Hi Raymond.

I puchased #12045 from the Washington DC area. It had been a garage queen and the previous owner... was a "little old lady type", who had an extensive display of cars, but was too afraid to drive them! The car cosmetically is a condition 1-, paint is beyond perfect. The mechanic said that the car had no issues after a review and a full flush of fluids, new CV boots, plugs, wires, hoses, etc. That being said... I suspect that I will have a few gremlins to sort out after it siting for so long (as an engineer I can state that problems always arise from non-driven cars... Ferrari guys take note!).

On a side note, I almost bought the "infamous" George Evans car #12038 that I have been reading so much about. Mechanically the car is in great shape, drives very well. Cosmetically inside & out it's above average, I would call it a cond 3+ ... may be even a 2- car. Certaintly no rust, or major dents or dings. At any rate, I thought they we're very straightforward and I think that this would be one of the better Jalpa's for sale.

-John