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Re: Cache of vehicles
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:54 pm
by sean01597
Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:28 pm
The V8 one looks like a real sleeper, that probably surprises lots of folk!
it is sort of, but i think the suspension and steering needs some work. if you look at the photos it is automatic too.
sean
Re: Cache of vehicles
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 1:07 pm
by jagnut66
Personally I wouldn't pay anything more than £1000 for a non roadworthy classic in need of restoration and even then it would depend on what it was.
He may end up with offers of less than that if the vans are worse than they look in the pictures we've seen so far.
The dark green(?) pickup looks to be the best of the bunch, so that may command more, if it looks an easy resto.
I can understand his caution if some theiving git has nicked some from him in the past but he will need to get them out for people to look at.
Plus most people will want to see more pictures before they make a potentially long trip to view, so he may need to get them out, take more detailed pictures of bodywork, engine bays, underneath, then put them back in and block them in once more.
Best wishes,
Mike.
Re: Cache of vehicles
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 2:38 pm
by les
Thanks for getting back with this find, value is difficult, as you can imagine. They all need rebuilding, at considerable cost and the spares look grim. How do you get into such a mess?
Re: Cache of vehicles
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 6:22 pm
by mowogg
Wow. What a lovely find. The vans all look reasonably straight and very saleable. I suspect on ebay the might all fetch 1.5 to 2k.
The spares are more dificuilt to sell. I am sure there are some really good stuff there but it will take some sorting
Re: Cache of vehicles
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 7:06 pm
by philthehill
To me the most interesting vehicle is the rubber wing GPO van.
Re: Cache of vehicles
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 10:04 am
by myoldjalopy
Be good to have a rummage through that little cache! Something for everyone, I would think - somewhere
Re: Cache of vehicles
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 4:28 pm
by sean01597
I am being allowed back in around 2 weeks to have a look in the locked barn. He tells me there is a van and something else, that he had dismantled completely to rebuild some years ago, he can't remember what. i will take photos and also try to get some more photos of the floors, boots etc of the original cache of vehicles. i will try to get some idea of prices too, although last time i spoke to him he had decided he wasn't selling anything.
He has some interesting other vehicles too: a Saab turbo, another Saab, maybe a turbo too, a Citron Berlingo camper, a Simitar that is for sale, a Skoda Fabia, a largish transit type minibus and another car which he uses as a daily driver, which may be another Saab.
sean
Re: Cache of vehicles
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 4:32 pm
by sean01597
myoldjalopy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 10:04 am
Be good to have a rummage through that little cache! Something for everyone, I would think - somewhere
I am hoping to persuade him to remove all the spares, on a trailer and take them somewhere to sell. are there any Minor meets near to Hereford?
sean
Re: Cache of vehicles
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:49 pm
by les
Often folk who get into this sort of hoarding, can’t come to terms with selling, as your recent conversation with him suggests. The end result could be a council clearance, sometime in the future.
Re: Cache of vehicles
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 8:42 pm
by jagnut66
Or the person wants too much for them / thinks they're worth more than they are and they end up rusting to scrap, while they hold out for 'their' price.
Then, as you say, the council clears the site when the owner dies.
In which case, shame, what a waste. 
Best wishes,
Mike.