Money well spent

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Was going through some paperwork and came across a bunch of my old receipts. Interesting comparisons to today's prices. All the parts are still on the car now apart from the hardtop which I haven't seen since 1985. The bloke who did thebody workran out of paint and the hardtop needed another coat. Must try and track him down one of these days and see if hes finished it:?

Funny how I cant find many reciepts for after 1986, obviously nothing to do with getting married that year.

All the receipts are hand written apart from the exhaust.

1 Pair of front wings GreenwichAutomobiles £120 4/2/85 (factory parts)

1 pairskins Soc spares £50 2/4/85 (poor fit pattern parts)

1 pair uprated front suspension units SOC spares £103.50 3/8/84 (complete struts, springs, top mounts etc)

Weld up 1 stag head and skim 2 heads Hayes engineering £109.25 16/3/85

Recored exchange radiator County radiators(Rayleigh) £90.85 24/8/84

Diff rebuild and second hand diff extension (old one had cracked) The Garage Mereworth £80.00 21/8 no year but would guess 85/86

SS exhaust less front pipes(I have Mild Steel extractors) and fitting kit £143.75 SOC spares

Exchange hardtop(My very rusty hardtop for non rusty)Stagman £150 20/4/85

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imported post

My earliest reciept is from the first owner in 1981 who had work done by Hart Racing Services:

Full exchange engine=£643.50

Oil gauge=£20

Water hoses & clips=£12.10

Thermostat=£2.40

Oil filter=£2.38

Spark plugs=£6.88

2 x Points=£7.76

Condenser=£4.44

Rotor arm=£3.70

Set gearbox mounts=£4.00

Supergill radiator=£99.45

Temp switch=£3.95

Hot air pipe=£1.15

Air filter=£5.50

Gaskets,oil seals,washers=£1.50

9pts GTX, 6pts antifreeze, 10pts TQF=£21.08

Labour=£160

Mileage then was 25,000 it now reads 61,000