Hello all, I'm trying to ascertain the value of a friend's 1963 Austin Healy "Sprite". He's had it for many years and is now considering selling it and I thought this forum would be a great place start to try to figure out the value of the car.
The car is a 1963 Austin Healy "Sprite" I think its a bug-eye, and I am not familiar with the differences between "Sprite" and "Bug-eye" so please bear with me. I have personally seen this car and I can attest to the owners stated accuracy of what it is and its condition. Ah, condition, this is the fun part... As I understand it the car has been in storage for at least 20 years, and has been stored inside all that time, and he has owned it for much longer than that. The body is straight and primed and ready for paint, no corrosion, no modifications, and ready for assembly. Oh, did I say assembly? Yes, that's the hitch, the car is completely disassembled, well except for the engine. All the parts are there, many NOS and spare parts, all accurately stored and cataloged for the eventually assembly. Everything is reportedly there, he was passionate in ensuring everything was properly cataloged according to the British Leyland manuals. As I understand it he owned a MG or British Leyland dealership once upon a time.
The owner also has a 1973 MGB in the same condition, unassembled, which I have not personally viewed, and I've posted a similar post about the MGB in the MB area.
From what I have so far figured out, the value of the car in this condition is anywhere from $2,000 to $6,000 because it is disassembled. I've heard many times that its hard to get someone to buy someone else's project but that's not entirely true in this case (the way I see it) as the car is completely disassembled and unmodified, so its technically not someone else's project, it just needs assembly.
So there you have it, I'm eager to hear what your thoughts are as to value. I expect to view the cars in the next couple of weeks to get more facts. Yes, lots of photos will be taken.
Jim
The car is a 1963 Austin Healy "Sprite" I think its a bug-eye, and I am not familiar with the differences between "Sprite" and "Bug-eye" so please bear with me. I have personally seen this car and I can attest to the owners stated accuracy of what it is and its condition. Ah, condition, this is the fun part... As I understand it the car has been in storage for at least 20 years, and has been stored inside all that time, and he has owned it for much longer than that. The body is straight and primed and ready for paint, no corrosion, no modifications, and ready for assembly. Oh, did I say assembly? Yes, that's the hitch, the car is completely disassembled, well except for the engine. All the parts are there, many NOS and spare parts, all accurately stored and cataloged for the eventually assembly. Everything is reportedly there, he was passionate in ensuring everything was properly cataloged according to the British Leyland manuals. As I understand it he owned a MG or British Leyland dealership once upon a time.
The owner also has a 1973 MGB in the same condition, unassembled, which I have not personally viewed, and I've posted a similar post about the MGB in the MB area.
From what I have so far figured out, the value of the car in this condition is anywhere from $2,000 to $6,000 because it is disassembled. I've heard many times that its hard to get someone to buy someone else's project but that's not entirely true in this case (the way I see it) as the car is completely disassembled and unmodified, so its technically not someone else's project, it just needs assembly.
So there you have it, I'm eager to hear what your thoughts are as to value. I expect to view the cars in the next couple of weeks to get more facts. Yes, lots of photos will be taken.
Jim