Hello. Bob had a Vauxhall he was playing with. Somehow he managed to get lots of brand new parts for it, like doors, front guards and other stuff. Bob wont be fitting these for quite some time. My questtion is, what will it be worth if i sold it? I will get some photos today and show you. It is on hold and runs fine, the last wof was 2014. There are spare gearboxes and engine parts, doors, windows and windows too i think. I know it runs well because I have driven it. The last thing Bob did was put new bushes in the suspension. Its a Vauxhall1963 PB Cresta 6 cylinder with power brakes. If i sold it, will i have to guarantee it? What if the new owner assembles it wrong. will I be in trouble? It needs painting too.
tony9,
Nov 13, 9:53am
CGA should not apply as you do not appear to be in trade. Regardless if you are up front about the condition you should have no warranty problems.
put it up for a 2 week auction,figure out a reserve . depends heaps on the condition. photos will help.I saw a tidy mk3 zephyr that a local brought . he paid $20,000 for it. your P.B could be $1000 to ? It would be worth advertising in Beaded Wheels as well. No you won't have to guarantee,just be honest in your listing,no B/S.
i think i have done this right. The car is covered in dust, you an see how nice it is underneath where there are only cobwebs not dust. To have it running needs the front guards bolted on and the radiator put in. and the lights of course.
tamarillo,
Nov 13, 11:58am
End of day it is an unfinished project. Assume no rego so needs compliancing. Cost to get this nice could foreseeably be more than it's ever worth so really more interesting to current Vauxhall enthusiast who can take it as project or parts. Suggest contact NZ Vauxhall club. No , you won't be expected to warranty anything, it's really a set of parts.
fungles,
Nov 13, 12:03pm
rego on hold,.
tony9,
Nov 13, 12:20pm
Unfortunately being a Vauxhall (as opposed to Mini or Ford) and your location works against an auction. If I was you I would list it at (say) $5,000 but make it clear that you are open to offers.
It would help to roll it out of the garage, clean it up, and get a real good set of pictures.
lookoutas,
Nov 13, 3:42pm
You don't read tama?
Why don't you put up a photo of the Jag?
tamarillo,
Nov 13, 3:47pm
Ah! Didn't compute the 'it is on hold and. ' Whoops. That's good. Still unfinished project with unknown work needed. Still reckon club might be first port of call. Even if it's just to get a clearer idea of what's needed so as to represent it right.
tamarillo,
Nov 13, 3:48pm
Nice little Kawasaki 2 stroke there. 250 twin?
fungles,
Nov 13, 3:53pm
I do have some Jag photos on my camera that I took the day the thing left here. I dont know why, but some people seem to think i was tricking them, but sadly, no i wasnt. Who cares anyway, its gone now. Another thing I have discovered in the shed is an old engine, Bessie thinks it may be a 12 cylinder Cadillac engine from 1908. it was on a sawmill years ago. I am going to spend the night on google to identify some of this stuff. There is also more jag stuff too unfortunately. .
fungles,
Nov 13, 4:02pm
Tamarillo, thats a 350cc rotary valve Avenger. Bob said it was the very first Kawasaki bike they built, they bought the design off a company called Meguro, and this provided the basis for those horrid triples, the H1/ H2. Many triple parts fit this bike, like bearings, seals and stuff. I have several of these for spares, also taking up room. The one in the photo is all legal despite the smoke and noise it makes. The 250 was called the sumarai.
fungles,
Nov 13, 4:11pm
The Avenger was nicknamed whispering death. It develops nearly 50 hp in a frame hard pressed to take 12. Anything near 5000 rpms and she lifts the front, she wheelspins in top on a wet road. Its fun to ride, and very thirsty. like 20mpgs. Its a fun bike, but Im too old now to be safe.
mark.52,
Nov 13, 4:30pm
That A7 (I think) caught my eye, too. I've had triples. Socially unacceptable, rather un-green, but so much fun.
fungles,
Nov 13, 4:41pm
Yes, A7, the 250 i think was the A1? Those triples were shockers. I had a part time job after school in the early 70s assembling them. They came in wooden crates from Japan needing the wheels and guards put on, oiled up and then road tested. Most wouldnt start, or if they did, not run right. Anyone wanting a test ride had to pay a deposit first, more than one arrived back damaged. They are actually quite tame compared to the A7 i think after riding a H1 500 recently. All down to weak frames and cheap suspension like all Japanese bikes had back then. Oddly, I have yet to be ticketed on the Avenger. maybe they are too scared to get near a fire breathing monster?
fungles,
Nov 13, 5:02pm
Its really funny to ride in town. A group of chickies of the brain dead variety will hear me approaching, immediately recognising that familiar brap brap sound they know and love as a new boy racer in town. They will begin preening themselves, adjusting hair and clothing and as i get closer they all turn around only to see an old fart on a bike. They immediately spin back around and look the other way, hoping no one saw them looking at me, embarrassment much.
mark.52,
Nov 13, 5:11pm
Lol. (*starts googling for big bore exhaust kits for my old car. )
fungles,
Nov 13, 5:41pm
chickies have a way of looking without looking. They turn their heads just a tiny fraction and have the ability to use their peripheral vision, cause they hate for anyone to see they show interest. Coming up from behind, they cant do that, so they then pretend to have turned to look at something else in your general direction. One thing they cannot hide is the disappointment of not seeing the boy racer of their dreams and the regret of valuable bimbo time wasted in adjusting hair, clothing, and tit manifestation. I enjoy this, Bessie accuses me of just looking at tits and legs, but no, im not that shallow, I look at what they do. That was another bad thing with that Jag, people most probably thinking i was a want to be playboy gigolo James Bond person which im not.
msigg,
Nov 13, 5:43pm
Vauxhall worth about $2000-$2500, best to ask the clubs. Not that popular. Good if someone wants a project that's got all the parts.
PB Cresta. great cars in their time (except for British rust) and not many around now. Not a cult car like a MK111 Zodiac but someone out there will want it. A great motor that apparently would out accelerate an E type Jag to 100mph! I'd say $2000 to $3000 in the state it's in.
fungles,
Nov 13, 6:48pm
Thank you NZjay. this seems to be the going rate. Also there is a Borgward Isabella coupe, 1952. Its pretty rough, have never seen another one. If anyone wants this for the taking? Its free. It has a recond motor but hasnt run in many years. If anyone wants a pic, can get one tomorrow. Otherwise its scrap. It has spares as well.
nzjay,
Nov 13, 6:54pm
Now you're talking. I thought the Borgward Isabella was a greatly underrated car back then. Can't say I've seen a coupe version tho. Don't give it away, advertise it for auction and see what response there is.
Ahh, yes, now I remember, a lovely car ahead of it's time. Pretty rare here now I would think. Sought after overseas.
fungles,
Nov 13, 6:58pm
This one is all independant suspension similar to a VW beetle, 4 speed synchromesh by memory, strange looking engine where the carby bolts to the tappet cover, water cooled though. These were commonly raced in the 60s.
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