Post by grumpynorthener on Jun 13, 2022 7:29:44 GMT
1973 Peugeot 304 Cabriolet - Complete for restoration - Projects don't come any cheaper than this - Its Free of Charge ! - Located in Guernsey but surely a great source of spares - possibly worth restoring - I've forwarded a heads up to Ray that is restoring one of these on the forum
Link received and drooled over. I can see numerous parts I could use and some parts I need (assuming it is beyond saving) but lack of space means that unfortunately it is a non starter. Someone will take it and get a good return on the parts.
Post by grumpynorthener on Jul 19, 2022 5:53:56 GMT
1991 Land Rover Discovery series 1 V8 - Stood for a number of years but the engine is in running condition - Unmolested & quite original - clearly requiring TLC but by no means a rot box - Early discovery's are now quite collectable especially the V8 7 seater - fairly priced at £1,750
Post by grumpynorthener on Jul 19, 2022 10:08:32 GMT
1968 Austin Minor Pick Up - Project - requires full restoration - Its a rare project as most have now been restored - providing the chassis is basically sound it would make for a pretty straight forward home restoration - most repair panels are now available and a well restored Minor Pick Up is now heading South of £20k - vendor is looking for £4k
Post by grumpynorthener on Jul 26, 2022 21:52:23 GMT
1937 Morris 8 Tourer - Complete for restoration - rare car - worthwhile and pretty straight forward resto project - No reserve auction via Car & Classic - commences 02/08/22
Post by grumpynorthener on Jul 28, 2022 3:25:57 GMT
1966 Sunbeam Tiger project - solid bodyshell & mostly complete but left hand drive - readily converted to right hand drive - very worthwhile project with well restored Tigers now well into the £60k + region - Vendor is looking for a fair £13,995
Post by grumpynorthener on Jul 30, 2022 10:53:26 GMT
1967 Gilburn Genie - Complete for restoration - Rare car - Fibreglass body - Utilises the ford Essex V6 engine so plenty of scope for tuning - Should be a pretty straight forward project for the home restorer - Manual box & on wire wheels - Providing the chassis is sound no welding will be required - These can make a pretty car when completed correctly - vendor is looking for £3,250
Post by grumpynorthener on Jul 30, 2022 11:09:16 GMT
1963 Gordon Keeble - Rolling chassis / bodyshell project - with only 100 cars ever built this is a very rare car - needs work along with some parts acquiring - The small block Chevrolet V8 engine was fitted to this car and with these readily being available should pose no issues in sourcing the motive power for the car - The trim may be somewhat a little more difficult but this should be a very worthwhile project with well presented cars now being well sought after hence demanding £100k + price tags - Vendor is looking for offers and providing he's not being overly greedy this should make for a excellent project
Post by grumpynorthener on Aug 3, 2022 15:48:40 GMT
1953 MG TD - Fire damaged restoration project - LHD - Rebuilt engine & good rolling chassis - requires bodywork / electrical / paint / trim - ex USA car - located in the Netherlands - All parts available from specialist UK suppliers - Would make a good project for the home restorer - vendor is looking for 6,800 Euros / £5,700 approx
Post by grumpynorthener on Aug 4, 2022 11:49:58 GMT
1964 Wolseley 1500 - Requires TLC to cosmetics / mechanical but looks a sound little car - new interior - underrated little car that would make for a nice project and its cheap at £1,900 offers invited
Post by grumpynorthener on Sept 6, 2022 8:14:23 GMT
1988 Fiat X19 - Complete for light cosmetic restoration, starter is jammed due to storage - very clean - 39,500 miles - these are becoming rare and nice ones are starting attract decent money - Very realistically priced at £1,980
#1 - this showed up today. Corvette. I have always preferred the 60's version of Vette's but, age wise this is very much my youth. I remember Car Craft magazine and similar that had these sort of customs. These days (and especially on that 'other' forum) this generation of custom is somewhat scoffed at. So, what to do? It seems to have been initially done to a very high standard and if the restoration is completed you would absolutely have a period piece - but, a period piece that isn't exactly in style and might even be scoffed at on Cruise Night. What would you do?
#2. This one is genuinely interesting - but a huge project! I never really likes XJS's but over the past years they have started to grow on me. This one is a unicorn on this side of the pond - standard and RHD. Certainly that would make it waaay more interesting. My initial impression would be to buy a good one and swap the transmission and dash/steering in.
1988 Fiat X19 - Complete for light cosmetic restoration, starter is jammed due to storage - very clean - 39,500 miles - these are becoming rare and nice ones are starting attract decent money - Very realistically priced at £1,980
Post by grumpynorthener on Sept 22, 2022 6:25:42 GMT
1949 Plymouth Dluxe - Solid ex California car, running & driving but requires further TLC - Rebuilt straight 6 3.6 litre engine, new tyres, excellent potential for patina motor / custom or original car with further improvement - Its a lot of car for the money - vendor is asking £6k
Post by grumpynorthener on Sept 30, 2022 6:18:47 GMT
1971 Mini 1275 GT - Genuine car with rally race history & provenance - requires full restoration but this is a now a rare beast - certainly worth doing - Virtually all panels & parts available off the shelf and plenty of used parts available in the market too which is just as well because the engine & gearbox are missing but a replacement is readily obtainable - Cars with this history just don't appear on the market that often - Vendor is asking £3,250