You might be right Paul....Lets hope they sober up soon.....Paul G wrote:I think someone has been bidding through the bottom of a beer glass on that one.andyd wrote:Currently £7600 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ford-capri-3- ... SwH09ZJZpQ
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Good info there mateandyd wrote:H&H Auction, March 29th 2017.Lord Flasheart wrote:Place your bets folks, how much will it go for ....... 30k plus ?
Wonder how much the seller paid for it at auction ?
Estimate; £20000 - 25000, Sold for; £18281.25 plus fees (20%).
Probably has a minimum £22K reserve to cover his costs......
5 speed box (Personally I would prefer the 4 speed still in it).
It might make £25 to £30K, depends if anyone knows that he paid just over £18200 plus fees for it 2 months ago.....
I would find it hard to pay over £23K for it now I know.
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Google infoLord Flasheart wrote:Good info there mateandyd wrote:H&H Auction, March 29th 2017.Lord Flasheart wrote:Place your bets folks, how much will it go for ....... 30k plus ?
Wonder how much the seller paid for it at auction ?
Estimate; £20000 - 25000, Sold for; £18281.25 plus fees (20%).
Probably has a minimum £22K reserve to cover his costs......
5 speed box (Personally I would prefer the 4 speed still in it).
It might make £25 to £30K, depends if anyone knows that he paid just over £18200 plus fees for it 2 months ago.....
I would find it hard to pay over £23K for it now I know.
All hammer prices are subject to a buyer's premium of 15% incl. VAT (@ 20%), so different than I originally thought.....
Still reckon 25K to 30K max if lucky!
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If that is a genuine 3.0S, I reckon the bidder could be buying it for the value of the V5....andyd wrote:Currently £7600 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ford-capri-3- ... SwH09ZJZpQ
I like the sellers threat that "ebay will peruse you" if the bidder doesn't pay. I'm not sure what that involves......
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This comes after you http://cdn0.dailydot.com/cache/88/4d/88 ... 9200b7.jpgAndrew 2.8i wrote:I like the sellers threat that "ebay will peruse you" if the bidder doesn't pay. I'm not sure what that involves......andyd wrote:Currently £7600 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ford-capri-3- ... SwH09ZJZpQ
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Hi Gary,Lord Flasheart wrote:Good info there mateandyd wrote:H&H Auction, March 29th 2017.Lord Flasheart wrote:Place your bets folks, how much will it go for ....... 30k plus ?
Wonder how much the seller paid for it at auction ?
Estimate; £20000 - 25000, Sold for; £18281.25 plus fees (20%).
Probably has a minimum £22K reserve to cover his costs......
5 speed box (Personally I would prefer the 4 speed still in it).
It might make £25 to £30K, depends if anyone knows that he paid just over £18200 plus fees for it 2 months ago.....
I would find it hard to pay over £23K for it now I know.
Just to clear this up, you made this statement about the Orange 3.0S earlier in this thread;
Postby Lord Flasheart » Thu Mar 23, 2017 4:57 pm
It is a really nice looking car & probably worth a good few £££
Have a look on at the photo's showing inside the boot, it has an interior boot light, 3.0 S's didn't have a boot light.
This VHK493S press car also has a boot light in the auction pics here (albeit not working) https://www.handh.co.uk/buy/1978-ford-capri-30-s/13838
Am I missing something
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As this press car is a pre production jobby, its not unheard of for it to have parts that never made it to production for a given model.
I see what you say about the boot light being on the interior panel but from the photo's I can see in the links, there is no switch to activate it on the drivers side of the lower boot aperture, unlike the orange one which has the rear screen / wiper plunger on the passenger side & the boot light activation plunger on the drivers side.
http://www.1stchoicecars.uk.com/classic ... 6262156333
I see what you say about the boot light being on the interior panel but from the photo's I can see in the links, there is no switch to activate it on the drivers side of the lower boot aperture, unlike the orange one which has the rear screen / wiper plunger on the passenger side & the boot light activation plunger on the drivers side.
http://www.1stchoicecars.uk.com/classic ... 6262156333
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Good save!!Lord Flasheart wrote:As this press car is a pre production jobby, its not unheard of for it to have parts that never made it to production for a given model.
