo sedans will be scrapped along with a LaForza that I have robbed parts from. a 2000 Aston Martin, hit hard in the right front will also be scrapped. a true shame. car has less than 2,000 miles. but their value make it not viable. a running, nice LaForza needs some wiring fixed. it is last on my list. a 2002 Maserati spyder that would not start for an unknown reason. looks like mice got in the wiring. so the total needs correction. only 26. I must have forgotten a few. or thought I had more. 13 will be scrapped shortly

 

Spyder arrived tomorrow. carrier called today. 365gt4 2 2 arrives Thursday/Friday

 

getting them all running has been more than a challenge. my first real setback came in 2004 with two shops that did terrible things to three cars that cost a lot of dollars. plus one dealer that was a thief. I parked the cars. in 2007 business dropped more than 50% in one month. led to the now known recession. in 2012 I sold assets and paid the bank. sold some cars and gave away a few, Indy's and a Merak SS. health issues played a part. but I was really discouraged by past experience. finally have some money I sent six cars off to be put right. those six ended up at a shop that was not capable. took me way to long and six figures to pull them. now slowly each car is making progress. being retired and recovered from health issues this is now a full time job. with my income stream stopped there is a serious concern that I may not do all that I want. but 10 cars are almost finished. little things left to do but they are all road worthy and reliable. watch the post in Rosa, 'new garage'

 

so. Calif. car, series two. very nice except for top. got lucky. antifreeze good to zero.

 

at my purchase today. drivers seat has had it. no body problems. no rust! I have not checked out nor driven the car. I will let the shop do that when a belt job is done.
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that's me. why, I have no clue. no clue may be the problem

 

the little boy in little boys

 

the old spyders are the same. I have four. some very nice. saving money. I need that robbed the alternator. another saving. good think I have not scrapped any.