http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/1030022467.html Hope this isn't a repost. Ih and looks like I miss spelled Sebring.
I can only wonder what it is missing. Many of these parts are incredibly difficult to locate. To do a proper resto on the body would be at least 40-50k not including the interior work. Might be a fun project for someone who is versed in this sort of thing to do on their own. It would be a labor of love that's for sure.
That is my car, which I am currently offering for sale in Boise, Idaho. It is a 1963 Sebring #101-01945, which is a Series 1 car with Boranni disc wheels. It is an incomplete project car in need of ground-up restoration, which I think would be a great basis for a building a vintage race or rally car. I listed it on the Seattle Craigslist since it is the nearest metro area with a sizable contingent of vintage Italian car collectors (no offense to my friends in Portland). See my website at www.peconga.com for details and more pictures. I agree that a full restoration of this car to original condition at commercial shop rates would be an act of love today, not of fiscal prudence. However, with sale prices for excellent Sebrings going well over the $100K mark last year (2008), today's fool could be tomorrow's genius. After all, it wasn't that long ago that rough or neglected 250GT Pininfarina coupes were being written off as "economically infeasible" or "useful only for parts" by the Ferrari community, and just look at them now. And instead of "incredibly difficult" to find parts, I would simply say "challenging" After all they did make 348 of the Series 1 cars, and the mechanical parts were either shared with other, higher-volume Maserati models or were sourced from standard European suppliers like Lockheed, Girling, ZF, Marelli, Jaeger, etc. For instance, did you know that the rear axle is the same as a Jaguar Mk 1 sedan, and the door latches are from Mercedes Benz? I'm not suggesting that restoring or servicing a Sebring is as simple as an MGA, only that it should be less daunting than a comparable Aston Martin or Ferrari of the period. Cheers, Doug alias Peconga www.peconga.com www.registromaserati.com Image Unavailable, Please Login
