420 SEAC (1986) Value?

[Englishman]

Yes, a full restoration by professionals will cost £15+K, so don't pay too much as I've yet to see a SEAC actually make more than £20K.

[gmw9666]

Englishman said:

Yes, a full restoration by professionals will cost £15+K, so don't pay too much as I've yet to see a SEAC actually make more than £20K.

makes sense, all the ones at 25k ish have been forsale for yonks

[wooly350i]

dmsims said:

Was the owners name Tony by any chance ?

You know him from old?

[mrzigazaga]

That needs some serious rescuing...Why couldn't this have come up when i had some money...Doh!

[dmsims]

wooly350i said:

dmsims said:

Was the owners name Tony by any chance ?

You know him from old?

Yes he arranged the 1994 SEAC day

He is married to his job and did talk about restoring it at one stage

[Jhonno]

Sad to see.. It needs to be saved!

[mike various]

It definitely needs rescuing.

What sort of money is he asking for it ?

Is he asking stupid money ?

It sounds like the present owner knows it's potential finished value.

Where is it located as reading is a big place ?

Mike

[rev-erend]

Sounds like he has no time to fix it up now but also has no interest in selling it.

Edited by rev-erend on Wednesday 27th April 12:54

[mrzigazaga]

Perhaps the initial storing of it if better would of saved loads of money and time..?...It saddens me to see rare hand-built British sports cars being treated like this....Its our heritage FFS!!

[KKson]

A bit of T-cut and I bet it will come up fine. Will those interested in buying this car please form an orderly queue....

[superwedge]

i go down there with 10.000 ,that will buy it,

[rev-erend]

KKson said:

A bit of T-cut and I bet it will come up fine. Will those interested in buying this car please form an orderly queue....

Just looking at the car - you might be right but under the surface the chassis / interior might be in bad shape and there may be mechanical issues why it was put into long term storage.

[ElvisWedgely]

There is a man that can tell us how much it would cost to rebuild one of these, as he already has an almost completed project. I would hazard a guess at around 15k excluding labour, as parts are not cheap and have to be specially made in some cases. That is for a PROPER rebuild. Then there is the price of the car itself. In my opinion, this particular car is not worth the punt for commercial purposes. I too think it should be saved, as it's a rare car but it has to be a labour of love by someome with pockets full of £££ and plenty of free time and access to some serious equipment.

Tony. TCB.

[rev-erend]

Interior looks good ..

[Wolvesboy]

That's the one.
Well done Wooly350i.
Line up fellas - Tony will sell it but you will have to contact him yourself and discuss it with him.
Unfortunately, I did not realise the "provenance" of this car and unfortuantely do not have the funds required.
Oh well, I will just have to be satisfied with the Cerbera! 😀😀
I wish Tony good luck with the sale.

[Englishman]

Looks like he should advertise it to get the best price given the interest.

[mike various]

It seems like there is loads of people interested in it BUT the location and contact details are been kept a secret.

The gent who owns it will either want to sell it or keep it depending on how much he gets offered.

Any chance of some contact details so it can be saved, as it's a shame that it is just sitting there and being left to rot.

It's probably out of my range from the figures that have been banded around but it is a very rare car.

Lets get it saved, i know Glenn would be down there like a shot !!!!

Mike

[mrzigazaga]

I found the vid i was looking for...Its here nice and shiny looking...I still laugh when i hear the guy shout out..."What you doing up that tree"...It just so sounds like Del boy..
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=...

Sorry if i have opened up any sad memories...


Zig

[Tony420]

The guy who shouted was Jim Gamsby, Now in New Zealand. The SEAC Day was at My house in Chartridge Buckinghamshire.

[Tony420]

OH ... I also have the entire SEAC data base on cards from the factory as compiled by Jim Gamsby. Its somewhere in my loft with the original SEAC Sales brochure stuff and original dealers price lists. Some rare material.