03.27.08
Purchasing the Car
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Today, I drove over to Gail Lucas’s house to look at her electric vehicles, with the idea of purchasing either the Aztec 7 that was originally built by Clarence Ellers or the Bradley II GT Electric (GTE) that was originally owned by Ed Begley, Jr. – the actor and environmentalist. We examined both vehicles and I decided that I would rather work on the Bradley, because it was more likely to be complete and because it was a factory-built electric car instead of a one-off electric modification to a kit car like the Aztec.
This, as I learned later, might not be totally true. Apparently, Bradley only constructed about 10 of their electric vehicles. The rest of the GTEs, perhaps 50 or so, were sent out as kit cars to be assembled by the purchaser. According to various internet user groups that I explored, no-one knows of a way to determine if a particular GTE was constructed by the factory or was built by a purchaser. The car’s serial numbers are of no help.
In any event, we settled on a price for the Bradley – a bit more than I wanted to pay but a fair price nonetheless. We arranged for me to bring a spare tire (the left front one was ripped open) and to arrange for a tow truck, so that I could pick up the vehicle tomorrow. Gail gave me the instruction manual and said that she would look for the keys and registration.
The vehicle is currently registered to Gail. She will keep the plates and I will need to re-register the vehicle.
