Thanks guys-
To answer the first few posts, the car is a very clean example of the original Q--114k miles and other than a fender that has a a dent that probably should be replaced, is near mint. So I'd hate to junk it or donate it just because it's not that far from being pristine and would like to see it go to a happy home. I've got a couple pics here:
http://img573.imageshack.us/f/q45o.jpg/
I saw a recent early Q fetch pretty good money on ebay, so I'll go the autotrader and ebay route this weekend and see what happens, and then I do have a couple offers that I'll look at.
Masshead--I hear you on the price, it was just a starting point, and yeah, like you I'm into it easy for 1500 or so in the last year or so, possibly a bit more.
Thanks guys.