Potential project
Discussion
Hi All
I'm tempted by a project, something like this - http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C534555#
What do you think are the rough costs to get this into a good working state, not immaculate?
A) If I sourced all parts myself and handed it to a specialist who charged £50 an hour , what do you reckon?
B) source all parts, strip the car and send off to different specialists in each area e.g. Send interior off to be retrimmed, trailer shell for dip, fill and paint, send engine off for refurb etc, assemble myself?
Cheers
I'm tempted by a project, something like this - http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C534555#
What do you think are the rough costs to get this into a good working state, not immaculate?
A) If I sourced all parts myself and handed it to a specialist who charged £50 an hour , what do you reckon?
B) source all parts, strip the car and send off to different specialists in each area e.g. Send interior off to be retrimmed, trailer shell for dip, fill and paint, send engine off for refurb etc, assemble myself?
Cheers
Edited by fastgerman on Sunday 31st August 21:15
Always curious about the Beverley hills car club - they seem to have a lot of project cars for sale which on the surface look like they have potential. A quick google then gave some interesting reviews (as you'd expect from t'internet), it seems the initial thoughts of bargains may perhaps eventually be replaced by thoughts of your getting what you pay for - which I guess is fair - so long as you know that in advance and don't have unrealistic expectations.
I'd love to hear a UK viewpoint from a position of experience with them.
I'm far to cautious I guess...others who roll the dice may well end up quids in and a big smile on their face when behind the wheel eventually.
It would be a lovely end result I'm sure if you went for it, I'd love to see more real ones on the road instead of me assuming they are all replicas!
fastgerman said:
Hi All
I'm tempted by a project, something like this - http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C534555#
What do you think are the rough costs to get this into a good working state, not immaculate?
A) If I sourced all parts myself and handed it to a specialist who charged £50 an hour , what do you reckon?
B) source all parts, strip the car and send off to different specialists in each area e.g. Send interior off to be retrimmed, trailer shell for dip, fill and paint, send engine off for refurb etc, assemble myself?
Cheers
Thats quite far gone. Its not easy to set a budget. Ask anyone who has undertaken such a project and how it escalated.I'm tempted by a project, something like this - http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C534555#
What do you think are the rough costs to get this into a good working state, not immaculate?
A) If I sourced all parts myself and handed it to a specialist who charged £50 an hour , what do you reckon?
B) source all parts, strip the car and send off to different specialists in each area e.g. Send interior off to be retrimmed, trailer shell for dip, fill and paint, send engine off for refurb etc, assemble myself?
Cheers
Edited by fastgerman on Sunday 31st August 21:15
There are people in the US charging 200k to refurbish stuff like this properly.
It will of course depend on the condition of every single part of the car, of which there are many.
Lets say a minimum of 30k. At best. Maybe 60k.
Could give these guys a call with an idea of respray cost www.sprcoachworks.co.uk as they've got one in at the moment for a full restoration and have recently completed another.
majordad said:
My guess would be 800-1000 hours on the body, parts extra, dipping. Engine and gearbox and triming more. The project would soak up £80K.
There's someone who's seen a few specialists invoices! That would also be the low end of my guess for a pro job. If you stripped the car yourself, farmed out all of the bodywork and paint, refreshed the mechanics and trim yourself and rebuilt it yourself you might get it done for £40k-£50k.SS7
fastgerman said:
Finger in the air guess on a respray and rust sorted?
I don't see why it would be more than say a rusty mk1 Golf? Nobody would pay £60k on that
....because with a (relatively) modern Golf, any replacement genuine or pattern panels should fit without too much grief. Once you start looking and working on older cars, each and ever panel will need hours of manipulation to ensure it goes together correctly and the panel fit is right.I don't see why it would be more than say a rusty mk1 Golf? Nobody would pay £60k on that
Any car can be thrown together; as per some of the Channel 4 programs etc; but long term, and if you're going to do it properly, the hours (& bills) will soon rack up!
Have a look at some of the rebuild threads on DDK & Cranford Classics - it's a bloody miracle what can be done!
G
Edited by GrahamPM on Monday 1st September 13:32
..and these cars are much more complex underneath than a Golf, were assembled out of enclosed structural steel sections with no rust proofing, the doors were fitted by men in brown overalls with lead loading etc.
Different world to a golf and more important to be restored properly.
And that one will be wayyyyyy worse than it looks once you get into it. And it already looks bad.
Different world to a golf and more important to be restored properly.
And that one will be wayyyyyy worse than it looks once you get into it. And it already looks bad.
fastgerman said:
99% finished eh? Sure it is.A serious owner would finish it properly and then sell it. Its 57k for gods sake!
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