Paul H Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 NOS Vitesse Bonnet on EBay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185504268809? Currently £350 . What’s it going to sell for ? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Flinn Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 That is a rare item these days! Some of the rusting to the top panel looks pretty deep on it, so not in that good a condition and will definitely need a bit of work, some of the welds around the front wings to the front panel look a bit dodgy too and not factory spot welds, it could have been made up of N.O.S. Panels and giving a coat of primer after? I'm not convinced that type of Red Oxide Primer is factory, Factory Primer on replacement panels was a slightly different colour I reckon? If so, there may be issues with lining up with the doors, a company based in Redditch called John Hills used to offer reconditioned bonnets in the 1980's, I once purchased a recon 13/60 Bonnet for my first Herald off them, the fit wasn't that good at all. I wouldn't be at all surprised if it get up to 4 figure though I remember back in the mid 1980's purchasing a complete Herald 1200 Convertible off a guy in North London to convert my Vitesse saloon to a convertible, I think his name was Dave Jones. He had a N.O.S Vitesse Bonnet stashed away in his Shed, no Idea if he's still around or what happened to it? Gary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 Given the problems I'm having with mine, I just might need one. If I could work out what the bodges are I'd be able to counter them, but a replacement may be the only way to go. I'm watching an entire car locally, just in case... sadly the seller thinks that just because it's old and complete, it's worth the same as a fully assembled and resprayed concours Vitesse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 Colin - I think that your problem is.... your wheels are too low, could be brewer's droop?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 13 minutes ago, Badwolf said: Colin - I think that your problem is.... your wheels are too low, could be brewer's droop?? My car (not the one in the photo) is at the correct height; the bonnet isn't. Therein lies the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Flinn Posted July 27, 2022 Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 On 19/07/2022 at 09:35, Paul H said: NOS Vitesse Bonnet on EBay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185504268809? Currently £350 . What’s it going to sell for ? Paul Up to near on £700 now with 7 hours to go, will it make 4 figures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham H Posted July 27, 2022 Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 i'm guessing 1150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted July 27, 2022 Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 On 19/07/2022 at 11:48, Gary Flinn said: I remember back in the mid 1980's purchasing a complete Herald 1200 Convertible off a guy in North London to convert my Vitesse saloon to a convertible, I think his name was Dave Jones. He had a N.O.S Vitesse Bonnet stashed away in his Shed, no Idea if he's still around or what happened to it? Gary There were 2 Dave Jones into Triumphs in North London in the 80’s that I can think of. Both still about and still got Triumph connections. I think the bonnet mentioned may still exist, though now in someone else’s garage in North London 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted July 27, 2022 Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 £2048. It went up from £800 in the last 15 secs. Someone will be very happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Posted July 27, 2022 Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 eBay will be with the final value fee for sure… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerguzzi Posted July 27, 2022 Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 Hello All I have a couple perhaps not that good but sound at a bit less than that! and even a fibre glass one that needs work (cheap!) Plus the Memsahib says I need to sell things(I do not undersand that but she probably right again!!) Roger ps message me if you are looking for a Vitesse bonnet and we can talk and you can look and you do not like walk away(I am not desperate!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 8 hours ago, rogerguzzi said: ps message me if you are looking for a Vitesse bonnet Three years ago I would have been, but I've done a load of welding to my existing one since then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Roger - Better book Colin in for a few days during his round Britain tour. Don't think he will manage a bonnet as hand luggage though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Flinn Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Thought it would make 4 figures but not quite that much Then again it would cost a lot in repair panels and take a lot of time and skill to repair a bad one? Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Flinn Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 12 hours ago, thescrapman said: There were 2 Dave Jones into Triumphs in North London in the 80’s that I can think of. Both still about and still got Triumph connections. I think the bonnet mentioned may still exist, though now in someone else’s garage in North London I can remember travelling down with a mate towing a Trailer to fetch the Herald Convertible back, I paid £100 Cash! Dave lived on the end of a Cul-de-sac somewhere near to the M1 on the West side, possibly Junction 2. We had a puncture on the way back on the trailer, had no spare and had to go to a scrapyard near Bedford to get a spare Mini wheel for the trailer! Good to know that Dave is still around and the Bonnet😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 YOU WHAT??? Yikes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 29 minutes ago, Badwolf said: Roger - Better book Colin in for a few days during his round Britain tour. Don't think he will manage a bonnet as hand luggage though. I think I need to book him in so he can pretend to be trawling the autojumble at Stafford and I can offload large amounts of my pre-enjoyed parts to him. No Vitesse bonnets, but a pretty rough Spitfire one available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted July 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Didn’t @Gary Flinn suggest this wasn’t a NOS factory bonnet and could have been assembled with NOS panels which is not the same . Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Got any sills? Need sills... and light tan door panels... and steel wheels are always good... overdrive solenoid... maybe a good front overrider... all from the box marked £1 though. That's the joy of autojumbling. Will be in the Freelander though so can strap large things to the roof. That surface rust is probably historical, though. I used to love the ads in 'Classic and Sportscar'... "the rust on this bonnet was caused when Juan Fangio accidentally spilled his tea down it at 1966 Le Mans and has been preserved ever since. The spotting on the lower front wing was from Stirling Moss' cheesburger and has also been preserved. We're only asking £******** for this slice of irreplaceable motoring history." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Flinn Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Paul H said: Didn’t @Gary Flinn suggest this wasn’t a NOS factory bonnet and could have been assembled with NOS panels which is not the same . Paul Paul It would need closer inspection to see if it was a genuine N.O.S. one, I know a Company called John Hills used to offer reconditioned bonnets in the 1980's, it could be one of these? I know if I was spending over £2K on a single panel I would want to inspect it first, I hope it is a N.O.S. one for the new owner, it will be sure to fit properly then. Gary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 12 hours ago, Badwolf said: £2048. It went up from £800 in the last 15 secs. Someone will be very happy Words, other than those the moderator would delete, fail me. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) In all honesty, I watched the last few seconds of the auction and couldn't believe what I was watching. I would want a full car for that price and in a half reasonable condition. Looking at the bid list, the winner came in from nowhere suggesting it was sniped at some really silly price. Edited July 28, 2022 by Badwolf Spellchecker incursion edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Flinn Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 35 minutes ago, Badwolf said: In all honesty, I watched the last few seconds of the auction and couldn't believe what I was watching. I would want a full car for that price and in a half reasonable consisting. Looking at the bid list, the winner came in from nowhere suggesting it was sniped at some really silly price. If someone is doing a Concours resto on a Vitesse and doesn't have a decent bonnet then it will save a lot of time in repairs and panels? I wonder how much a new bonnet costs for a BMW 3 Series, probably more than £2K off BMW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 I have wondered in the past, just how many replacement panels are stored, where are they kept and how big is the storage facility. Same for replacement windscreens. It's not just like you dial in the bit you want and it appears like on Star Trek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Beam me up a bonnet, Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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