tec0 (26-Aug-13)
I dunno, some people have the Midas touch. We were talking last night and he said that he has already made more money this year than he ever made in any year before (no stress, just doing his own thing in his own way)
The rest of us will simply go through life muddling along. I agree, we, the stupid ones work our a$$es off whilst the clever ones leverage other people. The problem is that many of us simply do not have the mental capability to manage large organizations. The idea of "if you can dream it you can do it" is simply rubbish. We went to a house concert on Thursday evening and spent the evening with Terra Naomi. No matter what I do, I will never ever play guitar like her or sing like her because I am rather tone deaf. I cannot remember simple things so I will never ever manage a large business. The point that I am trying to make is that we all have our place in the universe and some happen to be good at making money. Each of us are different and good at different things, I think the trick is to accept one's limitations and live a satisfying life in spite of what those limitations might be.
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I agree Adrian.
Dave, or R600 k as in the case of mustang, the thing is as old as the hills but worth a mint, it doesn't even have head rests
I don't have time this morning to go into details, but some thing interesting about older folk, I found that the 2 "richest" people I know personally, both worked for companies and only started their companies after the age of 45 and both worked their butts off, they are both in their 70s, one doesn't work anymore and his wealth is determined by the interest rate and the other still works, his wealth is determined by both the interest rate and income from the business he still runs, I give it 5 - 10 more years and the kids will destroy (spend) his hard earned money.
You know how many times we all make those mistakes, by not knowing the true value of something we have.
Provided that Mustang is from the '60's and is in mint original condition, I can see how it will fetch R650K
Building-up old cars is a very costly exercise, but it can make money, if you're building the right car. Take for instance the Mini Cooper 'S' from 1960's, would have cost about 150 pounds new, if it has a racing pedigree it will be more than R700K today. Or the Mini mk1 from the 50's, you would've found them in a lucky packet (not literally) back then, I know of one that has just auctioned for R379K, in perfect original condition.
Today Defines Tomorrow
Errare Humanum Est Remitto Divinus
If you have a 1948 Tucker, I want to be your friend, it's worth about R5.2M, but there were only 152 production models ever made... rare indeed.
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tec0 (27-Aug-13)
The trick is parts, to keep it original.
Last edited by ians; 28-Aug-13 at 06:51 AM.
Yes getting original parts is really important. For the most part you can get almost anything for a VW Golf MK1 I want to restore my old 1990 City Golf. It is in real good condition as is got it with a couple of dings and that but it will be well worth restoring it keeping it as original as possible. None of that big sound all that crap. I might lose the door handles... Install a "door popper" system and upgrade to ABS I never liked drum breaks. Other then that I am keeping the 4 speed and the 1600 engine as original but may upgrade the white golf rims to the stainless steel 14" rims they look the same but are much much more durable. I am keeping the original colour but will add double coats and do a stone chip finish underneath to prevent rust. Will also do a special rust treatment coating inside the door itself and drill a small hole so that "if" water gets in it can get out.
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