Car # 4 - 1965 Corsa 140 Convertible
Now, to be honest, if I were to come
across this car today, I would buy it, no questions. There were a few
reasons I didn't buy it at the time. This car was the best I had seen up
to that point, but it had a couple of problems. The convertible top was
completely trashed (although the power mechanism worked flawlessly) and there
was a knock in the engine as it warmed up. This was explained as a noisy
lifter and it most likely was. Even if the problem was more severe, there
was also the option to throw a freshly-rebuilt 140 into the deal. No
problem. There was a little bondo that was cracking, but there was
virtually no rust on the car. The floors were the best I have seen yet.
So why didn't I buy it? This was
really early in the search and my budget was around three thousand. This
car was close to six (Canadian). Add a few hundred for a new top and we
are way over. Beyond that, we were still in the apartment and really had
no space to be swapping engines. This was a good buy, but the timing was
just dead wrong. If I saw it now, it would most likely come home with me.
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