I see what you say about the boot light being on the interior panel but from the photo's I can see in the links, there is no switch to activate it on the drivers side of the lower boot aperture, unlike the orange one which has the rear screen / wiper plunger on the passenger side & the boot light activation plunger on the drivers side.
http://www.1stchoicecars.uk.com/classic ... 6262156333
Well spotted though, I didn't
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Nice to see that the press car also has the headlamp washers, they were still an option on the S as late as March 81.
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As I didn't look for that eitherD366Y wrote:Good save!!Lord Flasheart wrote:As this press car is a pre production jobby, its not unheard of for it to have parts that never made it to production for a given model.
I see what you say about the boot light being on the interior panel but from the photo's I can see in the links, there is no switch to activate it on the drivers side of the lower boot aperture, unlike the orange one which has the rear screen / wiper plunger on the passenger side & the boot light activation plunger on the drivers side.
http://www.1stchoicecars.uk.com/classic ... 6262156333
Well spotted though, I didn't
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No worries mate, I am by no means an expert, just passing on stuff that I have learnt to look out for from way more knowledgeable folks than me
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I see it's now up to £17,600. I saw the car in the metal at Uxbridge Car Show a couple of years ago and whilst nice, it isn't concours in the way your Ghia is Gary.
Re the missing chassis plate I also can't see the vin no stamped in the inner wing where I thought it would be on a 1978. I thought they didn't move them to the floor until late 1980.
Re the missing chassis plate I also can't see the vin no stamped in the inner wing where I thought it would be on a 1978. I thought they didn't move them to the floor until late 1980.
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Found this thread viewtopic.php?f=19&t=50661Paul G wrote:I see it's now up to £17,600. I saw the car in the metal at Uxbridge Car Show a couple of years ago and whilst nice, it isn't concours in the way your Ghia is Gary.
Re the missing chassis plate I also can't see the vin no stamped in the inner wing where I thought it would be on a 1978. I thought they didn't move them to the floor until late 1980.
Gary your car is absolutely great mate What Blue is that btw? Is it a standard Ghia colour?
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It's Cobalt Blue. It was a standard colour across the Ford range from about 1980 to 1982. Beautiful colour, one of the best Ford ever made, I had a Cortina in it years ago and that looked brilliant too.andyd wrote:Found this thread viewtopic.php?f=19&t=50661Paul G wrote:I see it's now up to £17,600. I saw the car in the metal at Uxbridge Car Show a couple of years ago and whilst nice, it isn't concours in the way your Ghia is Gary.
Re the missing chassis plate I also can't see the vin no stamped in the inner wing where I thought it would be on a 1978. I thought they didn't move them to the floor until late 1980.
Gary your car is absolutely great mate What Blue is that btw? Is it a standard Ghia colour?
Andy
Biscuit must be the best Ghia, and one of the best capri's, in the country - it takes it to a new level. Great car and great owner.
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Thanks Paul,Paul G wrote:It's Cobalt Blue. It was a standard colour across the Ford range from about 1980 to 1982. Beautiful colour, one of the best Ford ever made, I had a Cortina in it years ago and that looked brilliant too.andyd wrote:Found this thread viewtopic.php?f=19&t=50661Paul G wrote:I see it's now up to £17,600. I saw the car in the metal at Uxbridge Car Show a couple of years ago and whilst nice, it isn't concours in the way your Ghia is Gary.
Re the missing chassis plate I also can't see the vin no stamped in the inner wing where I thought it would be on a 1978. I thought they didn't move them to the floor until late 1980.
Gary your car is absolutely great mate What Blue is that btw? Is it a standard Ghia colour?
Andy
Biscuit must be the best Ghia, and one of the best capri's, in the country - it takes it to a new level. Great car and great owner.
I thought it may have been Cobalt Blue.
