Hopeful restoration adverts
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Had to post this one, you can sweep it up with a dustpan and brush!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mk1-Granada-3-0-V6-salo...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mk1-Granada-3-0-V6-salo...
How much? 
If it really had been a 3 litre V6 it might have been worth it for the manual gearbox, engine, glass and trim, but the V4 is a hateful thing and being the bottom of the range the trim will be pretty basic.
Back in the 80s a mate of mine bought an M plate V4 Consul for way less than that but in much better condition to go banger racing at Arena Essex, and I helped him build it. So I got to drive it in a couple of races.
It was probably about the slowest car on the grid lined up with Pinto and V6 Fords, Triumph 2000s/2500s, Rover P5s and XJ6s! Although at least it handled pretty well once we'd lowered it a bit by heating up the springs!
Still it was fortunate that the V4 was about 2 feet back from the front bumper which meant it survived longer than we expected.
Probably a bit of an inappropriate topic for Classic Cars, but that sort of activity has no doubt helped with the values of any survivors.
And at the time it really was just a shed anyway.
If it really had been a 3 litre V6 it might have been worth it for the manual gearbox, engine, glass and trim, but the V4 is a hateful thing and being the bottom of the range the trim will be pretty basic.
Back in the 80s a mate of mine bought an M plate V4 Consul for way less than that but in much better condition to go banger racing at Arena Essex, and I helped him build it. So I got to drive it in a couple of races.
It was probably about the slowest car on the grid lined up with Pinto and V6 Fords, Triumph 2000s/2500s, Rover P5s and XJ6s! Although at least it handled pretty well once we'd lowered it a bit by heating up the springs!
Still it was fortunate that the V4 was about 2 feet back from the front bumper which meant it survived longer than we expected.
Probably a bit of an inappropriate topic for Classic Cars, but that sort of activity has no doubt helped with the values of any survivors.
And at the time it really was just a shed anyway.
The colour is Onyx green, which was a really nice colour. I seem to recall that it was only used for the 1973 Ford model year.
My Mums L registered 1973 Cortina MK111 2000 GXL ( MMF 621L a Ford Management plan car ) that she owned from 1976 - 1985, was Onyx green, with a beige cloth interior. It faded and peeled Very badly however, within about 4 years old and she had it re painted ( via the Trader friend we bought it from - not very well ) but by another 3 years it had faded again. Sadly it was probably scrapped in about 1986, loved that car....
I liked that colour so much, that in 1976, I had my blue Halfords racer, re painted via rattle cans in Onyx.
It’s a Very scarce colour and I would give my back teeth to have a Cortina 2000GXL or a 3 Litre GXL in Onyx.......
My Mums L registered 1973 Cortina MK111 2000 GXL ( MMF 621L a Ford Management plan car ) that she owned from 1976 - 1985, was Onyx green, with a beige cloth interior. It faded and peeled Very badly however, within about 4 years old and she had it re painted ( via the Trader friend we bought it from - not very well ) but by another 3 years it had faded again. Sadly it was probably scrapped in about 1986, loved that car....
I liked that colour so much, that in 1976, I had my blue Halfords racer, re painted via rattle cans in Onyx.
It’s a Very scarce colour and I would give my back teeth to have a Cortina 2000GXL or a 3 Litre GXL in Onyx.......
Edited by neutral 3 on Sunday 4th October 14:57
Edited by neutral 3 on Sunday 4th October 14:58
wormus said:
Had to post this one, you can sweep it up with a dustpan and brush!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mk1-Granada-3-0-V6-salo...
From the advert:https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mk1-Granada-3-0-V6-salo...
"....As you can see from the photographs the car is rotten and would take a lot of effort and possibly some magic & a time machine to make it roadworthy again......
So it's not being sold as the: "Hopeful restoration" that you're implying it is, but as a parts car.
If all the glass is usable, along with the tail lights, looking at the prices on ebay, that'll set you back @ £400.
