really sorry need help

[caprinerd]

ok got a shout from a mate he has been offered a motor and can have it if he collects it, all he knew was it was old really old as he put it, so i took him over he was really excited but he had no idea what the car was so thought id know when i saw it, but to be honest i aint got a clue its not a ford it has suicide doors traffic cators right hand drive 4 pot engine twin cam and is made in ally any help please so i can get started as it has me completly stumped the only clue is it has healey on the backbut is like no healey ive seen before. sorry to put this in here but really didnt know where else to post it

here`s a couple of pics including the reg any help please

 

[NeilT]

no idear what that is m8 but its screeming out to be rodded, it could be a old rover i seen a few rods that look simaler and they were 30's and 40's rovers

[petrolhead01]

here are the details from the dvla, its a healey .

 

 

The vehicle details for LXX 954 are:

 

Date of Liability 14 12 2008

Date of First Registration 05 04 1951

Year of Manufacture Not Available

Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2443CC

CO2 Emissions Not Available

Fuel Type Petrol

Export Marker Not Applicable

Vehicle Status Licence Not Due

Vehicle Colour BLUE

Vehicle Type Approval null

The information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.

 

and its taxed till the middle of december ???????

[Vista]

Looks like a Healy Tickford to me, comes with a twin cam Riley engine and made between 1950 -1954

[bomber1]

the owner has kept it sorn at least u know u wont have to fight to keep the reg number

[Copey]

satin black and a silly V8!!

[Posse]

Healey 2.4 litre Tickford Saloon

 

this is the same car lxx954 check out the plate

 

[Copey]

what the hell happened to it

[V8ian]

Yep Im certain its a Healy Tickford, 1 of only about 240 made, so its rare, 2.4 litre 4 cylinder twink, Moss box, ash framed, a specalist car, and not for the unskilled or unknowelegable, you can guess it will need the Ash re framing, and probably partial re-skining, I think Jay Leno has one, so they obviously have to be collectable, probably the best thing to do wirh it is to either cantact a GOOD auction house and ask for an opinion, somewhere like Coys, or Mothball it in a safe, dry and dehumidified garage, and wait for an upturn in prices, BUT dont touch it or attempt to restore it, as you will probably make it unsaleable as a partial resto when you find how hard and expensive it is to get right, It is a sought after car, it may be worth also having a punt around the Healey Owners club for advise

[lotusless]

please tell me your mate aint gonna race it

[Ken B]

I reckon that plate is on another Healey. Look at the front of the one on the truck and look at the differences in photo. Also just checked out my own vehicles on DVLA, when they are SORN it says so under vehicle status. This healey it says is currently taxed acc to DVLA.

 

Someone has just dropped themselves right in it..........

[countrybumpkin]

the scary and upsetting thing is if they are different cars on the same plate one of them will probably be crushed

[Vista]

You can't see the last digit on that car reg number and there were far fewer registrations each year back then than there are now. A very small manufacturer like the Donald Healey motor company may well have registered a number of their cars at once resulting in sequenced reg plates.

[Mrs O/H/C]

I Think thats a beauty

[caprinerd]

thanks all for your help, its give us something to work with now

and no lotusless it aint going to be raced

im not going to do the restoration as its way out of my league but will be helping out with it, im going to look into the one that was at the show in posse`s pic and see what the score is before anything gets done, as it not going to be a cheap project just to may be get crushed

once again thanks to you all for your help on this motor

and copey i think your right mate,vista you were spot on mate

[Rick]

nice find. might be worth quite a bit if so he needs to sell it and get a rwd ford

[caprinerd]

he has 4 capri`s (mk1 pre face lift, mk1 face lift, mk2, mk3) and 2 escorts(mk1 and mk2)

[caprinerd]

Yep Im certain its a Healy Tickford, 1 of only about 240 made, so its rare, 2.4 litre 4 cylinder twink, Moss box, ash framed, a specalist car, and not for the unskilled or unknowelegable, you can guess it will need the Ash re framing, and probably partial re-skining, I think Jay Leno has one, so they obviously have to be collectable, probably the best thing to do wirh it is to either cantact a GOOD auction house and ask for an opinion, somewhere like Coys, or Mothball it in a safe, dry and dehumidified garage, and wait for an upturn in prices, BUT dont touch it or attempt to restore it, as you will probably make it unsaleable as a partial resto when you find how hard and expensive it is to get right, It is a sought after car, it may be worth also having a punt around the Healey Owners club for advise

 

the ash frame is complete with only one section needing to be replaced the grey one in the show pic isnt the same reg its 951 not 954 everything is there including trim but as for the panels some are bent and really need sorting we are at the moment looking fot a company in norfolk that will be willing to sort them out but its not going to be cheap and he`s fully aware of this

does any one know of a site that has a price guide for this car as neither of us can find one and have been looking since sunday morn

want to know what its worth fully restored and also what its worth as is

[kev_the_mole]

You are correct that it's a Healey Tickford.

 

They don't go for big money - they should bu they don't! Unless you do the work yourself it'll probably cost more to restore than it'll be worth.

 

Unless it has some significant history, which my list says it doesn't, it might make 12? 14k? restored.

 

Unrestored maybe 2, but not much more.

 

Given the economic climate it might not even make that - the problem is that they are so rare no one know what they are.

 

Google healeyowners to find our website I'm not allowed to post the URL, and mail me - healeyowners at dsl dot pipex dot com and I can answer any other questions.

 

We have a stand at the NEC show in November, if you're going come and have a chat.

 

Whatever you do, don't scrap it, spares are scarce and preferably ignore the suggestion to rod it! (V8s don't fit anyway it's too narrow.

[Gonzo]

That is gorgeous, even looking like that! Gotta be a proper resto job, maybe mild custom. SOOO wouldn't suit being rodded...

 

Wonder what sorta power you could get out of that twink...

[mk1super]

Shiny black pate lowered on moon discs pimp as hell

[caprinerd]

You are correct that it's a Healey Tickford.

 

They don't go for big money - they should bu they don't! Unless you do the work yourself it'll probably cost more to restore than it'll be worth.

 

Unless it has some significant history, which my list says it doesn't, it might make 12? 14k? restored.

 

Unrestored maybe 2, but not much more.

 

Given the economic climate it might not even make that - the problem is that they are so rare no one know what they are.

 

Google healeyowners to find our website I'm not allowed to post the URL, and mail me - healeyowners at dsl dot pipex dot com and I can answer any other questions.

 

We have a stand at the NEC show in November, if you're going come and have a chat.

 

Whatever you do, don't scrap it, spares are scarce and preferably ignore the suggestion to rod it! (V8s don't fit anyway it's too narrow.

 

cheers for the info i`ll be getting intouch soon i think, its not mine but a mates,he realises its not for the faint hearted but he really wants it done, im going to be stripping engine down and sorting it for him was the engine fitted to any other motors and what are they like for getting parts for