Restoration suicide?

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lordlee

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3,137 posts

260 months

Saturday 18th April 2009
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To me this looks well beyond the point of repair...

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/997369.htm


Alfa_75_Steve

7,489 posts

215 months

Saturday 18th April 2009
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How much!?

You could get a scruffy, but roadworthy example for not much more!

Elderly

3,614 posts

253 months

Saturday 18th April 2009
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To quote a recent thread on this forum: "Classic market must be doing well?" redcardbanditjesterrolleyes

Freddie von Rost

1,978 posts

227 months

Saturday 18th April 2009
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lordlee said:
To me this looks well beyond the point of repair...

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/997369.htm

Bonkers, quite bonkers.

lordlee

Original Poster:

3,137 posts

260 months

Saturday 18th April 2009
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I would be scared to move it!! Seems criminally expensive compared to say this http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-pa...

restoman

960 posts

223 months

Saturday 18th April 2009
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Think the seller must be based in Cloud Cuckoo Land . . .

MarkwG

5,563 posts

204 months

Saturday 18th April 2009
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"Better be quick, it won't be around for long"...too right, one stiff breeze & it'll blow away!

Mr POD

5,153 posts

207 months

Sunday 19th April 2009
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I've seen better looking allegros TBH

Travis Mcgee

314 posts

208 months

Sunday 19th April 2009
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yikes

Uhura_Fighter

7,018 posts

198 months

Sunday 19th April 2009
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The add said:
replacement bonnet, boot, rear pannel, new fuel tank, exhaust, various brightwork, etc,
It will need a hell of a lot more than that.


ETA: They do have some fine cars for sale though, a gorgeous 300 sl, mg(VA) conv. triumph 1800, audi quattro works rally car

Linky

Edited by Uhura_Fighter on Sunday 19th April 20:17


Edited by Uhura_Fighter on Sunday 19th April 20:39

Alfa_75_Steve

7,489 posts

215 months

Sunday 19th April 2009
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Looking at the pics - I reckon all you could save from that are the wheels, the glass, the dash / instruments and the steering wheel.

Everything else is scrap.

williamp

19,834 posts

288 months

Sunday 19th April 2009
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can only agree with the above. If it was a GTA then maybe, but it isnt...

Gallen

2,162 posts

270 months

Monday 20th April 2009
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great base for a ringer

cardigankid

8,854 posts

227 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2009
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No way, absolutely no way.

zac510

5,546 posts

221 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2009
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barn find? I wanna see the barn!!

ettore

4,530 posts

267 months

Thursday 23rd April 2009
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zac510 said:
barn find? I wanna see the barn!!
I think it is the barn.