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Badly bent XK150 going up for auction £10k-15k est
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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2021 4:07 pm    Post subject: Badly bent XK150 going up for auction £10k-15k est Reply with quote

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-9504253/Mangled-classic-Jaguar-set-sell-10k-worth-250k.html

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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2021 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think it will go for a lot more than the £10-15K est...lucky it wasn't a cat B...

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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2021 5:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I recall, when collecting my newly re=patriated Dellow from Southampton docks some years ago now, one of the other gems being de-containered was a Jagwar XK120/40/50 coupe shell. [All from US of A]...Most if not all the lower couple of feet of the shell had disappeared, nothing much left of it at all. But two elderly gents were getting it forked onto their trailer ..I had to ask...the reply was, it had it's identity, the chassis plate....what more did they need? Everything else could be had [for a price] to build a 'new' old Jag from what they had. I didn't ask how much they paid for it [seemed rude to do so].....but they must have paid a couple of grand to simply ship it over the pond?

I have an ancient chum who was building up a Morgan F2/4 [he hadn't decided at the time]...I built up a 100E engine for him...but all he started to begin with, was the Morgan gearbox, and one chassis rail! Apparently the gearbox was the identity number for the Morgan 3 wheeler....Everything else was moot.
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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2021 5:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I suspect it was a bit rough even before the crash judging by the amount of filler in the front wing and door.
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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2021 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is there not more chance of it being broken for spares if the sale fails to achieve the expected figure?
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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2021 7:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'll be amazed if it exceeds £10k.

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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2021 8:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I guess it all depends on the chassis. There is a good chance that it may have escaped relatively unscathed by virtue of it's shape. XK chassis' are A shaped and taper in at the front. Obviously most of the body is shot and the front suspension will have taken the main force of the impact but my guess is that despite it's appearance, this is a restorable car.

Whether or not the numbers add up is another matter - as is the question of who would choose to buy a restored car that had been involved in such a heavy collision.

Personally, I would go for one that had not.
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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2021 8:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wouldn't, but if the registration is transferrable (it's still current on DVLA) then many would see that reg. no. as being worth a few £k I'm sure.

The fact that the engine has been pushed back suggests that the chassis might not be all that it could be, condition-wise. No doubt it'd straighten though.

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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2021 9:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rick wrote:
I wouldn't, but if the registration is transferrable (it's still current on DVLA) then many would see that reg. no. as being worth a few £k I'm sure.

The fact that the engine has been pushed back suggests that the chassis might not be all that it could be, condition-wise. No doubt it'd straighten though.

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The engine mounts are a weak point so presumably wouldn't have put up much resistance. That said there are new chassis available...at a price, of course.

http://topclassiccarsforsale.com/jaguar/200846-xk140-chassis-frame.html
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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2021 8:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sold for £90K ! Shocked

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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2021 8:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Whattttt!?? wow, a few people really wanted to take that on didn't they

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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2021 9:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

...nothing that a bit of TLC won't sort out. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2021 10:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A decent Ford Model Y went for just over 5 1/2 K in the same auction [including premium]....

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26808/lot/139/

Much more in my price range, and probably able to drive away under it's own ''steam?''
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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2021 11:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just goes to show how utterly mad the old car world is.

The model Y is a delightful little car if driven with caution and is certainly one of the prettiest designed Fords of the time.

That one may well be as good as it looks; although the amber and red lights look like zits on the face of an old friend (to mis quote) Razz


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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2021 12:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I agree, there isn't a really good way of making an oldie capable of coping with modern traffic [or, modern drivers, to be right?]

I don't ''agree'' with the idea of essentially trying to 'hide' indicators , etc....since by doing so, really defeats the object of creating a safer situation?

It really doesn't wash, from a road safety angle, to stamp one's feet and shout 'I have indicators, they work', etc, when no one actually knows where to be looking for that indication in the first place.
[Witness how darned difficult it is to 'seek out' an indication of intention, on the front of a modern motorcar? I find I really had to study the front end of approaching cars just to see if they actually are indicating to turn right [for example] across in front of me? Especially when I might be in the ''give way'' position?
Indicators, like brake lights, need to be 'in yer face' and easy to locate and identify.
Not hidden away where they might be missed?
Getting all petulant over indication-of-intention isn't any use after one's pride n joy is sitting there all crumpled up?

I have just re-painted my Dellow's front indicators as they've gone quite 'white' with bleaching...got some Glasart orange& yellow paint [too red for my liking] and same in yellow. Now they look a bit more as they ought to be, even if the bulbs ar feeble festoon types? I'll re-do the rear red light lenses next....I did them about 3 or 4 years ago [to offset the bleaching of the plastic]....and now I think they need re-doing?
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