[928uk] Recent Auction at H and H 29th November Buxton

[Adrian Langford]

The new owner has posted on Rennlist and is laudably keen to restore the car!

> On 2 Dec 2023, at 12:39, jonathanrackowe--- via 928uk <928uk at lists.928.org.uk> wrote:
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> Sure Paul, but then you'd need £10K or so to rebuild the engine properly at some not too distant point.
> 
> If the car really is roadworthy you could risk running it as it is for a year or two, assuming it passed an MOT. But at some point the big bills would start to kick in. So is £5.4K for a year or two of use really such a bargain?!
> 
> I suspect the GT will either be broken for parts - because, as you mention Paul, GT parts are at a premium - or cosmetically tarted up by a dealer to sell on at a profit to some unsuspecting individual.
> 
> Best regards,
> Jonathan
> 
> 928 GT 1991 Amethyst Metallic
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: 928uk <928uk-bounces at lists.928.org.uk> On Behalf Of Paul via 928uk
> Sent: 02 December 2023 11:54
> To: Adrian Langford <Adrian.langford at qualitative.co.uk>
> Cc: Ken Gillett <kengroups at icloud.com>; 928 list <928uk at lists.928.org.uk>
> Subject: Re: [928uk] Recent Auction at H and H 29th November Buxton
> 
> If you tried to buy an engine for a GT I doubt you'd get much change out of
> £5k, makes the £5.4k GT look like a bargain, assuming you want a car to
> drive rather than a garage queen
> 
> Paul
> 87 S4 Manual
> 
> 
>> On Fri, 1 Dec 2023 at 18:56, Adrian Langford via 928uk <
>> 928uk at lists.928.org.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> My feeling is that the expansion of charging schemes for older cars will
>> depress prices at the hobbyist end, unless there are more generous
>> exceptions. At the insane end where cars are art I think prices will
>> continue to rise for old Ferraris, Bugattis, Mercedes etc. The Uhlenhaut
>> coupé fetched £114 million and wealth continues to trickle upwards!
>> 
>> Adrian
>> 
>>> On 1 Dec 2023, at 18:02, Ken Gillett via 928uk <928uk at lists.928.org.uk>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Interesting you say that, but do you really think so? I've been
>> wondering for a few years now how electrification is going to affect
>> classic vehicle prices. Seems to me it could cause them to drop, or perhaps
>> the opposite as they become scarcer and more 'special?
>>> 
>>> Not that I've been closely monitoring prices but I can't say I've seen
>> much effect. The same cars that seemed too low, like 928 are still low and
>> those that seemed too high, like 911s are still high.
>>> 
>>> Where are prices going to go over the next few years/decades?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Ken  G i l l e t t
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>>>> On Fri 1 Dec 2023, at 17:41, jonathanrackowe--- via 928uk <
>> 928uk at lists.928.org.uk> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Plus the push towards EV doesn't help classic car prices
>>>> generally.
>>>> 
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Jonathan
>>> 
>> 
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