Jump to content

1912Staver

Members
  • Posts

    4,785
  • Joined

  • Last visited

1 Follower

About 1912Staver

  • Birthday 06/30/1958

Profile Information

  • Location
    Langley / British Columbia / Canada

Recent Profile Visitors

The recent visitors block is disabled and is not being shown to other users.

1912Staver's Achievements

25,000+ Points

25,000+ Points (7/7)

  • Reacting Well
  • Dedicated
  • Very Popular Rare
  • Collaborator
  • Posting Machine Rare

Recent Badges

3k

Reputation

  1. I don't think the Canadian production is significant to anyone other than a small segment of Canadian collectors. 99.9 % of the desirability and market place value is the fact it is a 1936 Roadster. Canadian or U.S. production is treated equally on a car like this. Probably not the rarest in actual numbers , but to most people the most desirable body style available in the early V8 years. 1932 - 1936. Any of the Ford roadsters from this production span have a huge following.
  2. I agree with Xander. Low production numbers and survivors. Very desirable body style. I personally slightly prefer 35's , but 36's are just as popular in the marketplace. 4 1/2 star car { out of five } Fords and other middle class and lower cars at least. By 36 I don't think there is anything but very small detail differences between a U.S. production car and one produced in Canada.
  3. A Morgan is a much better car, except the chassis frame and steering is inferior to what MG had progressed to by the TD era. TD's has a very robust , but unfortunately quite heavy frame. Morgan's had a rather lightweight frame { to the point of being quite flimsy } that usually does not stand up over time. At least replacement frames are reasonable in price to buy. Shipping adds considerably to the cost depending on where you live. Not heavy, just bulky. MG uses a really very good rack and pinion set up. Same steering with detail changes used right up to the last of the MGB's. Top notch. Morgan's use a worm and peg steering box . { late model Morgan's use a R and P, but those cars are extremely pricy compared to a typical TD } Not great even when new. Parts are expensive and hard to source. Big problem with a TD is that it is heavy and very underpowered. Morgan's are lighter and depending on what version engine much quicker than a TD. Morgan's are also a lot more expensive than TD's , but most would agree the extra cost is worth it. A $3,500.00 Morgan comes home in a supermarket shopping buggy.
  4. I believe you are in the one Province where there are Titles. Yes things do vary quite a bit from Province to Province, but not as much as what I am seeing with U.S. States.
  5. With most of the BAT auctions I follow it seems the seller did very well. But not always I guess.
  6. TR 7's are starting to climb a bit in value, but most have been parted out or scraped years ago. Low survival rate .TR 8's have always had a loyal following. Decent ones are becoming quite expensive.
  7. That looks like a great deal, but it is just Buick's small car for 1915. Roughly a competitor to a Model T. You wouldn't get a Brass T this cheap and the Buick is probably a better car.
  8. I had one of those back in the later 1980's. But not nearly as nice as this one. One truck I owned that really did drive like a truck. Or a School Bus . My 1966 Mercury { Canadian ford } 1/2 ton was way more civilized out on the road. I think I paid $650.00 for the IHC.
  9. It has the makings of a very desirable Brass Era car. Hard to say if the bodywork is 100% original or not. A person would have to do a very careful in person inspection, preferably along with someone with a good depth of knowledge about early teens Pierce's. But my gut tells me that's a somewhat optimistic price. On the other hand cars like this rarely come on the market so who knows ?
  10. I agree 100 % TTR. But the catch 22 for me is the addition I have to make to your list of exceptions " something extremely unique, rare and valuable " That would be the addition of affordable on a pretty slim , retired guy budget. In my case I like cars that almost fall into your category except the examples I can afford are run down, derelict, crashed , burned, partially parted out specimens of very off the mainstream sports cars. Early Lotus, TVR , Morgan , Elva and a host of others. And so many times if I find one the paperwork vanished decades ago. I grew up with these cars and owned a number of them in my youth. Then the early 1980's recession hit my area particularly hard and the vast majority of them ended up Stateside or back in the U.K. or Western Europe. With the current cost of living situation in Western Canada these days each year a few more of what's left of the local car inventory also leave. As people age out of ownership the local pool of people with the interest and means to take over ownership shrinks faster than the rate at which cars become available and Bring a Trailer etc. makes another out of the area sale. If I could afford to just buy a decent one with no problems I would. But we all face our own challenges in life and mine is the impossibility of just going out and paying the going rate for a no problem example. A couple of cars and several vintage British motorcycles I have been piecing together for decades . 1963 TVR Grantura MK3, 1959 Buckler MK 15. 1949 Triumph Trophy 500, 1954 BSA Gold Star 500, 1953 BSA Super Flash. If I am lucky I might even get to drive / ride one in my lifetime. Most of the fragments / hulks I find are in the U.S. , I look endlessly on all the club and one make forums. That is where the whole title hurdle comes into play. Years ago it was not a problem. These days it is almost always a deal breaker. Nearly all of these cars will eventually have their paperwork problems solved. Huge amount of interest and relatively few cars to go around. But I don't have any U.S. property to store them on while I wind through the various ways to re establish a title. I have often thought of buying a small place next door in Washington State for that purpose, but property has really shot up there over the last 20 years. Nearest place where things are still dirt cheap is South Eastern Oregon, but that is quite a long way away. How many hoops do you jump through before you just throw in the towel ?
  11. I don't think that over the course of the 38 years my wife and I have been together I have had a single vehicle that I could answer yes to on question 11. All my cars tend to be one person cars. My wife has driven a few of my cars from time to time, but always as last resort.
  12. I am only slightly rural, small acreages and hobby farms with about 20% actual working farms. But within commuting distance to the city. Prices and taxes are both eye popping. If I hadn't bought a place near here almost 30 years ago I would never be able to live around here. The U.S. is very attractive to me. My family history goes back to Ohio, but they left in about 1910 to homestead in Canada. At times I wish they never did.
  13. I won't even tell you what my yearly property tax bill is here in Super expensive British Columbia , Canada. But you are getting off very light by Canadian tax standards. Vehicle and property combined bill is well over double what you are paying. The scam that has been somewhat successful up here is that criminals get a hold of enough information about you and your property go take out a bank loan against it. It creates a huge mess for the property owner to sort out. And almost impossible to catch the perpetrator.
  14. Yes, I suppose Weber wants you to buy them jet by jet these days. More profit. You need to look for someone retiring from the tuning business and buy up their stock.
  15. I agree that is a good price. It looks just like the TF I bought in 1977 { it had a MGB engine as well } and that is cheaper than what I paid { $3,500 } way back then.
×
×
  • Create New...