Taimar for sale
Discussion
TR4man said:
Well, the modified car at HHC has recently sold with an asking price of £49k, so who knows. However the standard of work in that one did look exemplary.
I can’t help but feel that the one in the link is a £25k car at best (but then I’m no expert)
V8 car (£49995 I can’t help but feel that the one in the link is a £25k car at best (but then I’m no expert)
) sold by HHC was delivered to its new home on Thursday. Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 4th October 08:00
TVRMs said:
TR4man said:
Well, the modified car at HHC has recently sold with an asking price of £49k, so who knows. However the standard of work in that one did look exemplary.
I can’t help but feel that the one in the link is a £25k car at best (but then I’m no expert)
V8 car sold by HHC delivered to its new home on Thursday.I can’t help but feel that the one in the link is a £25k car at best (but then I’m no expert)
Some of comments above are interesting.. It seems that what we should be doing is simply breaking these cars and selling the parts. Maybe selling the bits to Capri owners etc will be a more lucrative prospect since a mass produced car these days is valued more.. Its also interesting that the benchmark for value is being placed on a modified non standard car rather than a restored car back to factory specification.. I have long thought this to be the case whilst getting shot down by purists
N.
plasticpig1972 said:
Even if it was a Turbo in 100% condition for me that's a lot of money.
Alan
Which is a shame Alan. I had an S Turbo restored to better than new in 1990. It sold for 30k in 1992.Alan
I think one rebuilt to the same standard (concours and with some very subtle engineered drive train and cooling mods) now should wear a 40k+ price tag and would achieve it.
That is of course only my opinion...
Dollyman1850 said:
You will miss it.. John.
Some of comments above are interesting.. It seems that what we should be doing is simply breaking these cars and selling the parts. Maybe selling the bits to Capri owners etc will be a more lucrative prospect since a mass produced car these days is valued more.. Its also interesting that the benchmark for value is being placed on a modified non standard car rather than a restored car back to factory specification.. I have long thought this to be the case whilst getting shot down by purists
N.
It's quite interesting. It does indicate that the restomod scene is going mainstream and that a good quality upgrade, potentially more useable, might start be more sought after. Maybe I should fit a duratec to my car. Hmmm Some of comments above are interesting.. It seems that what we should be doing is simply breaking these cars and selling the parts. Maybe selling the bits to Capri owners etc will be a more lucrative prospect since a mass produced car these days is valued more.. Its also interesting that the benchmark for value is being placed on a modified non standard car rather than a restored car back to factory specification.. I have long thought this to be the case whilst getting shot down by purists
N.
An original pristine car to OE spec or an immaculate well and subtly modified car reaches a different audience and is a different market to the usual ‘good runner with a few rough edges’ so 30K++ doesn’t surprise me in the least as the demand from the discerning gentleman collector will always trump that of the tinkerer looking for a bargain.
Even when marque prices aren’t being pushed up by increasing value of projects they can still be pulled up by the prices of top end cars.
Even when marque prices aren’t being pushed up by increasing value of projects they can still be pulled up by the prices of top end cars.
You know its a funny world.. restoring these car properly will generally work out at about 20 - 25k of parts plus the number of hours expended in labour.. unless of course the people looking in who think a restoration involves a £15 tin of hammerite.. Then people seem to do nothing else but wonder why the cost of a properly restored car is pushing the 30k mark ??
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