This is useful stuff and exactly what I was hoping I'd get. Thanks.captain_70s wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:29 am I'd give that a swerve unless you want a daily beater or a big project.
The B pillar rot is unusual and suggests it's potentially had new outer sills but not inners, always a warning sign. The A and B pillar repairs also look very fillery to me. The arches have been previously repaired badly with NOS panels and a re-rotting out, the boot floor under the fuel tank is gone which means the bottom the the tank will be wafer thin and they always go at the corners of the boot first, so that'll be fucked. There is a rust bleb on the top of the bulkhead (under bonnet shot), my 1850 had a similar bleb and a prod revealed most of the top section was wafer thin as they rust from the inside out. Fixing it is a dash/screen out job. C pillar trims do just go saggy with age, easy to tell if its rot as you prod them and they crunch, door bottoms aren't a major concern.
Potentially worth a view and a good prodding but I reckon that's one step away from being a full strip down unless you're happy running a fucked old snotter, a'la me.
Exactly. I know money means different things to different people, but I always took that most on here aren't living on the breadline. £3k isn't something you want to loose but then it's not a life changing amount if you do.panhard65 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2019 7:21 am God what a grumpy bunch lot you are. That Sprint is a bit of a project if you want perfection but it is mot'ed and can be driven. You get fuck all now days for 3 grand so it is worth a look. Buy it run it round and see if you actually like the thing before getting involved in full restorations. I am sure even if it is a total dog the worst you can lose is a couple of grand. There are no end of "restored" cars with shiney paint that are hiding far worse that that and are twice the price/ Go have a look if you like it buy it. It isn't my thing as BL never built a decent car since they took over from BMC
However given rotten Sprints with shit paint go for £1.5k or more, there is a limit to how much would be lost if it was a complete turd.
Thing is, there is never many on for sale - even at double the price. One was on for sale in Northampton area on C&C for £7k. Even that said the paintwork wasn't immaculate in places.captain_70s wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2019 10:59 am Agreed. But if you're in the position where you can save up for a couple of months and double your budget you may as well do that.
How that car got an MOT with the fuel tank hanging out it's arse I don't know. Even my local garage who passed my 1850 with the steering column holding the subframe on wouldn't have declared that alright...
This is what a fully restored one is at: https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1130435
We will see if that actually sells at that price though. But then there always seems to be someone who is prepared to spend that.
Aren't the Dolly fuel tanks bolted in from the top? I.e. even if the boot floor was completely missing, it'd not fall right out. If so, then surely it wouldn't be an MOT failure with it hanging there.
Welding a new floor in doesn't look that difficult a job though. Doesn't even have to be tidy as it's underneath.
