Ether
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Jan 25, 2007 15:46:22 GMT
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Cut and pasted from my inbox...good christ  1935 LANCHESTER TRADE-IN FOR MODERN CITY CAR Sometimes the toughest part of buying a new car is figuring out what to do with your present one, particularly if it’s a 1935 Daimler Lanchester. Mrs Margaret Hackett from Fenay Bridge, Nr Huddersfield, faced this tough decision when the car her late husband had spent so much time lovingly restoring, now sat in the garage gathering dust. Not really knowing what car would best suit her needs, Mrs Hackett consulted a good friend of hers who recommended she went along to a local Daihatsu Dealer, Cross Keys Garage, Morley, nr Leeds to discuss her requirements. Garage owner Anthony Dawson advised her to trade in the Lanchester, together with her 1999 Rover 400 for the class-beating new Sirion 1.0 SE, a stylish city-car with unbeatable value and economy. Mrs Hackett said: “My husband’s dream was to renovate a Lanchester when he retired but he died before he could complete the restoration. I didn’t want all his hard work to go to waste and Cross Keys made the trade-in procedure relaxed and simple.” In keeping with high standards of customer care, Anthony’s son, Alistair, went to Mrs Hackett’s house with a car trailer and transported the car back to the garage. When they got the car back they found the engine was seized as the car had stood for 11 years. But by using the starting handle it freed off. With new fuel, clean sparking plugs, the carburettor cleaned out plus a new battery it started on the button and is now a good runner. |
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Last Edit: Jan 25, 2007 15:49:41 GMT by Ether
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Jan 25, 2007 15:51:34 GMT
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I would like to point out thats not me.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Jan 25, 2007 15:51:54 GMT
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What's the book price on one of those? I suppose a Rover 400 is what, £1k,? £1500? at trade in? And a new Sirion?? £7k? Bet he's laughing all the way to the bank  |
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Jan 25, 2007 15:54:45 GMT
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Oh my f*cking god. The Daihatsu salesman must have been laughing all the way to the bank. When they got the car back they found the engine was seized as the car had stood for 11 years. But by using the starting handle it freed off. Is one of their mechanics David Banner a.k.a. The Hulk?! |
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Last Edit: Jan 25, 2007 15:55:17 GMT by BenzBoy
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Jan 25, 2007 16:00:56 GMT
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Thing is one of the local dealers took a decent Herald 1200 in as a P/Ex from an old guy and they just scrapped it. Luckily a mate of mine rescued it from the bone yard.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Hirst
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Jan 25, 2007 17:13:11 GMT
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Hahaha I know that dealer! They're alright I suppose, at least they didn't just cluelessly bosh it into the crusher as so many would have.
Have no idea of the value of these cars, but bearing in mind it is a restoration the car could be in any sort of state. Part-ex will be a ripoff regardless, but it's all business I guess.
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Seth
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Jan 25, 2007 17:59:41 GMT
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You know what, i was gobsmaked when I first read that but thinking about it if they did a straight swap that might not be toooo bad. I've just had a look and a Sirion is £7960. The Rover 400 is probably worth less than a grand. We have no idea of what state the Lanchester was in but I've just come across an ad for an older restoration, dry stored for many years 1948 car for £5k. Yes, the dealer might well make a profit but at least the car might get passed on to someone who will value it rather than deteriorating in the garage until the lady dies and it gets crushed by house clearance / ignorant family. (If there were a family member who appreciated it they would have had it now...)  |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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Jan 25, 2007 18:16:30 GMT
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It did cross my mind that it could have had a worse fate on the oval... I just have an inherent distrust of car stealerships  I didn't know what a Lanchester looked like, so I Googlated it, and this is the only pic I could find...  Does anyone have any better images? I'm totally clueless on pre-war stuff! |
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Jan 25, 2007 18:23:17 GMT
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Apparently one of only 8 remaining, so I'd have thought it worth more than £5k  (not the actual car!) |
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Jan 25, 2007 18:26:26 GMT
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Jesus. Still, I suppose it's better than it rotting away on the drive. With any luck it'll see the road again and bring someone pleasure.
...I just hope she's happy with her Simian. I'd love to see what state that's in in 70 years!
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Jan 25, 2007 18:30:48 GMT
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rarity is not = to value. If demand is low so are prices. Prewar stuff has taken a real tumble in values as the real enthusiasts of that generation of cars are getting too old and dying off. Younger enthusiasts tend to like younger cars....
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Jan 25, 2007 20:57:24 GMT
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A resto project Daimler isn't necessarily worth a fortune. ps. There's two on the for sale board at a very reasonable price.  |
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Last Edit: Jan 25, 2007 20:57:58 GMT by rmad
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Jan 25, 2007 22:22:53 GMT
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rarity is not = to value. If demand is low so are prices. Prewar stuff has taken a real tumble in values as the real enthusiasts of that generation of cars are getting too old and dying off. Younger enthusiasts tend to like younger cars.... Agreed - that Lanchester wouldn't be worth a huge amount, even if immaculate. The part-ex deal sounds pretty fair tbh. BTW, VSCC stuff holds it's value, but it's the '30s 'grey porridge' that is dropping in value, presumably since they were only owned & restored by those who had them as a first car in the '50s. However there is a worrying trend in VSCC circles of restored saloons, not just wrecks (esp Rileys) being raped for the chassis & running gear, to make a racer   |
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Last Edit: Jan 25, 2007 22:25:21 GMT by Paul H
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To be honest I think the Daihatsu dealer has been quite brave. But then again I drive past Cross Keys garage all the time and I`ve always thought they were a brave lot..Daihatsus, Peradouas, Tatas, the forecourt is just a collection of oddballs and Morley isnt renowned for its broad minded, cosmopolitan population. They`d better hope that Lanchester is worth £7500, as the remaining £460 of the Sirions price is about right for the Rover - in fact if its a 99S reg I`d say £400 trade price, to maybe £750 if its a low mileage V-reg (got to have a decent margin across these things for when the head gasket goes 6 times in a row and the dealer has to fork out for another engine). Unless theres something about that Lanchester we don't know I`d say that dealer has got his leg in a bit there while the old lady has done alright...Wonder if the Sirion was in a weird colour with an undesirable spec perhaps.
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Hmm, I guess to my un-trained mind Pre-War cars = £££. I see that isn't always the case.
It's a shame interest in these cars is dying off along with their ownership. I'd love something like that, but a) I couldn't afford to keep / run / restore something like that right now, and b) I couldn't trust myself to leave it alone. I'm not a purist by any stretch of the imagination! ;D Still, a running modded one is far better than an original one rotting away in a field...
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Interesting story, don't know what to think, I guess the old dude did his bit till the bitter end! LOLz at Suited Hulk cranking over the ol' beast!  |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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Shame if decent prewar stuff is being broken up to make specails. And they have the cheek to "call" hot rodders. Maybe if they sell the body on to a rodder we get two cars out of one and everybody is happy...
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Shame if decent prewar stuff is being broken up to make specails. And they have the cheek to "call" hot rodders. Maybe if they sell the body on to a rodder we get two cars out of one and everybody is happy... It's specifically against the VSCC's eligibility regs to use an economically restorable saloon (basket cases being fair game, which is fair enough) & a large number of members agree with and respect this, but it still happens as it's very difficult to police |
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Last Edit: Jan 27, 2007 0:13:06 GMT by Paul H
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