When buying barn find cars, or any project cars, many people want to know how much a restored version of their potential purchase is worth. This helps when costing out the viability of the project, although some of us don’t see cars as something that can be ‘priced’ – we spend far more money than we should and value the fun we get from transforming the abandoned vehicle!
Possibly the best place to check prices is Ebay, where everything is transparent. If we’ve done things right, and there are any for sale, you should see some prices for a restored VW Golf VR6 below.
Don’t forget to log into your Ebay account, too, and check the ‘Completed Items’. That way, you can see any that have recently sold….
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A Triumph Dolomite Sprint that has barely turned a wheel since 1997 has appeared for sale on eBay – and this looks like a wonderfully complete project for someone prepared to wake it up properly. The 1978 Sprint has been with its current owner for 31 years and, remarkably, has covered just 73 miles since […]
This Ford Escort RS2000 garage find was one of two wonderfully dusty old Fords that immediately caught our attention at Silverstone this weekend. Yesterday, while wandering around the Classic Car Auctions sale at CarFest, we found it sitting alongside an equally dusty 1986 Ford Capri 2.8 Injection. Neither looked as though somebody had spent Friday […]
This dusty Ford Capri garage find certainly stood out amongst the polished classics at Silverstone this weekend. We spotted the 1986 Capri yesterday while wandering around the Classic Car Auctions sale at CarFest. There it sat, still wearing the dust and grime accumulated during years tucked away in a garage. No last-minute polish. No attempt […]
