Possible For sale

[Clarke44]

Hi All

With great regret and with a tear, i am thinking about selling my 1970 Triumph GT6 Project

Unfortunately due to circumstances out of my control i don't think i will be able to finish the car.

I am wondering what peoples thoughts are.

Whats it worth?

Where to try and sell it?

[Pete Lewis]

free  classified to members in the club courier and online adverts  must be a good starting point 

sorry its not going to get to your goal ,  these things happen , good luck 

its better than a project   have a look at insurance  values on the  club downloads and aim around 2/3rds   certainly  worth more than you probably realise 

theres a lot of A1    A1+ showing on that car  never mind the bonnet 

Pete

[Clarke44]

The problem i have is i don't know how much it is worth and don't want to let it go to cheap. Just after some advice before posting it

[Pete Lewis]

without knowing just what gt6 model or age you need to go to the club main home page , scroll down to find insurance valuations 

and if you look at the valuation form which explains the A1  A2 caregories to give a rough idea of where the car sits in rebuild insurance values 

knock of a 1/3 and aim at that as i said apart from the bonnet and some fitting this has a lot going for it 

and can range from a A1 at around sub £12k  to a project £ 3k   which its not  

if your a member ask Bern for advice on the best approach 

im not in a position to guess from a couple of pictures 

Pete

[Geordiehorn]

Clarke, where are you based?  I've been looking for a GT6 project to work on with my 19 year old son.  This is a bit more advanced than we were looking for but it looks a beautiful car, so we'd be interested.

[Clive]

Re value, cars usually sell around 2/3 insurance valuation.

Then work out how much it would cost to get it there. Remember to add real money for labour. Could easily be 3k or substantially more....at least 1k for paint. And of course, an allowance needs to be made for unexpected jobs. And then the owner will expect an uplift in value for getting the car finished.

Worth asking, when was the car last used on the road? Is will it need recommissioning with all hydraulic seals/hoses etc etc, and do the mechanicals need work. If buying most will assume the will need work unless you can prove otherwise.

[ShaunW]

I had a look on that list to see what my spit6 might be worth. I see there's a GT6 convertable listed, RT and ST (whatever those are). What car is that?

And would a spit 1500 (6'ed with a 2500 from a TR5 ) carry a premium or reduce the value? 

[Pete Lewis]

Bottom of page states gt6 convertible must be on a proper 2ltr chassis otherwise its valued as a 1500.

As for RT  ST  ...   thoughts about rotorflex or std swing,   ragtop  soft top       sorry   no idea

Pete

[NonMember]

I would guess RT and ST is "round tail" and "square tail", i.e. up to Mk3 Spitfire body on Mk1/2 GT6 for RT and Mk4/1500 body on Mk3 for ST

[Pete Lewis]

That makes sense ,   but the value main value hurdle is being on the correct chassis , not just slot a 2/2.5 into a std spitty  chassis

and running gear brakes etc.

Pete

[dave.vitesse]

It may be Rotoflex Suspension. and Swing Suspension.

Dave 

[thescrapman]

That is not a project, it is a car with a bonnet that needs painting!

probably worth a couple ofgrand under normal price, unless of course you will sell it to me in which case it is worth £50

cheers