Triumph 1500 FWD advice

[25v6turbo]

Ben offered a 1971 Triumph 1500 FWD,it has done 55k and is one owner.

Has been stored for 20 years in the garage but has been recomissioned and its smart enough.

Appears never to been welded but the bodywork is a little tatty,nothing serious but a touch rusty and has patina,the interior is cracking,really nice,runs well and has good paperwork.

What ROUGHLY would you value this to be worth,seller wants about £1600.

It appears to have been zeibarted etc when new,but still does have a few areas creaking through.

[BorniteIdentity]

I’d have thought that sounds more than fair enough. Imagine if it was a Cortina of a similar vintage?!

 

Looking forward to the collection thread.

[25v6turbo]

Won,t be a collection thread its less than 10 mins away!

[Saabnut]

These are the unloved Triumph of the period, if the bodywork is tatty, then that is all its money. I had one years ago, again low miles and as new interior but the rust killed it.

 

Still have the V5 if you are into "automobilia"

[purplebargeken]

A 1500FWD is a nice car, quirky running gear yes, but later Dolomite styling. Sounds like a very fair price for what is actually quite a rare car now, even in Triumph circles. I had a Damson coloured one a few years ago, sold to a mate who did a full resto. Then sold on to another mate who loves the car to bits.

 

Usual bodywork checks required. Make sure all the gears engage without hassle, check for leaks and make sure you have a couple of spare rotoflex doughnuts. 

 

Worthy cars. Go for it. 

[captain_70s]

Seems a fair price, especially with the way values are going!

 

I think the early 1500FWD/1500TCs are two of the nicest looking Project Ajax bodied cars, clean lines and a very elegant interior.

[mitsisigma01]

Won,t be a collection thread its less than 10 mins away!

A live action video thread then .

The first car I ever drove

[Squire_Dawson]

The FWD ordinary saloons don't seem to have much of a following, tatty bodywork is a bargaining point, without pictures its hard to say but I think nearer the £1000 mark. In the current 'market' lots of cars are, to me, over-valued. Having said that, if he's offered it to you and you start chipping him down he could just say forget it...

[purplebargeken]

I actually think that is a fair price for an interesting classic. 

[chaseracer]

Don't paint it matt black.

 

Message ends.

 

[stripped fred]

I was going to suggest that £1600 sounded ok but then again £1000 sounds better! I have no real idea but you can see its condition and the cost to put any problems right so can adjust accordingly. I doubt they are getting any cheaper. Quite fancy one myself.

[lisbon_road]

Nice cars. Always felt like a better quality car than contemporary Fords and Vauxhalls. Price? Check for rust, any price quibbles will be eaten by repair costs and hassles. Check everything and everywhere then go for it, few quid here or there doesn't matter imho.

[Zelandeth]

In my opinion, provided that everything is there and the car is fundamentally sound, that price seems fair enough.  As with any British motor of this age though, check anywhere and everywhere to see if you can poke holes in what should be metal as there are inevitably some truly exciting rust traps.

 

As I've learned myself, also budget time for giving the brakes, ignition, cooling and fuel systems a thorough inspection (and if necessary service) as saying that a car has been "recommissioned" seems to mean a very different thing to some people than others.  Unless you've got good documented evidence that you trust that it's been done right, budget on doing it yourself. 

 

They're interesting little cars though and are ones that I've not seen that often even at shows.

[oldcars]

Seems a fair price, especially with the way values are going!

 

I think the early 1500FWD/1500TCs are two of the nicest looking Project Ajax bodied cars, clean lines and a very elegant interior.

Are those Project Ajax cars very clean?....................

[mercrocker]

Not to be sniffed at.....

[xtriple]

I had one donkeys years ago, I paid £100 for it! I really liked it as it did feel quite 'posh' compared to the MK1 Escort my girlfriend had but not as nice as my MK10 but less to run

 

I think at that sort of money (a bit of a chip wouldn't hurt, but be polite and reasonable as a punch in the mouth often offends) it's worth it so long as it is solid and runs okay. Be aware that after that length of inactivity all sorts of tedious things will go wrong as you start to use it again. Cars do not like being laid up and seals dry out and things go wrong, often electrical.

[wuvvum]

I would imagine that after 20 years in storage the driveshaft doughnuts would be pretty well fucked, although they may have been done as part of the "recomissioning".

 

Did these have the same folding window winder handles as the 1300?  Worth the money just for those if so.

[alcyonecorporation]

Bonus points if it turns out to be too much effort and you take it to a weighbridge in Weybridge. 

[Talbot]

Having said that, if he's offered it to you and you start chipping him down he could just say forget it...

I quite often find asking the question "would you be interested in an offer?" gently introduces the subject of squeezing the price down as hard as I possibly can, but still leaves the seller able to say "no" if they choose, and you've not pissed them off by going in with what they consider a paltry offer.

 

And of course if they say yes, the door is then open for said low offer, on the basis that they've agreed to one!

[purplebargeken]

Nah, no funky winders a la 1300FWD. Just as per the Toledo, TC and Dollopshites. 

[Squire_Dawson]

Aye, you can only go and weigh it up. Compared to the sporty Triumphs these cars have never enjoyed the same popularity, which is a shame.

[purplebargeken]

They are an interesting combination of looks and mechanicals. Worthy cars. 

[Mudster]

Brings back memories. Dad had a 1500 in white (RWT 760K) and I fondly (?) recall laying on my back to change the rotoflex couplings for the mot. They needed swapping out most years. Did have a bit of style inside as mentioned though.

[wuvvum]

Nah, no funky winders a la 1300FWD. Just as per the Toledo, TC and Dollopshites.