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Episode first aired Monday November 11
Richard bought it for $800! Spent $400 getting it detailed…episode did not show the car getting sold.
But Gas Monkey’s web site says it is sold.
http://www.gasmonkeygarage.com/the-inventory/1980-mg-t-series/
Real wires with knock offs!
Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica RoadsterIf you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)
Just saw the episode. Richard stole it. When it first showed up on the lot, he said he expected to get $5500 for it. Wish I was there.
I agree Roy.
Would love to know what it sold for.I did learn something interesting from the ads on their web site. They include a comment that, if you are interested in buying the car, and are interested in being on the show, to let them know. Sure makes it sound like when Richard sells a car on the show, the selling price is negotiated and agreed to in advance, and the segement that airs is scripted.Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica RoadsterIf you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)
The Gas Monkey MG is on Ebay right now. Bid is at $2800 currently with about 5 days to go.
13 different bidders. It has a few visible flaws. Relatively minor except the cracked fiberglass on the left front fender which is hard to see in the photos provided. This one should be interesting to watch.
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Interesting. The Gas Monkey web site says the MG is sold.
http://www.gasmonkeygarage.com/the-inventory/
Here is the ebay auction
Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica RoadsterIf you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)
Do I need help? Yep, I guess I do ’cause I’m doing nothing different that I know of. Yet suddenly, all the gobbledygook shows up at the end. As my dad used to say, “I’m cornfused!”
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I dunno. Looks about like they do. Rear bumper is bent.
I think it is telling that they did not bother with the actual gas tank. They saw fit to buy a new steering wheel and carpet but left an outboard motor tank in it, which is probably not DOT-approved, then claimed it’ll get you 210 miles (unlikely).To me this can only mean that reglassing the original is tricky business, and/or the Gas Monkey guys are actually ass monkeys.Still, at $4k it’s probably not too bad a deal.Roy – you now qualify as a computer genius! The last post is clean!
Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica RoadsterIf you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)
Well, Fast and Loud disappoints me with their knowledge of VWs. From the eBay ad:
>>This very good example was built on a late model IRS chassis (???74 & later)<<The IRS chassis was ’69 and later, not ’74 and later. Not sure where that came from — it doesn’t even equate to Super Beetle McPherson strut suspension years.Early FF TDr on 69 VW pan
Slowly coming back from the ashes...There was so much wrong about this ebay auction. I had asked the following questions soon after the listing first appeared on ebay:
“Sirs,I currently am the proud owner of a MGTD replica and am considering your Allison. Could you provide better and more detailed photos on the damage to the driver side front fender? Also, were I to win the bid, I would be towing about 2000 miles with my VW tow bar. Is the front suspension stock VW? Please provide a picture of the front suspension, from just in front of the car looking up. Please also provide the engine number which is located on the bottom of the pedestal that supports the alternator. Also, please give your estimate the condition and age of the tires.Thank you, Roy”Never did get a response. I agree with Kent. I am disappointed with Fast & Loud.
Very poor listing. Now, it shows that “the auction is ended because the item is no longer available”.
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