[dw1]

Like with any collectable, the two major factors in determining value are condition and rarity.

Very clean TR6's are becoming more rare because of their age, and have become more valuable because of the work and parts it takes to put (and keep) them in excellent condition.

So why not got for something a bit less perfect or a bit less rare? And don't be put off by the often inflated prices one sees at Mecum auctions on TV, or at BaT.

Starting with a lower-priced, high-production "average" car and turning it into something different/special - I think that is why so many average 60's cars have been turned into restomods. Heck, that has been the case for several generations of "hot rods".

I got lucky. I moved from TR3A to TR6 to TR8 to 911 before any one of those got extremely expensive.

If I was starting all over, a decent Miata or GTI would probably be my starting point.