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Mooresy
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 Posted - 24 Feb 2015 : 21:10:08
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pollystag
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Posted - 24 Feb 2015 : 19:59:01
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Hi,
i viewed the white one a couple of weeks ago, its not very nice, the engine is seized there is lots of filler and its a total resto job.
the owner is an eternal optimist and was laughing that he had turned down a few bids of £1500 i told him he should have bit there hands off for that. in my opinion hardly worth 5 or 6 hundred.
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Mooresy
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24 Feb 2015 : 19:44:45
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Here's one that's been advertised for a good few years.BKT 444K (72) Sundance yellow. Looks solid enough but the right hand wing tip looks like its heavily filled. Interesting Tomb stone seats. I seem to recall this one being advertised for ever on the Classic Cars website (years in fact). Think it was up for around £6000 originally - a bit optimistic.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sunbeam-Rapier-Fastback-/321672298952?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4ae529c1c8
The White 68'non-runner VGD 657G (with very good condition bodywork?!) is back on at a lower price £2995 (Think it was 3.5 k last time). Not sure whether this sold recently. seems to ring a bell. Solid looking but in reality would need quite a few bodywork repairs and a full re-spray to bring upto scratch (oh and whatever is wrong with the electrics / engine / fueling sorting out).
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1968-Sunbeam-Rapier-Fastback-Very-Good-Condition-very-rare-/251841597445?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3aa2edd005
Next up is the neat little dark blue 70' Alpine, TPY 71H. The body looks pretty nice to me with excellent crisp looking wing tips and arches. Not keen on the tow bar and rear registration location, but I guess you cant have everything. Would benefit from a bit of detailing under the hood. At £6850 its pretty expensive but you have to ask yourself how much time, effort and expense would it take to turn the above white one into this one. I mean, a full strip down re-spray and lots of bodywork isn't going to be cheap these days.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1970-SUNBEAM-ALPINE-Fastback-Rootes-Arrow-Series-/221696946107?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item339e2aefbb
Lastly, Not cheap. but honest looking, a 70' in metallic green Auto, VAY 301H. Looks like it has had some work to the wing tips, but just has that honest look to it. No interior or engine bay shots though. Was only sold to someone on the forum the beginning of August 2014 (MartinD). Got bored of that quickly. Yours for £4900.
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C586718#
And another one folks. Its a Bronze 1973 manual with overdrive, Reg PGH 66L. Did this sell at action in North Yorkshire around 18 months ago? Looks pretty straight at £3995. Not sure wheather its sold as the pictures look like there from spring / summer.
http://jauntyjalopies.co.uk/carsforsale/caritem.php?id=18 |
Edited by - Mooresy on 01 Mar 2015 14:15:02 |
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Lots of Fastbacks around recently
