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Red_Dash
22-06-2014, 19:52
I displayed my car at a show that was pretty local to me today. A lot of detailing work was performed beforehand and so i was pleased with the results when the day came (see pics). It really surprised me how much interest the car generated and how many enthusiasts (young and old) knew what it was and knew about it's pedigree. I was also surprised how accepted the car was into the classic car scene (just look at it perched between a couple of golden oldies!). I also had some great conversations with fellow car enthusiasts (Cosworth owners and Rover 3500 owners, for example), on not just my car, but their's as well. It was also nice to see the look on people's faces when I told them that I'd owned it for 16 years. In short, it was a great show :)

My daughter also had a great time with me doing some final buffing before the show opened to the public. Anyway, here are some pics (I guess I should have taken some more of the other cars on show, but I was enjoying myself too much and forgot 8-)) - hope you enjoy :)

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ianbirch
22-06-2014, 20:23
Looks like a nice day there...great pics:)

Regards Ian

jamiecrookston83
22-06-2014, 20:40
Car looks great Dave. Did you get much interest in it?

northy
23-06-2014, 08:49
no engine bay shots mate?

Red_Dash
23-06-2014, 21:03
Thanks :)

There was a great deal of interest from a wide range of people. Someone even suggested that my example must be worth about £20,000! I smiled politely and said that resto projects can still be picked up for about £1000 and the last truly mint example (which mine isn't) went for about £10,000. I think this still shows how undervalued these cars actually still are, but until the general buying public *want* to pay more, then there won't be much movement in price.

As for engine shots, well I'm 90% happy with the engine bay but I don't want to post any shots until I'm 99-100% happy, which will probably be by the end of this year.

andreas395
23-06-2014, 22:00
Lovely car mate and sounds like a good day out :)

northy
24-06-2014, 11:26
looks stunning....youve done a great Job!

Red_Dash
25-06-2014, 13:11
Thank you :)

Wobba
06-07-2014, 22:43
Oh wow, Red_Dash. Brilliant!

I also have been asked how much mine is worth by people in the insurance industry, covering rare and performance cars, when I tell them how much I got it for they cannot believe it. It bodes well for future classic prices!

It looks great, and to be next to the oldschool cars like it is...a true modern classic.

ollie16v
10-07-2014, 12:07
Looks very nice good work!

Red_Dash
19-07-2014, 15:31
Thanks All :)