I agree, it is a great colour especially on the Capri. Hope to get to the NEC again, so may get to see it up close
Still can't get used to Capri's without a rear spoiler..... My 3.0 Ghia had one, that was fitted by a previous owner I presume
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This one was for sale a while back too http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1981-FORD-CAP ... SwZ4dZLwJR
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Thanks for the kind words chaps, stop it now. I'm blushing
As I have often said, I never started out to make Biscuit concourse or to actually show it, I bought it to drive it which I'm pleased to say I have done quite a bit this week as I have been off all week. The Meguiars show case stand at the NEC last year was its debut & retirement from official concourse showing, any future gongs will be down to others opinions after I have washed & polished it ....... I will always cherish & keep her clean but not for me cleaning every last cubby hole with a toothbrush
Although Biscuit was by far the best car I saw when I was looking to get one, completely standard & unmolested, it needed a little love around the wheel arches, sills & valances as they do. Once we got into it, it was hard to stop as many have found out before me. The thing I am most pleased with is that its all the original car, panels, engine, drivetrain etc
Here's a link to Biscuits gallery on my mates website showing the highlights of what we did, don't think I have put this here before & mods please feel free to move it as its not really a for sale type post.
https://plus.google.com/photos/10598786 ... 8257523809
As I have often said, I never started out to make Biscuit concourse or to actually show it, I bought it to drive it which I'm pleased to say I have done quite a bit this week as I have been off all week. The Meguiars show case stand at the NEC last year was its debut & retirement from official concourse showing, any future gongs will be down to others opinions after I have washed & polished it ....... I will always cherish & keep her clean but not for me cleaning every last cubby hole with a toothbrush
Although Biscuit was by far the best car I saw when I was looking to get one, completely standard & unmolested, it needed a little love around the wheel arches, sills & valances as they do. Once we got into it, it was hard to stop as many have found out before me. The thing I am most pleased with is that its all the original car, panels, engine, drivetrain etc
Here's a link to Biscuits gallery on my mates website showing the highlights of what we did, don't think I have put this here before & mods please feel free to move it as its not really a for sale type post.
https://plus.google.com/photos/10598786 ... 8257523809
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That's the way to take pics of major work, as proof it's been done and to a good standardLord Flasheart wrote:Thanks for the kind words chaps, stop it now. I'm blushing
As I have often said, I never started out to make Biscuit concourse or to actually show it, I bought it to drive it which I'm pleased to say I have done quite a bit this week as I have been off all week. The Meguiars show case stand at the NEC last year was its debut & retirement from official concourse showing, any future gongs will be down to others opinions after I have washed & polished it ....... I will always cherish & keep her clean but not for me cleaning every last cubby hole with a toothbrush
Although Biscuit was by far the best car I saw when I was looking to get one, completely standard & unmolested, it needed a little love around the wheel arches, sills & valances as they do. Once we got into it, it was hard to stop as many have found out before me. The thing I am most pleased with is that its all the original car, panels, engine, drivetrain etc
Here's a link to Biscuits gallery on my mates website showing the highlights of what we did, don't think I have put this here before & mods please feel free to move it as its not really a for sale type post.
https://plus.google.com/photos/10598786 ... 8257523809
Maybe post the pics of the resto in Projects and Restoration Section
I know a couple of XR Owners that used to do concourse, one still does to a degree.....Touching up wheel arches and cleaning inside the wheels and engine bay every month. Not for me I'm afraid, I like clean/tidy cars but that's a whole new ball game
Why Biscuit btw ?
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Just started a thread in Projects & restorations
More details to follow when I can find what I have done with the story.
As for Biscuit, my 1st Capri back in the day was a digestive beige colour & it was my way of getting the wifes Audi out of the garage as I said if it has to live outside it will crumble in the rain ....... hence Biscuit stuck
More details to follow when I can find what I have done with the story.
As for Biscuit, my 1st Capri back in the day was a digestive beige colour & it was my way of getting the wifes Audi out of the garage as I said if it has to live outside it will crumble in the rain ....... hence Biscuit stuck
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From a biscuit to a crackerLord Flasheart wrote:Just started a thread in Projects & restorations
More details to follow when I can find what I have done with the story.
As for Biscuit, my 1st Capri back in the day was a digestive beige colour & it was my way of getting the wifes Audi out of the garage as I said if it has to live outside it will crumble in the rain ....... hence Biscuit stuck