Whats the market like for 'projects' ?

[The Surveyor]

I'm looking at selling anything I have of value to buy something really nice. The Maserati Mexico has gone, the Aston Martin Vantage will be on the market shortly, and next in the firing line is my 1976 3000m project.

Now I've had the car for a decade, it's stripped, I have a brand new Keith Ticer powder coated chassis, a complete new 'Autosparks' wiring loom, set of 't' slots and set of wolfrace wheels, new AVO springs/dampers, suspension bushes and bolts, 2 diffs (one refurbished), original engine, 3 gearboxes (original 4 speed, 4 speed with overdrive, and 5 speed on modified Essex bell-housing), body is good and all the interior is with the car but like the paintwork, it's very tired. Also boxes of new parts (lights, new Britax seatbelts, brake master cylinder and servo, handbrake cable, window rubbers, washer bottle etc) to go with all the original stuff.

I always had aspirations of doing a perfect concors job on this car, a no-expense spared rebuild but I'm just not sure I'll ever get around to it, or have the space cash to do it properly in the near future.

Bottom line is if it's not got a reasonable value, I'll keep it. So, the question is would I be better selling off individual parts, or as a collective project? Is there any demand for a dismantled project car?

Here it is before dismantling:-





And the new chassis in it's wrapping hanging from the ceiling, just waiting....

[The Surveyor]

mk1fan said:

Less than the sum of its parts. New chassis should bolster the price. I know of a Chim in boxes that was sold for circa £2k. Chassis needs some work though.

I'm certain that you'll find a buyer but whether the price is agreeable? ????

Cheers for that, pretty much my thinking too.

I'll put a proper advert out with photos and see what level of interest there is. Like all these things, it's too emotionally valuable to see it split, or even sold but there is a point where that emotional value is outweighed by cold hard cash!

[The Surveyor]

plasticpig72 said:

Imho the question is what do you prefer someone who will realise your dream for the car and get it back on the road driving. Or just for the cash and return.
Alan

That's always the dilemma Alan.

Ultimately I've regretted selling enough cars in the past to know that ultimately when you've made the decision to let something go, it's then just about maximising the return.

Every pound you don't get from the sale of a car, has to be found from somewhere else to fund the next!

[The Surveyor]

V6Pushfit said:

The sad thing is that even with a new chassis sitting there it doesn't stack up as a viable restoration. Yet.

I would sit on it

I'm not sure what you mean?

To me it's the same as complete car for restoration, but with the added benefit of a new chassis, lots on new parts, and additional spare parts, as well as all the original bits.

What would make it a more viable project?

[The Surveyor]

Quite encouraged by the price that brown car went for.

Time to start bringing the big bits back home to photograph for an advert I think.

Thanks all for your input.

Paul

[The Surveyor]

Thank you guys for your thoughts on the market for projects.

For information, I've now listed my project on eBay so let's see how it goes....