I have made the difficult decision to part with my car after 10 years of blood, sweat, tears and money. I acquired what was originally a 2800cs from Victoria. It was in a state of partial disassembly but looked to be a fairly solid car. (note to self: looks can be deceiving). My original plan was to continue what had been started, minor bodywork, paint in the classic Polaris, perhaps a sexy red interior, rebuild the existing engine, what could be simpler? Soon realizing that a simple backyard restoration would not cut it, I was introduced to someone who would soon become financially dependent on me, noted local restorer Neil MacDonnell of 'Neils Wheels'. Neils expertise is North American, with a smattering of UK and northern European vehicles popular in these parts. He can now be considered an e9 savant as well. 1000 hours of bodywork, too many new body panels to count and 4 years attached to a rotisserie gave us a finished product. Realizing that it was probably wise to invest in the rest of the car as well it received the full resto mod treatment including the following:
low mileage 3.5l M30
5 spd conversion
Staggered 16" Alpinas, ( as in, staggeringly expensive to refinish)
Upgraded interior. I went off the reservation here, did the seats in a darker tone leather, did the headliner in Wilton wool, with English wool carpets, both in a beige to match the swank leather. The perforated headliner and the original carpets suck in my opinion.
All wood was refinished, period correct, crappy sounding Becker Europa radio was added.
Because I had 5 years to change my mind over and over, I decided on Ceylon as the final colour, inspired by a couple of cars that appeared on this website. It's a classic mid-century colour and imo is the most elegant of the 'interesting' colours, (Turkis,Granatrot, etc.).
The car is not perfect, the trunk is not completely finished, and there is a small crack appearing on the wood next to the dash speaker. It has no air conditioning, until recently it really wasn't necessary in Vancouver. If I was going to keep the car I would invest in the stereo, however the engine is all the music I need. The engine runs strong and does not overheat, the 5 spd shifts smoothly and the car stops as it should. A Magnaflow muffler gives it a 'rorty' sound, easily changed if refinement is your goal. At one point during the restoration the clock worked, recently it stopped. Who cares, I'm always late anyway. There's a complete set of tools included, as well as a nice Momo wooden wheel, not shown in the pic's, sorry. Also includes a custom cover, lots of spares including original 2800 motor with carbs, glass and turbine wheels with funky Yokohama tires. Car rides on new 16" Continentals.
I am asking $35,000 US obo. Car is appraised at over 60k, the folks at Hagerty insure it for the mid 50's. For anyone who is considering a restoration or anyone who has gone through one, this price is heavily discounted and proves once again, it is much better to buy someone else's finished project. And finally, why am I selling? My goal was to build a daily driver. Unfortunately, in doing so, we built a car that is worth too much to be a daily driver in my neighbourhood. To be insured for agreed value use is limited. And really, as much as I like driving it, I think I liked the project part of it more, so, on to something else.
If you have some interest in the car please pm me. Happy to provide as much info as I can to serious buyers.
Rick Stephenson, who is on this site has done much of the work on this car recently and would be a good source for an objective opinion of the car and a PPI for prospective buyers. If someone in the US is interested in this car, exporting it should not be terribly difficult, I will do what I can to help. I would far, far prefer for this car to go to someone on this site,
selling on Ebay does not appeal to me. I'm in no hurry, but I will listen to reasonable offers.
low mileage 3.5l M30
5 spd conversion
Staggered 16" Alpinas, ( as in, staggeringly expensive to refinish)
Upgraded interior. I went off the reservation here, did the seats in a darker tone leather, did the headliner in Wilton wool, with English wool carpets, both in a beige to match the swank leather. The perforated headliner and the original carpets suck in my opinion.
All wood was refinished, period correct, crappy sounding Becker Europa radio was added.
Because I had 5 years to change my mind over and over, I decided on Ceylon as the final colour, inspired by a couple of cars that appeared on this website. It's a classic mid-century colour and imo is the most elegant of the 'interesting' colours, (Turkis,Granatrot, etc.).
The car is not perfect, the trunk is not completely finished, and there is a small crack appearing on the wood next to the dash speaker. It has no air conditioning, until recently it really wasn't necessary in Vancouver. If I was going to keep the car I would invest in the stereo, however the engine is all the music I need. The engine runs strong and does not overheat, the 5 spd shifts smoothly and the car stops as it should. A Magnaflow muffler gives it a 'rorty' sound, easily changed if refinement is your goal. At one point during the restoration the clock worked, recently it stopped. Who cares, I'm always late anyway. There's a complete set of tools included, as well as a nice Momo wooden wheel, not shown in the pic's, sorry. Also includes a custom cover, lots of spares including original 2800 motor with carbs, glass and turbine wheels with funky Yokohama tires. Car rides on new 16" Continentals.
I am asking $35,000 US obo. Car is appraised at over 60k, the folks at Hagerty insure it for the mid 50's. For anyone who is considering a restoration or anyone who has gone through one, this price is heavily discounted and proves once again, it is much better to buy someone else's finished project. And finally, why am I selling? My goal was to build a daily driver. Unfortunately, in doing so, we built a car that is worth too much to be a daily driver in my neighbourhood. To be insured for agreed value use is limited. And really, as much as I like driving it, I think I liked the project part of it more, so, on to something else.
If you have some interest in the car please pm me. Happy to provide as much info as I can to serious buyers.
Rick Stephenson, who is on this site has done much of the work on this car recently and would be a good source for an objective opinion of the car and a PPI for prospective buyers. If someone in the US is interested in this car, exporting it should not be terribly difficult, I will do what I can to help. I would far, far prefer for this car to go to someone on this site,
selling on Ebay does not appeal to me. I'm in no hurry, but I will listen to reasonable offers.
