Another Insurance Valuation query/anomaly, Mk 3 Spitfire

[1969Mk3Spitfire]

There’s what looks like a nice Mk3 Spitfire going under the hammer in a couple of weeks at Mathewsons, a white one.

It is said to have a TSSC valuation of £6,500. That puts it between A2 and A1. This also leaves A1+ and Concours in the value scale.

From the photos and the walk-around video, it looks like a nice example so I would have expected the value to be a bit higher.

Just interested to hear from those of you who know about such matters, what would be required to lift its value?

(I’m not planning to buy it as I already have one similar)

[dougbgt6]

I suspect there was rust they didn’t show you. Rust is the enemy.

Doug

[Colin Lindsay]

It's normally the other extreme, they're sometimes priced very high for what the pictures show. There's a Mk2 I posted in the Spotted section, 'restored to the highest standards as a labour of love' and estimated at £12000 - £14000 but with crinkly brake pipes and visible dents / rippling to the bulkhead panels which look like they're just been painted over. As with yours, the final price will tell.