Just why would you let a nice car get into this state.
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Not really, and not that uncommon. In 1980 this was just an old tired car, worth nothing much, and the owner may have had it for years and intended to restore it. But tempus fugit and the road to hell is paved with good intentions as they say. The family may have discussed it but the owner just repeated "one day, one day" until they gave up mentioning it. When I think of the cars I have owned and mistreated I see the same thing in me. It was a different world when to own an old car made you a curiosity yourself. Today just the chassis plate and identity can be so valuable that restoration is viable. Strange world.
One, two cars might be in the above situations.
But so many are hoarders.
Someone found a hoard of Brough motorbikes in a Devon barn recently.
The initial, and no doubt hyped estimate of value was £3 million, but they went for £750K because they were in such bad condition, having been stored in a damp, dirty barn.
And half of that amount was for a rare BSA!
John
But so many are hoarders.
Someone found a hoard of Brough motorbikes in a Devon barn recently.
The initial, and no doubt hyped estimate of value was £3 million, but they went for £750K because they were in such bad condition, having been stored in a damp, dirty barn.
And half of that amount was for a rare BSA!
John
tapkaJohnD said:
One, two cars might be in the above situations.
But so many are hoarders.
Someone found a hoard of Brough motorbikes in a Devon barn recently.
The initial, and no doubt hyped estimate of value was £3 million, but they went for £750K because they were in such bad condition, having been stored in a damp, dirty barn.
And half of that amount was for a rare BSA!
John
Not quite correct John.But so many are hoarders.
Someone found a hoard of Brough motorbikes in a Devon barn recently.
The initial, and no doubt hyped estimate of value was £3 million, but they went for £750K because they were in such bad condition, having been stored in a damp, dirty barn.
And half of that amount was for a rare BSA!
John
It was Bodmin in Cornwall and it was a BS4 (750 4 cyl Brough) that went for just over £331,000.
BraveSirRobin said:
Don't see how you could possibly "restore" that - the lower part of the body appears to be rust held together by undergrowth!
The dials and one or two engine parts might be salvageable, but the rest - surely too far gone.
No no no! it will be on Ebay fully restored in 8 months for 78 thousand pounds.The dials and one or two engine parts might be salvageable, but the rest - surely too far gone.
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