Posted by Marty on Monday, May 12, 2003 at 2:13PM :
In Reply to: ya shoulda bought a better "core" truck posted by casebro on Monday, May 12, 2003 at 1:41PM :
I've never seen Doug, John E, Britt or VPW sell a restored truck, only original trucks & we're not talking originals like Clint D's flatdeck. No business in their right mind would sell restored P/W's because you'd lose money on every restoration.
I've seen several fantastic originals sold by these guys over the past couple of years but none under $10,000 that didn't need a full restoration. I'll direct you to these two nice original Flat fenders VPW just sold in the $13,000 range-
http://www.vintagepowerwagons.com/products/vehicles/type-D.htm
These are great work trucks & I'd be proud to drive & own either one, but they aren't restored trucks & it would cost thousands & thousands to make them look & drive like a restored truck does.
There is definitely something to be said for a nice original work truck, but these trucks are plentiful. Very few restored trucks out there because very few people have the money, resources & time that it takes to do one.
It does however seem as though there are lots of people that think they have the know-how but quit in the middle when the bills start mounting up & the wife starts getting pissed off!
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