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Finishing off jobs like carpeting the boot, fitting inner wheel arches etc nearly complete. I've extended the exhaust by 12" simply by adding extended tail pipe trims. Still a bit to do prior to MOT later in the week but mostly cosmetic stuff really.
Had the car in the local body shop for a couple of days. Full mop and polish has transformed the final paint finish, money well spent ! A couple of pieces of trim to go back on along with the replacement rear window and its just about done ! If the weather stays dry I'll get some photos over the weekend.
The car is now officially for sale to make way for a new project ! I get bored very quickly and this hobby for me is all about the build process rather than ownership when its complete !
I built a V8 Robin Hood S7 back in the 1990's. I kept that one for around 6 years partly because the owners club and social scene within it was great at the time !
The Z3GTC was advertised on ebay. Lots of interest with over 8000 page views and 80+ watchers but no takers yet !
I've decided to take it to the CCA auction, they sold my 275 back in the spring.
The sister company Silverstone Auctions have a sale this weekend, some very impressive cars going through. I dropped the car off yesterday at Stoneleigh and hall 2 is totally full with their cars. They have lots of interest by all accounts even given the current situation.
Watch the auction live on their website.
The Z3GTC was advertised on ebay. Lots of interest with over 8000 page views and 80+ watchers but no takers yet !
I've decided to take it to the CCA auction, they sold my 275 back in the spring.
The sister company Silverstone Auctions have a sale this weekend, some very impressive cars going through. I dropped the car off yesterday at Stoneleigh and hall 2 is totally full with their cars. They have lots of interest by all accounts even given the current situation.
Watch the auction live on their website.
First day of the Silverstone sale today. Most cars sold and some fancy prices paid. How about £15750 for a Mk1 Golf DIESEL ! Fair enough it had less than 1000 miles from new but even so !
Day two of the auction tomorrow including the Stirling Moss collection. Watch it live on the Silverstone website.
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Too late now, but I think a cheap 1960s Plate would more than cover its cost in terms of value added.
(There may be better/cheaper combinations, this was just a quick search result.)
Most of the road cars were being sold but at the lower end of their estimates on the whole. The competition cars weren't doing so well but their reserve prices were simply too high in many cases. Not many people have £100k - £500k to spend on a race or rally car these days !
A few weeks to wait now for the CCA sale. The cars entered in that sale are at the more affordable end of the market so should appeal to more people.
I followed that auction for an hour or so- £400k for a Metro 6R4 !!! Even more for a Renault 4 Turbo rally car. I looked at some of their previous sales and large barges- BMW or Mercs go for very low prices- probably high mileage and deffo gas guzzlers but usually worth the experience. I once had a BMW 733i - absolutely no effort to drive but it ate rear tyres. That's because it's a 2 ton car, resolutely not because of the way it was driven!!!
