[bournricha]

On the matter of price .With some certainty a phase 1 for restoration ie no mot ,should be about £100 -150,with a new mot ,and that means a lot nowadays ,the test is so comprehensive ,will add £500 of use value .
These are private sale prices .
If you can get one with new mot ,and cambelt (but dont get hung up on this as they are not that hard to do,and the existing one can be examined by prizing open the cover a little ,some later ones have a little hatch to do this ),with some warranty maybe ,i can see that £1000 might be breached in a retail situation .the main thing is to get the good one and a few pounds does not matter .
Is there anyone you know, who knows these cars ,can help you vet things ?
New mot does count for a lot in my book and if the test was more than a quarter spent ,i would get a new one at my own expense,before spending much money , to make sure .It is a very thorough exam and does cover just about everything .