Advertised in the US circa $31000 USD............
What do you think of this 356 Sprint Car..
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Another pic........[
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looks like a lot of fun to me.
Hi All
How do we see where it is for sale? Any more pics?oooooh I want to drive it!
Have fun
Paul Kelley
How do we see where it is for sale? Any more pics?oooooh I want to drive it!
Have fun
Paul Kelley
ok here is another luv it....
another pic
yet another
one more......WANT IT[]
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last one honest.......
pmjt
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Des,
Keep posting more pics []
One question - why's it changed from yellow to red? Or am I missing something?
If you're serious - I've been a 356 Register member for a while - if you let me know where it is, the US guys are very loyal and someone would pop round and take a look over, I'm sure.
Go for it - the ULTIMATE air cooled []
Philip
Keep posting more pics [
]One question - why's it changed from yellow to red? Or am I missing something?
If you're serious - I've been a 356 Register member for a while - if you let me know where it is, the US guys are very loyal and someone would pop round and take a look over, I'm sure.
Go for it - the ULTIMATE air cooled [
]Philip
Just buy the bloomin thing Des, you know it makes sense
Thanks Phil, the website is www.race-cars.com they are both circa $30,000 i.e just over £15K plus tax and shipping just love the entire set up and honesty of these cars yes would be grateful for some help as know about nothing about the 356 and what these cars are about and worth and provenance in the 356 World....
pmjt
New member
Hi Des,
By turning them into racers, they kind of ruin the provenance [8|] unless they were cars with a long racing history - in which case, they're worth mucho moola due to the race provenance. So who cares about the provenance - just worry about the condition.
So, it comes down to how the work was done. To put it into context, £15k in 356 money is not a lot - a mint 356C in RHD would be worth £30 to £35k - LHD maybe £28k - if it's REALLY special (original everything) then perhaps £45k. To RESTORE a 356 shell in the UK is HUGE money - I'm just mid restoration of my A and I won't get much change from £30k for the shell alone (engine, box and brakes have already cost £50k!) [&:]
With these cars, they're not going to be matching numbers, original anything - so they're never going to be worth big money. BUT the key here is - as they point out in one of the adverts - what would it cost to reproduce? Certainly in the UK it's insanely expensive - the experts in these cars are hellishly expensive. Work like this in the US is a lot cheaper to do.
From memory a RHD 356C, rally prepared, sold last year for late teens - it had seen some action and wasn't very pretty. It would make these beauties look like concours garage queens! []
So, given that they'll never be worth mega-bucks because they're not original, that it would cost MUCH more money to try and reproduce one of these in the UK - at £18k landed - looks like a barrel of laughs for not a lot of dough []
As long as it's solid, safe and runs well - go for it.
Philip
By turning them into racers, they kind of ruin the provenance [8|] unless they were cars with a long racing history - in which case, they're worth mucho moola due to the race provenance. So who cares about the provenance - just worry about the condition.
So, it comes down to how the work was done. To put it into context, £15k in 356 money is not a lot - a mint 356C in RHD would be worth £30 to £35k - LHD maybe £28k - if it's REALLY special (original everything) then perhaps £45k. To RESTORE a 356 shell in the UK is HUGE money - I'm just mid restoration of my A and I won't get much change from £30k for the shell alone (engine, box and brakes have already cost £50k!) [&:]
With these cars, they're not going to be matching numbers, original anything - so they're never going to be worth big money. BUT the key here is - as they point out in one of the adverts - what would it cost to reproduce? Certainly in the UK it's insanely expensive - the experts in these cars are hellishly expensive. Work like this in the US is a lot cheaper to do.
From memory a RHD 356C, rally prepared, sold last year for late teens - it had seen some action and wasn't very pretty. It would make these beauties look like concours garage queens! [
]So, given that they'll never be worth mega-bucks because they're not original, that it would cost MUCH more money to try and reproduce one of these in the UK - at £18k landed - looks like a barrel of laughs for not a lot of dough [
]As long as it's solid, safe and runs well - go for it.
Philip
912UK
New member
both these cars have been for sale for a while not sure if the web site is uptodate..
The yellow car seams to have different colours when you look close..
As with any of these cars it's the engine that is the money..
if the engine is not right your into £5K
Yes they are going to be a blast to drive on the track. one of the best cars race wise I remember has to be the one PRS services has in their hands at the mo.. a gold coloured one..
The yellow car seams to have different colours when you look close..
As with any of these cars it's the engine that is the money..
if the engine is not right your into £5K
Yes they are going to be a blast to drive on the track. one of the best cars race wise I remember has to be the one PRS services has in their hands at the mo.. a gold coloured one..
I have imported several cars from the EU no taxes blah blah, however never from outside, so can someone please tell me the expected taxes to import say the red 356 at about £16K plus cheapest way to get it here from the USA etc etc etc............
pmjt
New member
Two companies I've used - Cars UK and Kingstown Shipping.
I talked to them both last month as a friend was looking to import a 912 - they reckoned DEPENDING on where it is in the US around £1,000 for the shipping and you then have to pay 17.5% VAT unless you can proove that either the car is historically signifficant (in which case a 5% rate can apply) or that the car was first registered in Europe.
Both Cars UK and Kingstown can 'hold your hand' through the process and make it very easy - you CAN save £200 or £300 trying to do it yourself, but it's just not worth the hassle - honest [
]HTH
Philip
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