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it’s great stuff, isn’t it. But, given your scale of interest and love of research, I’m very surprised to learn that you’ve only just discovered Ron’s site. 😀
Yup, I entirely agree Simon.
I’ve been too busy on other matters – otherwise, I might well have made a bid. Cheap car, I reckon.
Goodness me! 😮
Yes, I know what you mean Simon (and, I owe you an email).
Nice looking car that I haven’t noticed before, though ?68k is pretty steep as an asking price IMHO.
This car has been advertised by the same vendor at the same asking price for (literally) years now.
The vendor sold this car some time ago – to a collector and existing customer. He’s just forgotten to end to take down the advertisement, I think.
Well done Simon. Your research skills are as impressive as ever.
Best,
Tim
PS I know – I owe you an email. 8-|
“I like to see old cars with their “knickers down” 😀 What a fantastic line, Colin.
I agree with the thrust of what you say, for myself. There’s a lot to be said for a good honest restoration project or an average ‘taxed and tested’ running example or a good – or even very good – car. Each level of acquisition has its relative merits and devotees. The old saying; ‘yer pays yer money and yer takes yer choice’ still has plenty of currency. All I think we need to make very clear to people, when they ask for our advice, is that you can’t restore our cars on the cheap AND if you want to substitute your time and labour for some of the money you would otherwise spend on your project you need to be honest with yourself as to whether you really do possess the necessary skills.
Simon, none of the cars you mention approach ‘very good’, so far as I am aware. There’s always a disproportionate hike in value from a good car to a very good car.
Btw, not sure what you mean about an Indian summer – but, if you mean something like ‘one swallow doesn’t make a summer’, how about two? The same thing happened at the NP auction the year before. There have also been one or two other very good cars in auctions over the last couple years. All these cars have cost their new owners over ?50k.
“The same with anything in life, people pay for others to do work they cant or wouldnt. Fine if you have the money… I will be buying the manual”
I couldn’t agree more, although would counsel that one needs to be very sure of one’s skills before attempting a particular part of such a restoration. If you take a look (on this site) at the scale of the work being undertaken currently by Christian with his DB Lagonda Rapide you will see something of what I mean. Clearly, he has very considerable skills indeed but I think would be the first to admit that the job in hand is daunting and difficult and long. Of course, with a DB Rapide there can be no ‘issue’ with a wooden frame to the body because it doesn’t have one. Again, this work can be done at home if one has the necessary (very considerable) skills, time and resources (have a look at some of the other stories on this forum and elsewhere).
“A very good, complete and road taxed, 4-door car is still cheap; ca. 20-25k.”
Erm, a bit out of date, Simon, don’t you think? I would double that figure, on the basis of the sums achieved for very good cars sold at auction over the last couple of years.
LB/290/1/144 is recorded as a September 1955 car. The original engine number is said to be VB6H/479. As you will have noted from the information included in the auction listing, both numbers tie in with the photograph of the chassis plate. Such is the extent of the history contained within the records I have to hand at the moment. But, if I come across more I will post it here for you.
Congratulations on your acquisition and great to hear that the car is going to be restored. If you can let me have the chassis number, I will see if my records contain anything about the car.
Tim
I have to agree with Simon. I will be following his lead soon.