FF Mark 1 Project on ebay
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FF Mark 1 Project on ebay
1968 Interceptor Mk 1 115/3012
1971 FF MK 2 127/284
1971 FF MK 2 127/284
Couldn't resist looking it up in the bible.
119/187
Quartz metallic aqua (this the colour the car is now? Although almost impossible to see with these pics and under the dirt/rust)
Grey interior
Voxson radio
Sundym glass
ex factory 19/9/69
No mention of other options like the headrest(s).
Looks pretty bad. Hopes someone takes the plunge and restore it instead of scrapping.
119/187
Quartz metallic aqua (this the colour the car is now? Although almost impossible to see with these pics and under the dirt/rust)
Grey interior
Voxson radio
Sundym glass
ex factory 19/9/69
No mention of other options like the headrest(s).
Looks pretty bad. Hopes someone takes the plunge and restore it instead of scrapping.
The future ain’t what it used to be.
Interceptor Mk1 LHD & RHD
GT LHD
Interceptor Mk1 LHD & RHD
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Last edited by PaulMcElhinney on Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:55 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Paul McElhinney - Mk I 115/3309 in Positano yellow, FF Mk II 127/289.
I'm an optimist! Stunning colour combo.
No - hang on - I'm a pessimist! That's going to cost an absolute fortune to restore. Better off buying either a more suitable candidate or shell out for a nice original/well restored example.
If I was still in the market for an FF I'd perhaps consider it - the finished result would be breathtaking!
Is the glass half full or empty? I seem to have lost sight of my glass!
No - hang on - I'm a pessimist! That's going to cost an absolute fortune to restore. Better off buying either a more suitable candidate or shell out for a nice original/well restored example.
If I was still in the market for an FF I'd perhaps consider it - the finished result would be breathtaking!
Is the glass half full or empty? I seem to have lost sight of my glass!
Paul
FF 119/082
FF 119/082
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It also helps if you have the time, money and inclination.
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..........and you aren't the sort of e-bayer who can't make up their mind about anything and submit bids and then retract with excuses like "entered wrong amount" (xxx£2500 looks a fairly deliberate and precise amount to me).........
It sounds like their glass is only empty (not half full or half empty) because they have consumed the entire contents and decided to bid after a night in the pub. Reality struck with the hangover shortly afterwards no doubt.
It sounds like their glass is only empty (not half full or half empty) because they have consumed the entire contents and decided to bid after a night in the pub. Reality struck with the hangover shortly afterwards no doubt.
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Exactly my point. It was over xxx£2k prior to bid retractions......
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Hands up...
Hands up, I bid after a night on the red wine, later realised my error and retracted. I have apologised to the vendor. I can't do the vehicle justice. We all make mistakes.
Paul McElhinney - Mk I 115/3309 in Positano yellow, FF Mk II 127/289.
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Gosh I did sound grumpy earlier didn't I?
This auction seems to have had more than its fair share of "retractions"
At least two other bidders have retracted bids for what may be less honourable reasons...It is not unknown for some buyers to "tease" out info about another bidders top offer or maybe friends and relatives encourage the price upwards by the occassional bid?
It would be a shame if the top bidder pulls out at the last minute and leaves them with a rust FF to play with.
This auction seems to have had more than its fair share of "retractions"
At least two other bidders have retracted bids for what may be less honourable reasons...It is not unknown for some buyers to "tease" out info about another bidders top offer or maybe friends and relatives encourage the price upwards by the occassional bid?
It would be a shame if the top bidder pulls out at the last minute and leaves them with a rust FF to play with.
Bidder 7 Retracted: xxx£650.00Kieron wrote:Bid retractions do spoil auctions, its a dirty trick..
Explanation:Entered wrong amount
Retracted: 22-Oct-08 19:45:15 BST
Bidder 8 Retracted: xxx£2,000.00
Explanation:Entered wrong amount
Retracted: 23-Oct-08 18:47:01 BST
Bidder 4 Retracted: xxx£2,500.00
Explanation:Entered wrong amount
Retracted: 23-Oct-08 02:51:25 BST
Quite so Kieron. They all seem very round numbers to be the 'wrong amount'.
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FF,s and restoration costs!
I know of a mark one FF that has over many years been the subject of a total ground up restoration. The car is as near to factory specification as I think possible.
There are bills for over xxx£46,000, a figure that I think would be considerably more at todays rates if such a restoration of an FF was undertaken now!
Its a serious person who considers such a restoration of any FF !
There are bills for over xxx£46,000, a figure that I think would be considerably more at todays rates if such a restoration of an FF was undertaken now!
Its a serious person who considers such a restoration of any FF !
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I think that the bottom line with this car is that if a serious person buys it, they would not be buying it in order to get a "cheap" FF.
They would be buying it (hopefully) to ensure that one more example stays alive and not scrapped, it would be preserving what is already a very rare car, hopefully bringing much enjoyment in the process of rebuilding/refurbishing it.
I dread to think what I've paid for my own MK1 FF in total, with bodywork, paint, engine, gearbox, chrome, wiring loom etc. etc. etc.
If the price is right and a capable person buys it, or one with the available funds needed to have it restored great!
If it goes on to rot in peace, not so great, unless it's ultimate demise means more of the existing on-the-road cars can stay on the road.
They would be buying it (hopefully) to ensure that one more example stays alive and not scrapped, it would be preserving what is already a very rare car, hopefully bringing much enjoyment in the process of rebuilding/refurbishing it.
I dread to think what I've paid for my own MK1 FF in total, with bodywork, paint, engine, gearbox, chrome, wiring loom etc. etc. etc.
If the price is right and a capable person buys it, or one with the available funds needed to have it restored great!
If it goes on to rot in peace, not so great, unless it's ultimate demise means more of the existing on-the-road cars can stay on the road.
FF MK1 119/100
Interceptor MK3 136/8514
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Interceptor MK3 136/8514
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