hi all, your expert advice needed
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hi all 
forgive me double posting, but its been suggested that this might be the best place to place this.
so....I'm going to have to sell the pride of my geek-nerd-pistonhead-memorabilia collection. i have a brand new, never fitted engine for a jaguar XJ220 (a v6, the epitome of dream cars for me. god how i love this thing). and I'm going to have to sell it and i need to ask your advice.
The engine was originally from an engineering firm local to me (Micro-Tec) who had been commissioned to machine the ID's etc on 8 of these engines, but who were being forced to close due to some rather questionable activities by their management. the order had been canceled by jaguar as it would not be completed to deadline (or, indeed at all), and 2 of the engines remained. Amongst the other items that were being sold off by the owners to try and recoup some of their losses was this engine and i managed to buy it for myself.
For the last 4 years i have had it in my study, on its own little stand, as, well, a sculpture really, as i think its quite quite beautiful, and being both a petrolhead and an engineer i find it inspiring to look at whilst I'm working. I'm sure it could be fitted as per its intended purpose to a vehicle (it is, after all, perfect) but as i say, i have used it as sculpture only. I'm sure that as such it would bring someone as much joy as it has me either in this form, in the form of its intended purpose, or indeed as perhaps some kind of coffee table or (somewhat sacrilegious) wine rack.
here are some photos:
so, what I'm wondering is, where should i advertise something like this for sale? ebay? Ph? does anyone know of a specialist forum for exotics or supercars or xj220's or anything? or does anyone know of anyone that might be interested in such a thing?
also, how much should i ask for/ expect to return for such a thing? i literally have no idea where to start as to its worth.
any info you could offer would be greatly appreciated gang.
many thanks in advance,
Matt.
>> Edited by nervous on Friday 27th May 21:58
forgive me double posting, but its been suggested that this might be the best place to place this. so....I'm going to have to sell the pride of my geek-nerd-pistonhead-memorabilia collection. i have a brand new, never fitted engine for a jaguar XJ220 (a v6, the epitome of dream cars for me. god how i love this thing). and I'm going to have to sell it and i need to ask your advice.
The engine was originally from an engineering firm local to me (Micro-Tec) who had been commissioned to machine the ID's etc on 8 of these engines, but who were being forced to close due to some rather questionable activities by their management. the order had been canceled by jaguar as it would not be completed to deadline (or, indeed at all), and 2 of the engines remained. Amongst the other items that were being sold off by the owners to try and recoup some of their losses was this engine and i managed to buy it for myself.
For the last 4 years i have had it in my study, on its own little stand, as, well, a sculpture really, as i think its quite quite beautiful, and being both a petrolhead and an engineer i find it inspiring to look at whilst I'm working. I'm sure it could be fitted as per its intended purpose to a vehicle (it is, after all, perfect) but as i say, i have used it as sculpture only. I'm sure that as such it would bring someone as much joy as it has me either in this form, in the form of its intended purpose, or indeed as perhaps some kind of coffee table or (somewhat sacrilegious) wine rack.
here are some photos:
so, what I'm wondering is, where should i advertise something like this for sale? ebay? Ph? does anyone know of a specialist forum for exotics or supercars or xj220's or anything? or does anyone know of anyone that might be interested in such a thing?
also, how much should i ask for/ expect to return for such a thing? i literally have no idea where to start as to its worth.
any info you could offer would be greatly appreciated gang.
many thanks in advance,
Matt.
>> Edited by nervous on Friday 27th May 21:58
nervous said:
thanks sparky
Yes thank you Matt,
Got back from Italy last night, had a bella time weather was perfect except for the odd cloud. Getting the "M" out today, missed the old girl....talking about old girls, the wifes Gran has managed to fook the Central heating, Toaster, Sat TV and stain every carpet in the house....such as life!
sorry to hear that bud, at leastyou gor to spend some time in my fave place in the world, hope you brought me back some pasta hi folks,
this is now on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6536936017&ssPageName=ADME:B:LC:UK:1
please, let someone nice bid on it
this is now on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6536936017&ssPageName=ADME:B:LC:UK:1
please, let someone nice bid on it
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