sailing Posted April 20, 2010 Posted April 20, 2010 It's the early Westfields that will be making all the money in the future. That car must be 25 years old. Quote
leighc Posted April 21, 2010 Posted April 21, 2010 It's the early Westfields that will be making all the money in the future. That car must be 25 years old. 1987 - 23 years old Quote
Cleggy the Spyder Man Posted April 21, 2010 Posted April 21, 2010 there after a car for the stand at Stoneleigh Quote
Nomexnomad Posted April 21, 2010 Posted April 21, 2010 Rubbish..get some fuel in it looks ready to go to me...it will loosen up after a few miles.. lovely.. Quote
lippydave Posted April 21, 2010 Posted April 21, 2010 It's the early Westfields that will be making all the money in the future. That car must be 25 years old. Is it just me, but I find regarding a car as an investment opportunity distasteful? (Particularly one given to you!) Surely this is a chance for someone to have some labour intensive yet cheap 7 shaped fun? Quote
leighc Posted April 21, 2010 Posted April 21, 2010 Rubbish..get some fuel in it looks ready to go to me...it will loosen up after a few miles.. lovely.. ha ha actually the interesting thing is that nothing is seized - I got it up on the jack and the brakes are fine, diff is fine, and the engine has been stored full of oil so it's looking good so far Quote
sailing Posted April 21, 2010 Posted April 21, 2010 It's the early Westfields that will be making all the money in the future. That car must be 25 years old. Is it just me, but I find regarding a car as an investment opportunity distasteful? (Particularly one given to you!) Surely this is a chance for someone to have some labour intensive yet cheap 7 shaped fun? Dave, Are you getting mixed up. Nobody has given me a car for free. If the bloke does the car up. enjoys it, drives it and later on after a few years sells it for a profit, I see nothing wrong with that. My point was not about making a profit. It was just a statement that the older cars may be valued in the future. I maybe wrong, who knows?. However you are entitle to your opinion, I just think you miss interpreted my statement. No harm done regards Tony Quote
sailing Posted April 21, 2010 Posted April 21, 2010 It's the early Westfields that will be making all the money in the future. That car must be 25 years old. 1987 - 23 years old That's the same age/ year as mine but mine has the SE bodywork with I presume the Pre lit chassis?. It has very upright front springs. Tony Quote
lippydave Posted April 22, 2010 Posted April 22, 2010 Are you getting mixed up. Nobody has given me a car for free. If the bloke does the car up. enjoys it, drives it and later on after a few years sells it for a profit, I see nothing wrong with that. My point was not about making a profit. It was just a statement that the older cars may be valued in the future. I maybe wrong, who knows?. However you are entitle to your opinion, I just think you miss interpreted my statement. No harm done regards Tony Tony, I know it's not your car, and I wasn't having a pop at either you or LeighC who has the car..... I just meant, that for me personally old cars are to be enjoyed as cars rather than as trinkets in an investment portfolio.... FWIW I agree that the pre-lits are probably gonna be worth more eventually. I actually think it's brilliant that someone has offered and given an older Westie to someone here who can save it and make better use of it. In the same vein if your brother is doing a period restoration Leigh, I have a tidy old original Westfield fit Escort rad to donate to the cause... Quote
blitz Posted April 22, 2010 Posted April 22, 2010 Excellant, now we have Heritage too, we are the New Darkside! Quote
Fat Albert Posted April 22, 2010 Posted April 22, 2010 That car is in the same or better condition than my XI was when I bought it, chassis had been outside under a tarpaulin for 5 years while the body had been left exposed in the garden... and that was only with it's then current owner A bit of elbow grease* and Robert's your Mother's Brother so much water under the bridge and I still think selling it was close to the worst decision I've ever made * well, ok, a lot of all kinds of grease plus stripping and re-assembly and replacement of all perspex, wiring, hoses, lamp fittings, etc, etc, etc. Quote
Thrustyjust Posted April 22, 2010 Posted April 22, 2010 Its going to cost a bit to get it up to a clean level, which would possibly outweigh any thoughts of 'making money' Looking forward to seeing it up together. Good Luck. Quote
pistonbroke Posted April 22, 2010 Posted April 22, 2010 thankfully people do buy and restore old cars to keep as trinkets or investments If not so there wouldnt be many around for us or our children to see in the flesh . A whole classic car industry depends on it , then there is the museums , classic Grand Prix , sports ,saloons . How many veteran and vintage car owners would bother to keep there cars in pristine condition if they were worth nothing Quote
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