Mettoy tin car /how much is it worth?

[smtk]

Hi i found a Mettoy Tin wind up 1940 saloon car its quite rusty and at not in running order but all the parts are still attached





theres a similar one on ebay for sale but its in much better nick
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mettoy-Vintage-Tin-Saloon-Car-

anyone one can shed some light on it or how much its worth?

[ZR1cliff]

I am no expert so take what i say with a pinch of salt,looking at your car there are a few bits like the lights missing,but dont worry too much about that as there is a very large market on toy restoration,something ive noticed lately,and they dont look too hard to make.

The car that fetched £200+ although in better nick than yours still needs to be stripped back like yours so even though yours looks in worse condition they will probably need the same amount of work to bring them back except for the lights.

Looking at the bids on the other one and if it was my car i would start the bidding at £50 ,(Perhaps have a reserve of around £200)light the touch paper and stand back and observe.

Let us know how you get on or even leave a link to the bidding.

Hope this helps.

>> Edited by ZR1cliff on Sunday 8th January 22:09