Originally Posted by
TooSkive
I disagree, if you have restored one from the ground up to near concourse condition then to a real enthusiast it's well worth the money.
How many people do you know on this site have "restored a williams to concours condition" from the ground up? I can name 1 in 8 years.
And whats this rubbish about a "real enthusiast"? A real enthusiast would buy the best he can get for the right money and do the restoration himself rather than going out and buying one almost done.
This guy here is already in for 8 to 10 grand. He will need to spend another 2 grand on tyres, exhaust and other bits just to get the car back to original spec.
If he goes into concours mode he will need to strip that car down and repaint almost all the parts even if they have a spec of rust on them. Add another 4 grand to get a pro to do that and he's in for 13/14 grand.
Now you tell me where in the UK will you find someone thats gonna pay 15 grand for a Williams 3? You are better off restoring a shed than this one.
Some people on this site are really deluded.