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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Andy B on 13 April 2013, 14:22:42
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When is a car 'for restoration' & when should you just throw the towel in and admit that it really should just be swept up & scrapped?
Honda S800 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-S800-/130886391962?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1e796fd89a)
Riley (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Riley-Roadster-For-Complete-Restoration-/121090623737?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c319048f9)
With the best will in the world, both these come under the latter ..... and as for what they want for them!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I remember the little Honda from my youth. It wears an 'F' plate so 1967/68 by my reckoning.
If memory serves it displaced about 790cc, but threw out about 75 BHP......pretty impressive for the time. :y
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Redlined at 8,500 rpm according to the tacho. :y
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I like that Honda , sounds like it just needs a decent service ;D
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I like that Honda , sounds like it just needs a decent service ;D
Replacement for the Pug?, Mr EMD. :)
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Not quite Mr Optic as the pug is totally rust free :P
How on earth does he come to that price on the Honda :-\
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Not quite Mr Optic as the pug is totally rust free :P
How on earth does he come to that price on the Honda :-\
He tells us it's a classic. ::) ::) ::) ;)......and it's free of rust, just like your Pug. :y
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Not quite Mr Optic as the pug is totally rust free :P
How on earth does he come to that price on the Honda :-\
He tells us it's a classic. ::) ::) ::) ;)......and it's free of rust, just like your Pug. :y
Pug will be going to another owner very soon , being a classic it too should fetch a healthy price :P
. If it doesn't sell, I will eventually restore it myslf.
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Ive seen some bad rust buckets but surely that is beyond repair :-\
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When is a car 'for restoration' & when should you just throw the towel in and admit that it really should just be swept up & scrapped?
Honda S800 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-S800-/130886391962?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1e796fd89a)
Riley (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Riley-Roadster-For-Complete-Restoration-/121090623737?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c319048f9)
With the best will in the world, both these come under the latter ..... and as for what they want for them!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Agree with you re the Honda Andy, but the Riley that will be worth a lot of money when renovated. Pity its got its carbs as I've still got a pair of SUs on a manifold off an early 2.5 lit Riley.
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but the Riley that will be worth a lot of money when renovated. Pity its got its carbs as I've still got a pair of SUs on a manifold off an early 2.5 lit Riley.
The Riley looks to me as though it's had a fire at some time .... eg no seating material at all is left. Fire/heat does some weird & wonderful things to the make-up of steel. ???
It would have someone's pride & joy in its day. :y
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Doubt if its had a fire looking at it - altho seats etc gone, springing and frame look pretty good. At that age and probably just left outside would require reupholstering etc. Also engine bay undamaged and tyres still evident ;)
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Doubt if its had a fire looking at it - altho seats etc gone, springing and frame look pretty good. At that age and probably just left outside would require reupholstering etc. Also engine bay undamaged and tyres still evident ;)
Yes .... you're probably right - still has the 'plastic' - Bakelite on the steering wheel too ;)
Still way too much money for a basket case Riley though
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A good RMC drophead can sell for anything from £23k to £40K ;)
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Saw one of these sell at Sandown auto auctions a few years ago. Fully restored in mint condition, original owner. The wife wanted it, so i bid up to 5k. The car went for 14k in the end. She ended up with a old Fiat Aberth 500 instead
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unfortunately you can blame all those stupid classic car mags/programs spouting on about investment/value-unfortunately
people buy into this and see any vehicle that is old is worth lots of money :'( and so rich people buy up cars and seal them away as investments-look how mk1/2 escorts now go for silly money-my consul cost me £400 years ago-now stripprd out worth £2000+ as it is-I would'nt sell it though as always loved them :y
AND I have seen worse cars than those fully restored-not for profit but for love as they spent thousands and may years too
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I would fix the Riley and cut up the Honda to make patches for it ;D
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I would fix the Riley and cut up the Honda to make patches for it ;D
There not much left of the Honda to makes from ........ ::) ::) ::)
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I would fix the Riley and cut up the Honda to make patches for it ;D
If I was fixing the Riley, I would rather use new metal than risk using rusty, perforated Japenese metal on a Briish classic ;D ;D ;D ;)
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The guy has been breathing in too much fresh air and watching the nudists on brighton beach again. :D :D
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unfortunately you can blame all those stupid classic car mags/programs spouting on about investment/value-unfortunately
people buy into this and see any vehicle that is old is worth lots of money :'( and so rich people buy up cars and seal them away as investments-look how mk1/2 escorts now go for silly money-my consul cost me £400 years ago-now stripprd out worth £2000+ as it is-I would'nt sell it though as always loved them :y
AND I have seen worse cars than those fully restored-not for profit but for love as they spent thousands and may years too
I quite agree.... :( :(
Not so sure about the Riley but the Honda :-\ you are buying the reg and identity, sadly you then go out an nick a good one, this happens a lot with Mini's and Landrovers, I have even seen log book and plates / chassis no's for sale on ebay............. :( :( :(
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I dunno you know.. :-\ Had a quick look and came up with these.....
http://www.sussexsportscars.co.uk/classic_car/1487/1967_honda_s800_coupe/
http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-page/129878/1950-riley-rmc/
http://www.motorbase.com/vehicle/by-id/702/
To be honest I've no idea of the costs of restoring cars like this but at a glance it would seem that you would have around £10,000 to play with on the Honda and £15,000 or so on the Riley? :-\ Assuming you got a top final restored valuation and paid the sellers asking price... ::)
If you viewed them as long term projects, would it cost as much as that to restore? :-\
I like the restored Honda.. Very pretty!!! :-*