One owner '73 144S value.

[vitalspark]

Thanks to you all and its sound advice I know.
I will have the car welded to mot standards for the convenience of moving it from workshop to workshop but hopefully the patch to allow mot will be temporary and new inner and outer sills as required will be fitted along with new wings eventually and hopefully a quality respray in future years.
I will work towards this so in the meantime the mot is first followed by the suspension.
Next year hopefully I can do this car justice by replacing the wings etc and hopefully secure a realistically priced respray although I know it will be a few £000 to have it right.
Final result will hopefully be a good representation of a nice 144S.
So many have suggested that this is the wrong type of car to spend so much time and money on but its special to me having been in the family since day one so hopefully I can prove them wrong.
Thanks for all the encouragement.


Dave.

[mpolov]

Dave

It's your car and your choice. You are not doing it as an investment so only you will have the appreciation of the true worth of getting the work done properly. A 144S of this age is unusual and it has a great colour matched interior. This is impossible to replicate whereas bodywork and paint is relatively easier to get done to a standard that returns the car to the level it was originally.

You have a good plan to get things done so I wish you good luck with the project.

Mark

[robin patterson]

Hi
Great looking car and worth fixing/keeping. Not had much dealings with 140s but 30+ years with amazons which are very similar mechanics -wise. I am probably quite close to you (Laurencekirk) so if you need a hand/advice am happy to help if I can. Am new member hear so not sure how pm system works! but get in touch if you wish

Cheers
Robin

[kishor kassie]

Originally Posted by vitalspark

I am sadly having to dispose of my late fathers 144S.
Owned since new Jan 73 and tax exempt.
Garaged since new and covered genuine 61k miles.
Cherry Red with nice original features like Radiomobile and under dash pull out Phillips cassette unit..also Cibie 45 spots fitted when new.
Interior can only be described as new and totally unmarked with factory fitted and specified 164 door cards including wood inserts.
Bodywork which is original was I thought good until it failed its mot recently on rust at o/s sill and suspension mount.
Quoted £400-£500 for repair which is ok but when look closely and being realistic I would think there may be further issues around the corner for next year so will reluctantly have to part with it as my time is taken with another classic and I don't want to leave it stored for what might be another couple of years.
Car has been garaged all its life and since my father passed away in 2010 has only covered approx 30 miles/year to and from the mot station.
Currently garaged in east of Scotland and mot expired.
Valued at £2000 before rust issue and mot failure so realistic that value has dropped quite a bit but just how much would it be worth?
I have attached a couple of recent pics of car..transporter shot clearly shoes the rust on the sill and the shot in the path taken last year when it went for its mot.
The car starts and runs well and is a great driver and was my Dads pride and joy.
It was always serviced regularly and has a stainless exhaust.
I was intending to keep this car however I also inherited an older car from him and this is currently the focus of attention so sadly I will have to party with it.
A realistic figure as a guide to sell to hopefully an enthusiast would be greatly appreciated.

Hi. If your 144 is still for sale, please call me on 078 2887 9494

Ta
kassie