Originally Posted by
North Yorks RS Spares
£1500 / £2000 for a rolling shell
It will have to be a pretty mint shell for that and have every nut and bolt other than engine and box for that
The last one i had for sale i couldnt get that and the shell was stunning and inc nice leather and a coss private plate
I ended up breaking it right down as i couldnt get £1700 for it
Bang on.
Bought my mint white shell,still mot'ed,two blobs of rust,solid everywhere,every panel,full trim,all the 2wd running bits etc for £1600.
The interior is like new,pretty sure I could get £4/500 for it broken down into door cards etc so in theory it's £1100.
Also had brand new 2wd brakes which sold for £150,pretty sure there's £150's worth of 2wd conversion parts so I'd agree that it must be a special shell to get £2000.
Originally Posted by
North Yorks RS Spares
You will be shocked how many cossies i get offered that the owner started to break and got sick of messers and being offered buttons for the parts
Sad thing is they have always sold the engine box / loom ecu etc and sod all else , and i wont but them as thats all i can sell these days
The days of breaking cossies for good money are long gone , unless its a megga spec car
Also spot on.
When I had the ebony one I toyed with the idea of breaking it many times only to sit down and realise after I'd got say £2/2500 for the running gear I'd struggle to see another grand for everything else which would come in dribs&drabs.
Probably better selling a rough one for £3/3500 grand as a complete motor and let someone else decide what to do.
It's surprising what people take on,my ebony shell IMO was no better than scrap but I've just sold it to a lad I know who wants to rebuild it claiming the weldings nothing to worry about.
Be nice to see it about done properly,I think he's had a stripped down cossie since the 90's and was just waiting for the right time to do a project.