Hi all,
Just back from an auction where I was actively bidding on this E9:
https://online.handh.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/114/lot/43802/?url=/m/view-auctions/catalog/id/114/
Unfortunately (well fortunately considering the final price), I was out bid. It was a lovely car. Looked beautiful, very original and seemed quite rust free. BUT as those of you who I've been speaking with know, the car had some problems:
1. Shutlines/gaps very poor on both doors (likely had door bottoms and probably wings replaced and whoever did it didn't do a great job)
2. The drivers door in fact was twisted vertically, with little room for adjustment
3. Mechanicals needed a complete going over - new leads, pipes etc and brakes/servos needed a complete rebuild
4. Boot/trunk lid had had some work - weld's let it and as a result had a rather large over hang.
5. Absolutely no history (history file went missing!)
6. Seats and interior needs to be completely re-upholstered
I was guess to put these things right you would be looking at ~£15 to £20K (including a quality respray to match the current paintwork).
So all in all, a good car, looked lovely but probably sold for £20/22k over it's true value. A telephone bidder got it in the end for £62,000 + fees (total of £71,300!). I'm guessing they didn't view the car and just went with the way it looked (and don't get me wrong it did look lovely).
If anyone is interested, I have high quality photos of the car.
Michael.
Just back from an auction where I was actively bidding on this E9:
https://online.handh.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/114/lot/43802/?url=/m/view-auctions/catalog/id/114/
Unfortunately (well fortunately considering the final price), I was out bid. It was a lovely car. Looked beautiful, very original and seemed quite rust free. BUT as those of you who I've been speaking with know, the car had some problems:
1. Shutlines/gaps very poor on both doors (likely had door bottoms and probably wings replaced and whoever did it didn't do a great job)
2. The drivers door in fact was twisted vertically, with little room for adjustment
3. Mechanicals needed a complete going over - new leads, pipes etc and brakes/servos needed a complete rebuild
4. Boot/trunk lid had had some work - weld's let it and as a result had a rather large over hang.
5. Absolutely no history (history file went missing!)
6. Seats and interior needs to be completely re-upholstered
I was guess to put these things right you would be looking at ~£15 to £20K (including a quality respray to match the current paintwork).
So all in all, a good car, looked lovely but probably sold for £20/22k over it's true value. A telephone bidder got it in the end for £62,000 + fees (total of £71,300!). I'm guessing they didn't view the car and just went with the way it looked (and don't get me wrong it did look lovely).
If anyone is interested, I have high quality photos of the car.
Michael.
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