Documenting a partially built kit

[Jeff Kleiner]

I had one of these "started but sitting for a long time" roadsters brought to me to build a few years ago. It too was a roller (a MK3) with an allegedly rebuilt short block and was purchased from out of state sight unseen aside from a number of photos. After the first inspection upon it's arrival it was clear that nothing could be trusted and I did a complete teardown then built from the ground up, just as if it had been delivered from FFR as a base kit. In the end it became a great car and the owner might have saved 3-4 grand vs. beginning with a new Mk4 base kit. Question is whether the frustration/inconvenience of the inevitable missing parts and ending up with an earlier version of the roadster will be worth it. Only you can answer that.

1) Worth saving? Sure, so long as you can get it for the right price and don't mind the fact that the build will take substantially more time than beginning from new.

2) Fair price? Not a penny over $5K

3) Interested? Nope.

Oh, by the way...you mention that the owner "doesn't have any documentation". If he does not have the FFR issued Certificate of Origin it may be difficult if not virtually impossible to title and register.

Good luck,
Jeff