Record Breaking Prices

[Rally Pack 2000]

This week an RS1800 Custom fetches 75,000 pounds plus buyers premium. (I didnt think that was all that bad for a car that rare) Tip courtesy @YellowTaxi

 

[Xp197777]

I’m not keen on the front arches look a bit strange ,probably would’ve made a bit more standard but I guess that’s still knocking on £100,000 with premium

[Miniliteman]

These are fibreglass arches, Ford items used on the very first cars (like Roger Clark's red Cossack car).

[Rally Pack 2000]

19 hours ago, Xp197777 said:

I’m not keen on the front arches look a bit strange ,probably would’ve made a bit more standard but I guess that’s still knocking on £100,000 with premium

I agree if you don't have the wheels to fill them then standard guards are best. Especially for a rarer model.

[katana]

On 03/11/2021 at 07:53, Xp197777 said:

 ,probably would’ve made a bit more standard but I guess that’s still knocking on £100,000 with premium

Not quite - £75,000 + Buyers premium @ 8% = £6000 + VAT on the premium @ 20% = £1200 . . . . . . .Total £82,200 ! Still a chunk of change but less than 'those in the know' thought it would reach!

[DT36]

54 minutes ago, katana said:

Not quite - £75,000 + Buyers premium @ 8% = £6000 + VAT on the premium @ 20% = £1200 . . . . . . .Total £82,200 ! Still a chunk of change but less than 'those in the know' thought it would reach!

It best have a Feu Traffic light air freshener in it for that coin...

 

[Xp197777]

6 hours ago, katana said:

Not quite - £75,000 + Buyers premium @ 8% = £6000 + VAT on the premium @ 20% = £1200 . . . . . . .Total £82,200 ! Still a chunk of change but less than 'those in the know' thought it would reach!

Ah I thought it was more than 8% ,friend of mine has a standard rs1800 without arches looks better 

[Rally Pack 2000]

Courtesy of @dt36 you cant blame record prices on the RS Tax any more. That's car royalty now. @colr6 be sure to bow every so often when your doing that resto!

Harrier hits 50 thousand

I like it so much I think it may be worth it!

[Vista]

On 04/11/2021 at 02:28, Rally Pack 2000 said:

I agree if you don't have the wheels to fill them then standard guards are best. Especially for a rarer model.

Guards?

🤔

[katana]

Nah - must be these !

 

[PeteRS8084]

Omg, that's the packets I used to get sent to the local newsagents by my grandad when I was about 7, stI'll he did let me get sweets with the change, oh those curly wurlys tasted so sweet lol

[Rally Pack 2000]

10 hours ago, Vista said:

Guards?

🤔

Thats standARD guards not standING guards twits!

Standing guards are for car shows to stop sticky fingers nicking your petrol caps by the sounds of it! (RS Parts Tax Thread) @BaileyMex @Monza @Xp197777

[Rally Pack 2000]

Thanks to @Vista for finding this one.

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-11115835/Ford-Capri-2-8-Injection-Special-585-MILES-sells-71k.html

71 thousand quid for a 2.8i Capri is good money if you can get it!

[Jerrytom161]

9 hours ago, Rally Pack 2000 said:

Thanks to @Vista for finding this one.

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-11115835/Ford-Capri-2-8-Injection-Special-585-MILES-sells-71k.html

71 thousand quid for a 2.8i Capri is good money if you can get it!

The owner of the Capri  would have got in the region of £63,900 from the sale … KGF maybe top prices to sell  but it is still good money for the seller and a hassle free sale. 
I know its not everyones opinion but you cant knock KGF for that at the end of the day they are a business . 

[Rally Pack 2000]

https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/27/princess-dianas-ford-escort-car-sells-over-750k-auction/

Out goes the Twincam, Front Wheel Drive is where the big money is!

[Vista]

3 hours ago, Rally Pack 2000 said:

https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/27/princess-dianas-ford-escort-car-sells-over-750k-auction/

Out goes the Twincam, Front Wheel Drive is where the big money is!

That's not the car that has attracted that figure though.

I don't really get celebrity ownership inflating value.

[Jerrytom161]

1 hour ago, Vista said:

That's not the car that has attracted that figure though.

I don't really get celebrity ownership inflating value.

Thought  that was Princess Di’s Rs that went for £650k ?  

[Rally Pack 2000]

2 hours ago, Jerrytom161 said:

Thought  that was Princess Di’s Rs that went for £650k ?  

I saw three prices listed all on the same day and the 750k one was in the middle so thats the one I rolled with!

[katana]

£650k was the hammer price, add premium @12.5% and the buyer had to cough up about £730k !

The poor sod must need their bumps felt!

[Jerrytom161]

3 minutes ago, katana said:

£650k was the hammer price, add premium @12.5% and the buyer had to cough up about £730k !

The poor sod must need their bumps felt!

Mad ….. but obviously not short of a bob or 2 ….  

[Ray]

firstly the advert is in dollars not sterling

second, rumour has it, and it is only rumour, that Chris Evans bought it

[Jerrytom161]

1 hour ago, Ray said:

firstly the advert is in dollars not sterling

second, rumour has it, and it is only rumour, that Chris Evans bought it

Wouldn’t surprise me in the least  , probably bought it  so he can stick his name on the v5 in the hope some mug will pay more for it in the future like he has done with cars in the past … 

[Rally Pack 2000]

Australian Twincams were bound to reach the ton eventually. But it does make mine look like a barn find so I wont count my chickens.

[katana]

Did your TC's come with alloy wheels? I think that if I was forking out AUS $100k i'd want it to be concourse condition or better LOL! 🤔

[Rally Pack 2000]

6 hours ago, katana said:

Did your TC's come with alloy wheels? I think that if I was forking out AUS $100k i'd want it to be concourse condition or better LOL! 🤔

You could opt for 5.5in Rostyle wheels but that was about it and most simply didnt as they really didnt look that sporty. The rest of the car is concourse and as good as I have ever seen but there are clear flaws in his research. We didnt start building Twincams until 1970 yet he has the under dash light switch arrangement of your last 60s Escorts. No way a December 71 Twincam had that when our 1970 models no longer did. Its like hes tried to replicate a UK 1968 /69 Twincam. I mean its good and all but like you those things niggle me a bit if I was buying the most expensive Australian Twincam ever.