Thats a bit of an unusual shell - not the ones you normally see

Most of the new motorsport shells that crop up on ebay etc are usually the ones built in 1989 which came out of Ford to group A spec with lots of brackets etc not fitted (they came in a seperate bag of bits)

This shell though is either a road shell which has had a solid roof skin fitted, or is a group A one which has had all the brackets welded back on - things like rear spring supports, front tow hitch, internal carpet supports etc

Or its a rare original motorsport shell from the 1986 batch which only came out of Fords to group N spec so all the brackets came pre welded on. These were quickly used up which is why Ford built the new batch in 1989

The big difference between 1986 spec shells and 1989 ones is that the 89 ones used a lot of saff parts.

Its also had a coat of grey primer added, as the shells came out of Ford in a grey enamel type coating not a flat grey primer - you usually see lots of masking tapes remnants as well where the closures have been held in

Price wise, new motorsport shells have normally been about £500 cheaper than road shells, going rate for a road shell is around £1500 to £2000 with closures and motorsport are £1000 to £1500 with closures so a good few hundred quid less as a bare shell only

With the growing popularity for track days though a motorsport shell is the best to start with as its free of seam sealer and underseal so easier to prep for strengthening

I would say in time the motorsport shells will be worth more than road shells but there are enough around that 2k is probably the highest they will go for ( and not the 4.5k Simpsons want for there last road one)

Hope that helps