Guide price on Alfa gt 1300 junior

[Rogt3r]

As title suggests I have the chance to buy a 1967 Alfa 105 series GT 1300 junior,it is originally an italian car but has lived its whole life in South Africa.
I'm told it's running and solid but will need restoring,paint,interior,mechanicals etc.
I know it is difficult but a guide to What would be a fair price ??
Any advice is welcome

Thanks Roger

[coetzeeh]

Nigh on impossible question to answer but that would depend on a number of things.

Regardless of what you pay:
1. if it is an up country car you need to have it transported to port.
2. Container to the UK is going to be £2k + costs in the UK for clearances + 10% import duty.
3. You wont get any change for £25k for a proper body resto in the UK - unless you do some/all of the work yourself.

In principle I'd caution against such a purchase (been there done that) unless someone local can check the car out. I bought a car in SA and had it restored there but that has it's own complexities.

[Rogt3r]

Sorry I should of explained the car has been in the uk for a while and I think it's coming with an mot,but still needs total restoration.
so no duties or shipping to pay,

[Rogt3r]

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[Rogt3r]

I'm thinking of keeping the interior ?

[sunbeam alpine]

Rogt3r said:

I hope that this pic has been resized/deformed by the photo upload, other wise the suspension looks to be on the high side!

It's the most desirable version of a wonderful car. Prices can vary from pretty mad to WTF?? mad. Has the seller given you a price or are you asking for advice on price?

I would expect an MOT'd, driving example to go between £15-20,000. If it's less, buy it immediately!

[lucido grigio]

What he ^^^ said ,looks like a 4x4......

I was going to suggest a price of less than 10K but seems that might have been a bit stingy.

It's the early "Step front" too ,isn't it ?

[Rogt3r]

Suspension is all wrong I know,prob to do with where it was driving in SA ?
Have you noticed rear wheel in side pic doesn't look like it's right? Sitting not central ?
Price wise I'm thinking about where you guys are suggesting if it's not rotten ?

[jamieandthemagic]

Mines an ex Nairobi car, that came with really high suspension too.

[Unbusy]

T Cut, valet, engine service and get driving it!
It looks for too good to restore.
If they were still for sale today with 250 bhp I'd be up for one.

[coetzeeh]

Find out which part of SA the car lived in - if near the coast then expect the bodywork to be crusty. Have it inspected regardless.

I am being pedantic, and aside from the suspension issue, the interior will need gutting (and burnt at the very least). Chrome centre heart on the nose is from a later 105.

If the car is solid then I can see £10k in it tops. Then again, buying an AR has always been a heart before head decision.

PS - if you do buy the car and decide to restore the dash, I have a spare strip of material to recover the dash to the original look. Mine are being done at the moment as below (see before and after)

[Rogt3r]

I'm looking at the car on Monday,I'm no expert in what I'm looking at,but I'm aware crash damage and rust will be priority.expecting some rot,but how bad before you walk away ?
How many of these Cars (67 step nose) come up for sale for 10 /15 grand ? Rotten or not ?

[coetzeeh]

Look at the floors, spare wheel well and sills for rust - well everything below the knee.

Not many cars come up for sale period but starting at £15k with an incomplete resto case you will be in the 40's when done. I saw a 64 GT advertised this week which looked solid for £29k.

Let us know how you get on.

[Rogt3r]

Thanks Coetzeeh for advice,I'm trying to go into this with eyes open,but as you've have said heart over head often rules ?
My plans are to restore body,change colour and fit twin spark engine and upgrade everything !!
So just looking for a good starting point,not fussed about suspension,brakes,engine,INTERIOR !😳

[Rogt3r]

[Rogt3r]

Something like this ^^^ would be nice

[Rogt3r]

Something like this ^^^ would be nice