Thread: Price for Series IIa SWB

you may be right...

but that said

it's been my eperience that a 2k unit is going to cost you another 3k-5k to get to the stage where you can safely / reliably drive it a few hundred klms on trips on a regular basis...

then throw in some hard to get bits and .....

Originally Posted by damiane

Hadn't thought of that. Good idea debruiser.

Seeking Melbourne-based Ser IIa expert to have a look at said vehicle and give me the necessary unbiased opinion. Vehicle is down on Mornington Peninsula but I could ask my friend to let me bring it to you. Any volunteers?

thanks

Damian

Hi there, I can assist with looking at that vehicle if you like. PM me your number and I'll give you a call to discuss. I can get down to the Peninsular no dramas. Remember that even though it is registered, it will need a RWC once you buy it, and that could get expensive if a lot needs doing.

Price wise, I got a complete running series 3 needing a complete resto for $500. A runner with reg and a few issues needing attention from $1,500 up. A great, ready to drive example needing no work from $6,000 up. I would estimate the cost of parts alone to do a good ground up resto to be at least $6,000 to $8,000. My budget for the series 3 is higher than that, but that will have disk brakes, fully rebuilt everything and other goodies.

Originally Posted by damiane

Hadn't thought of that. Good idea debruiser.

Seeking Melbourne-based Ser IIa expert to have a look at said vehicle and give me the necessary unbiased opinion. Vehicle is down on Mornington Peninsula but I could ask my friend to let me bring it to you. Any volunteers?

thanks

Damian

I'm not too far off the Peninsula.
Either drive it to Narre Warren, but please tell my wife that I'm not buying it or she'll kill me. Or I could possibly get to look at it after work one evening.



Colin

I bought mine in the last year. 2A soft top

Good
very original but meticulously maintained and mechanically A1. New brakes, low k's.

Bad
Poor paint and a hole in the rear cross member, doors on their way out.

$3.5k paid and I think I did ok. Had to be a SWB. Registered is not worth cent to me. Roadworthy on the other hand......

Originally Posted by Mathernet

I bought mine in the last year. 2A soft top

Good
very original but meticulously maintained and mechanically A1. New brakes, low k's.

Bad
Poor paint and a hole in the rear cross member, doors on their way out.

$3.5k paid and I think I did ok. Had to be a SWB. Registered is not worth cent to me. Roadworthy on the other hand......

Mathernet,

interested in why you distinguish between registered and roadworthy. I thought getting one of these through registration would require more than a RWC provides and be more difficult to secure or have I got that completely wrong?

May be a misunderstanding. Mine was registered when I purchased but would not pass a roadworthy due to the rust in the rear x member.
Providing you have a roadworthy and the numbers check out, rego should be easy.

I went through my receipts quickly last night and I would have spent another $5000 over the purchase price, but that included a rebuilt engine and a new canvas top with sticks.

i have blown my budget but luckily the Minister For War and Finance is happy with the results

Originally Posted by Ozdunc

I went through my receipts quickly last night and I would have spent another $5000 over the purchase price, but that included a rebuilt engine and a new canvas top with sticks.

i have blown my budget but luckily the Minister For War and Finance is happy with the results

I just plan not to show my minister the small filing cabinet full of receipts