What next ?? ...
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:37 pm
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After having sold my Elite through Iconic Auctioneers (formerly Silverstone Auctions) at the NEC in November, my thoughts turned to what I could replace it with ...
In fact, that's not strictly true - my motivation in deciding to sell the Elite was the desire to build another modified 356.
This time the plan was to start with a 356B &, in a similar way to the changes made to my old C, gradually transform it along the lines of a Factory GT model.
To this end I started lo accumulate any suitable parts as & when they materialised ... at 'realistic' prices.
During this time I was keeping a close eye on cars coming up for sale & quickly came to the conclusion that many sellers were over optimistic with their expectations - often refusing to lower their asking prices despite the fact that their cars had been on the market for many many many months ...
I enquired about/looked at a fair number of cars - many of which were over-restored for my purposes (or were obviously full of filler under their recent glossy repaints) but eventually I found what seemed to be a perfect candidate ...
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After having sold my Elite through Iconic Auctioneers (formerly Silverstone Auctions) at the NEC in November, my thoughts turned to what I could replace it with ...
In fact, that's not strictly true - my motivation in deciding to sell the Elite was the desire to build another modified 356.
This time the plan was to start with a 356B &, in a similar way to the changes made to my old C, gradually transform it along the lines of a Factory GT model.
To this end I started lo accumulate any suitable parts as & when they materialised ... at 'realistic' prices.
During this time I was keeping a close eye on cars coming up for sale & quickly came to the conclusion that many sellers were over optimistic with their expectations - often refusing to lower their asking prices despite the fact that their cars had been on the market for many many many months ...
I enquired about/looked at a fair number of cars - many of which were over-restored for my purposes (or were obviously full of filler under their recent glossy repaints) but eventually I found what seemed to be a perfect candidate ...
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