Door cards - @ £130 for all 4
So that's @ £530 (then add on shipping, as most of the ebay parts seem to be in Germany)
Add if there are mechanical parts that can be refurbished, and trim parts/fixings that might be hard to find, and suddenly, at @ £650 (current bid), the car isn't quite the joke that you're are making it out to be!
neutral 3 said:
The colour is Onyx green, which was a really nice colour. I seem to recall that it was only used for the 1973 Ford model year.
My Mums L registered 1973 Cortina MK111 2000 GXL that she owned from 1976 - 1985, was Onyx green, with a beige cloth interior. It faded and peeled Very badly however, within about 4 years old and she had it re painted ( via the Trader friend we bought it from - not very well ) but by another 3 years it had faded again. Sadly it was probably scrapped in about 1986, loved that car....
I liked that colour so much, that in 1976, I had my blue Halfords racer, re painted via rattle cans in Onyx.
It’s a Very scarce colour and I would give my back teeth to have a Cortina 2000GXL or a 3 Litre GXL in Onyx.......
I had a M reg Escort 1300 Sport in Onyx green in 1982 , mostly Onyx green , some of it was painted in red oxide rust converter paint stuff .My Mums L registered 1973 Cortina MK111 2000 GXL that she owned from 1976 - 1985, was Onyx green, with a beige cloth interior. It faded and peeled Very badly however, within about 4 years old and she had it re painted ( via the Trader friend we bought it from - not very well ) but by another 3 years it had faded again. Sadly it was probably scrapped in about 1986, loved that car....
I liked that colour so much, that in 1976, I had my blue Halfords racer, re painted via rattle cans in Onyx.
It’s a Very scarce colour and I would give my back teeth to have a Cortina 2000GXL or a 3 Litre GXL in Onyx.......
wormus said:
Had to post this one, you can sweep it up with a dustpan and brush!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mk1-Granada-3-0-V6-salo...
I clicked. I read. I regretted. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mk1-Granada-3-0-V6-salo...
4rephill said:
From the advert:
"....As you can see from the photographs the car is rotten and would take a lot of effort and possibly some magic & a time machine to make it roadworthy again......
So it's not being sold as the: "Hopeful restoration" that you're implying it is, but as a parts car.
If all the glass is usable, along with the tail lights, looking at the prices on ebay, that'll set you back @ £400.
Door cards - @ £130 for all 4
So that's @ £530 (then add on shipping, as most of the ebay parts seem to be in Germany)
Add if there are mechanical parts that can be refurbished, and trim parts/fixings that might be hard to find, and suddenly, at @ £650 (current bid), the car isn't quite the joke that you're are making it out to be!
Quite right, am sure that the value of the salvable parts, either to a restorer or to be sold on, will exceed the final bid of £670, plus the recovery cost. "....As you can see from the photographs the car is rotten and would take a lot of effort and possibly some magic & a time machine to make it roadworthy again......
So it's not being sold as the: "Hopeful restoration" that you're implying it is, but as a parts car.
If all the glass is usable, along with the tail lights, looking at the prices on ebay, that'll set you back @ £400.
Door cards - @ £130 for all 4
So that's @ £530 (then add on shipping, as most of the ebay parts seem to be in Germany)
Add if there are mechanical parts that can be refurbished, and trim parts/fixings that might be hard to find, and suddenly, at @ £650 (current bid), the car isn't quite the joke that you're are making it out to be!
Think that I posted this on the wrong thread at past midnight last night, in a dim-witted state: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-2300-sports-coupe-... It appears to have been off the road since 1977, potentially a fantastic and very rare car, but is it little more than a pile of scrap - even the engine internals appear rusty! So rare that wouldn’t have thought the reusable parts would be easy to sell....
Car_Nut said:
Think that I posted this on the wrong thread at past midnight last night, in a dim-witted state: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-2300-sports-coupe-... It appears to have been off the road since 1977, potentially a fantastic and very rare car, but is it little more than a pile of scrap - even the engine internals appear rusty! So rare that wouldn’t have thought the reusable parts would be easy to sell....
At £4750, plus the cost of restoring that, I would expect you could buy one already done and avoid the heartache. Can you imagine what will be left of the shell when its blasted? Gassing Station | Classic Cars and Yesterday's Heroes | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff