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Jonny TVR said:
Thank you and the Miura looks an absolute dream. I particularly like what looks like the original leather seats. The wheel isn't original. The paintwork looks good in the video. Possibly a negative is that its RHD as LHD could widen its market. Where are you in the country?
We have the proper steering wheel, so that can be added. The paintwork is decent except for one area on the drivers side that looks to have bubbled in one spot but the rest is pretty good from what i've seen.It was actually one of the cars that got converted, it started as a LHD and was owned by the son of Drummonds bank. It was used to smuggle some counterfeit cash by all accounts. It was then owned by Alastair Laurie we believe who raced and built bikes and we think it may have been him that converted it to RHD. We're in Yorkshire
LAM8080 said:
We have the proper steering wheel, so that can be added. The paintwork is decent except for one area on the drivers side that looks to have bubbled in one spot but the rest is pretty good from what i've seen.
It was actually one of the cars that got converted, it started as a LHD and was owned by the son of Drummonds bank. It was used to smuggle some counterfeit cash by all accounts. It was then owned by Alastair Laurie we believe who raced and built bikes and we think it may have been him that converted it to RHD. We're in Yorkshire
Sounds like some interesting history there and also that it was originally LHD. It was actually one of the cars that got converted, it started as a LHD and was owned by the son of Drummonds bank. It was used to smuggle some counterfeit cash by all accounts. It was then owned by Alastair Laurie we believe who raced and built bikes and we think it may have been him that converted it to RHD. We're in Yorkshire
Fessia fancier said:
LAM8080 said:
Thank you, interesting to hear that.
I guess you already know this but from my research gleaned by looking over a year or more, the hierarchy in terms of price is 400, then S1 400S then QV/S2 400S, it is hard to say where they sit but perhaps S2 above QV. 400S 1 and 2 are lowbody cars then 5000 and 400S3 perhaps on a par.Injected cars are considered less desirable than carb cars.
The above has a big caveat in that very small numbers of cars are available so it is hard to be precise about prices due to low supply and low demand.
Condition is also really important and your car has a very appealing low mileage and if the condition matches that will be a huge plus. There are very few cars with that low mileage and if you find the right buyer you can expect a top price. There have been some strong prices in the US and LHD is a wider market and the pound is weak these days.
Depending on usage it might require some recommissioning which is a factor. My guess is slightly south of rat rod’s but that is not to say my view is any better than his. It all depends on finding the right buyer, which might take some time even in the present market where it seems demand is relatively strong.
The colour is fab but then I would say that!l
Bring a trailer seems to get strong results but I’d talk to Joe Sackey as a start.
Jonny TVR said:
LAM8080 said:
It's us selling for my father-in-law who passed away last month unfortunately, so looking to see a rough price so we know we are selling for roughly the right amount.
The number plate is valuable too but if its part of the cars history then should be kept with it but valued in. You could ask a company like Furlonger to sell it for you on an agreed commission basis. They have just sold a QV recently.
Or you could get it recommisioned and sold at one of the international auction houses.
Someone mentioned that there is also a Miura, that would be interesting to see too.
Your father-in-law had very good taste in cars.
The LHD market isn’t in the U.K.
LAM8080 said:
Jonny TVR said:
The number plate is valuable too but if its part of the cars history then should be kept with it but valued in.
You could ask a company like Furlonger to sell it for you on an agreed commission basis. They have just sold a QV recently.
Or you could get it recommisioned and sold at one of the international auction houses.
Someone mentioned that there is also a Miura, that would be interesting to see too.
Your father-in-law had very good taste in cars.
I work in sales, so have been contacting some companies/individuals that I know may be interested or may have contacts. It's weird that the Miura has less interest than the Countach so far, but early days. It has a quality history!!!You could ask a company like Furlonger to sell it for you on an agreed commission basis. They have just sold a QV recently.
Or you could get it recommisioned and sold at one of the international auction houses.
Someone mentioned that there is also a Miura, that would be interesting to see too.
Your father-in-law had very good taste in cars.
I posted a thread in the Lamborghini Classics area yesterday with a video of both the cars, so you can see it in there. It's a lovely looking car.
He did, he also has a Corvette Stingray ZR2. That is my favourite.
rat rod said:
Right model and colour, quickest of the bunch with no 88 1/2 skirts best lookingas well.
Are you sure you and jonny TVR aren't related , that makes three Italian cars the same you both own
unless you have something else hidden away
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Not related to Jonny TVR but he does have very fine taste in cars…..Are you sure you and jonny TVR aren't related , that makes three Italian cars the same you both own
unless you have something else hidden away
.I don’t have anything else old except my restored Beta HPE VX which I am looking to sell, and 308 glass road/race car.
LAM8080 said:
I work in sales, so have been contacting some companies/individuals that I know may be interested or may have contacts. It's weird that the Miura has less interest than the Countach so far, but early days. It has a quality history!!!
I posted a thread in the Lamborghini Classics area yesterday with a video of both the cars, so you can see it in there. It's a lovely looking car.
He did, he also has a Corvette Stingray ZR2. That is my favourite.
I guess it also depends on how quickly you want to sell it and if you are trying to get all of the value. Auction fees are pretty high, I guess, though may be negotiable I posted a thread in the Lamborghini Classics area yesterday with a video of both the cars, so you can see it in there. It's a lovely looking car.
He did, he also has a Corvette Stingray ZR2. That is my favourite.
LAM8080 said:
We have the proper steering wheel, so that can be added. The paintwork is decent except for one area on the drivers side that looks to have bubbled in one spot but the rest is pretty good from what i've seen.
It was actually one of the cars that got converted, it started as a LHD and was owned by the son of Drummonds bank. It was used to smuggle some counterfeit cash by all accounts. It was then owned by Alastair Laurie we believe who raced and built bikes and we think it may have been him that converted it to RHD. We're in Yorkshire
Love some of the outrageous stories that go with Lamborghini's and some of their dubious owners,It was actually one of the cars that got converted, it started as a LHD and was owned by the son of Drummonds bank. It was used to smuggle some counterfeit cash by all accounts. It was then owned by Alastair Laurie we believe who raced and built bikes and we think it may have been him that converted it to RHD. We're in Yorkshire
Never a dull moment with them,
Could listen to Mike Pullens antidotes all day ,he really ought to write a book on them ,sure it would be a
best seller could even end up as a film .
Edited by rat rod on Wednesday 1st June 19:56
LAM8080 said:
I've spoken to Kidstons, Joe Sackey and John Temarian and had some really interesting stuff back from them, so hopefully something can get sorted privately.
If the car is leaving the country it’s advisable to retain the plate prior to any export paperwork as that alone is going to be worth £50k+Auto810graphy said:
If the car is leaving the country it’s advisable to retain the plate prior to any export paperwork as that alone is going to be worth £50k+
Yeah, the plate will be getting sold separately. That's another minefield in trying to price. I think it will go to auction and i'll just try and promote it where I can.Adam. said:
I wonder what a RHD to LHD conversion would cost vs premium for sale in US and very weak cable
From what we've been told the Miura has been a RHD much much longer than a LHD. I imagine it was done by Laurie, as he seems like a really good mechanic.The Countach is still in original condition and only 6k on the odometer.
LAM8080 said:
From what we've been told the Miura has been a RHD much much longer than a LHD. I imagine it was done by Laurie, as he seems like a really good mechanic.
The Countach is still in original condition and only 6k on the odometer.
I wasn’t casting aspersions to the quality of the switch at all.The Countach is still in original condition and only 6k on the odometer.
Just idly curious whether going back to original LHD and selling in a better market outweighed cost to convert.
Adam. said:
I wasn’t casting aspersions to the quality of the switch at all.
Just idly curious whether going back to original LHD and selling in a better market outweighed cost to convert.
No worries mate, I wouldn't have a clue on the quality anyway! hahaJust idly curious whether going back to original LHD and selling in a better market outweighed cost to convert.
We've been told by a few people it may be worth converting back, but i'm not sure. If it was an SV then maybe not, but as an S i'm not sure it will matter too much.
LAM8080 said:
Hey Lam8080
Give us a shout at Carrera Sport, we can discuss re-commissioning both cars and discuss selling them, i know Mike has converted cars from LHD to RHD and back again on a few occasions as well.
Regards
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