£200 triumph herald, is it worth it

[alexabsolute]

i have just been offered a 1962 truimph herald convertible for £200, it hasnt moved in 6 years and needs a bit of work however there is no significant damage to the body or engine ill put a picture up soon.

[vrooom]

yes

[Froomee]

Yep, pics?

[alexabsolute]

[D4VDJ]

Eh... Yes!

[midgeman]

Got to be worth far more if you just broke it up and sold the parts! Doesn't look that drastic though from the pictures.

[Fartgalen]

It'll need a bit more than a wash and an oil change, but it certainly looks to be recoverable for someone with time and money.

[daemon]

Gaz. said:

Rip his hand off.

I'm curious - why?

It looks like a basket case and you can buy runners with MOT for not a fortune more?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C369537

What am i missing?

[chrisw666]

If I could get it moved at no/little cost I'd bite his hand off. A bucket and sponge, a bit of luck making it run without much work and entry into an MOT you might get a runner with test for little outlay that can be easily flipped as a rolling resto.

You shouldn't lose money unless it costs a fortune to move.

[alexabsolute]

the engine fired up first time witch was a nice surprise and @chris he offerd to drop it off for free

[aw51 121565]

1962 A-suffix?

Notwithstanding that - go for it . If it starts first time, the hood looks that good and the body looks fine apart from vegetation marks - seriously - go for it !

[davepoth]

daemon said:

I'm curious - why?

It looks like a basket case and you can buy runners with MOT for not a fortune more?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C369537

What am i missing?

About £1250, there or thereabouts. That's quite a bit of money for PHers who aren't powerfully built goatee-toting company directors.

If you rang a scrapyard and asked them to take it away, it's £100 for the metal. It'd only take 20 minutes to liberate enough bits of trim before scrapping it to break even. On the basis that it's that easy to get into profit on it, it's worth taking a punt and sending it for a cheeky MOT. If it passes it's a £1000 car, which is a tidy profit for a few hours' work.

[daemon]

davepoth said:

daemon said:

I'm curious - why?

It looks like a basket case and you can buy runners with MOT for not a fortune more?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C369537

What am i missing?

About £1250, there or thereabouts. That's quite a bit of money for PHers who aren't powerfully built goatee-toting company directors.

If you rang a scrapyard and asked them to take it away, it's £100 for the metal. It'd only take 20 minutes to liberate enough bits of trim before scrapping it to break even. On the basis that it's that easy to get into profit on it, it's worth taking a punt and sending it for a cheeky MOT. If it passes it's a £1000 car, which is a tidy profit for a few hours' work.

Relative to a full on resto of that car - which it needs - spending the extra £1,000 to get a runner that has recently passed an MOT is going to be peanuts.

Certainly, yes, if it has been your childhood dream to own a Triumph Herald convertible, then i'd so go for it, but it looks like its got way too much tin worm to think about a cheap fix up.

[chrisw666]

daemon said:

Relative to a full on resto of that car - which it needs - spending the extra £1,000 to get a runner that has recently passed an MOT is going to be peanuts.

Certainly, yes, if it has been your childhood dream to own a Triumph Herald convertible, then i'd so go for it, but it looks like its got way too much tin worm to think about a cheap fix up.

It's a £200 punt, most of us have spent more on a night out, watch or pair of shoes.

It's like sticking £200 on red with better potential odds.

[forsure]

aw51 121565 said:

1962 A-suffix?

Probably not its original plate. There was a brief period (twenty-ish years ago) when A-suffixes were issued as a replacement - even if the car was pre '63.
Friend of mine had a Standard 10 with an A.

[pugfan]

I'd say go for it!

Surely, even if the bodywork is crusty as long as the chassis is sound it doesn't matter? Vitesses especially suit being a little rough around the edges!

[Ali Chappussy]

Go for it big time if you have the time and money to fully restore it.

My first car was a Triumph herald, two tone green it was and I can even remember the reg and that was nearly 40 years ago!!

[Captain Cadillac]

You have to ask?

Buy it and save it. Get it running and drive the wheels off of it.

[R11ysf]

I'm in the "if I had lots of space and inclination for a resto" then I'd buy it, but I wouldn't stampede there to bite his hand off. This won't be a case of bung it in for an MOT and get it roadworthy for a few hundred quid. The outriggers on these are made of cheese and looking at the tinworm on the body it'll be worse underneath.

If it was a tiger I'd bite his hand off but this is really a basket case with either a lot of resto work or breaking. If you want a car to drive and enjoy in the summer then that extra £1200 is really worth spending.

[fushion julz]

daemon said:

I'm curious - why?

It looks like a basket case and you can buy runners with MOT for not a fortune more?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C369537

What am i missing?

The example you quote is a 13/60...effectievly the Mk2 version whilst the OPs offering is the 12/50 Mk1. I suspect the 12/50 is a lot rarer these days and is unlikely to be found running and in MoTable condition for £1500. Even the one you quote says it "needs bodywork".