Searching for Cromodoras

[djbender@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

     I have missed three chances to buy Cromodoras at quite reasonable 
     prices.
     
     A couple of years ago Phyllis Gaylard was selling the set that had 
     been on her race GTV (which she has owned since new as a street car).  
     I was talking to her at a time trial, she mentioned they were for 
     sale, I said how much, she said $400 for the set.  I was at that point 
     (Nov 96) way over budget for spending on my car for the year and had 
     decided to put a lid on it for the rest of the year, and passed them 
     up.  Later at a club meeting I asked her if she still had them, and 
     they were sold (big surprise!).  I kicked myself for the next year, 
     and eventually bought a nice set of Campy 5-stars for $300.  Campys 
     look almost as nice as Cromodoras and are the second best looking 
     wheel for a GTV but not quite the real thing.  Oh well, at least I 
     don't think anyone will steal them.
     
     Then two weeks ago at the Alfa Club swap meet a dealer had a set for 
     $500.  This time I would have bought but they were already sold when I 
     spotted them.
     
     Then, last weekend at the "Under 3 liter French and Italian Car show 
     and swap meet" (my second-favorite show, after Concours Italiano), my 
     friend Tony Licalzi told me he had passed up a set that some guy 
     selling mostly Citroen/Renault stuff was offering at $200.  I said 
     that's $200 each right, and Tony said no, $200 for the whole set.  
     Only one was on display, the rest were back at the dealer's storehouse 
     I guess.  I can't vouch for this one, just taking Tony's word, but if 
     he's right someone got a deal!  (Tony is an AD'er, and is one of those 
     guys who seems to turn up some incredible deal every time I talk to 
     him...a GTV6 that just needed the tranny reassembled for $500, or he 
     traded his Cosworth Vega that he hadn't been able to sell for a very 
     nice GTV and a truckload of parts, etc.)
     
     Guess the message is...just keep looking!
     
     Doug Bender
     

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