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and had lost interest in completing. He was now into Volvos.
I made the trip over the mountain on the appointed day, not knowing what to expect — but keenly aware that I would have to resist the temptation to commit to a less-than-satisfactory deal, rather than come home empty handed. But I wasn’t disappointed.
The car, with fewer than 67,000 miles, had been garage-kept since hitting these shores nearly 20 years ago. In addition, it had been given a professional rust treatment early in life, and was still very solid.
But there was a downside.
The owner had been really serious about restoring the car, and virtually every part that could be removed — other than the drive train — had been taken off the car for painting.
What remained was a shell. The interior, lenses, lights, top, glass, trim — everything attached to the body in any way — had been removed.
Spitfire parts were stored in boxes sitting all over his garage. The project was, in many respects, a life-size version of the old plastic model car kits I had as a kid.
It was going to be a lot of fun — or a nightmare.
The seller advised me that it was “all there,” but felt it only fair to warn me that buying replacement parts that were worn out or broken with new ones would be an expensive and sometimes difficult proposition.
See SPITFIRE, Page 13
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