When people say good Cossies have gone for £3k, these are distress sales. I know someone who sold his at Xmas a couple of years back for £3k, the silly bastard, he had spent £5k on the engine not long before

real tears, as they say. These things happen I'm afraid.
And as has been said, a trimmed shell with no engine or box is £1.5k so I'd price this car around £2k for sure.