Novice competitor advice
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:21 pm
Hi, could any elan owners with experience of competitive historic rallying & hillclimbs offer me some advice please?
After decades' dreaming & saving, I'm finally able to buy my dream road-going sports racer, but with no competitive driving experience & only limited mechanical skills, I've decided to avoid vscc &/or postwar exotica, and spend 2-3 seasons running a more economic car which I can enjoy driving to events, ideally which I can buy ready-prepped, and which will be easily resaleable without much loss. I'm now down to the final choices below, and would appreciate any comments re suitability, or other advice.
Elan drophead - auction 10-20, dealers asking 20-40
Elan +2- auction 5-15, dealers asking 10-25
TR3 - auction 10-20, dealers asking 15-30
Morgan +4 - auction 15-25, dealers asking 25-40
Fulvia - auction 5-20, dealers asking 10-40
240Z - auction 5-20, dealers asking 10-30
Alarmingly, dealer asking prices seem to have jumped enormously - do they really get these figures, and could anyone advise real likely prices for a used competition car suitable for road & track, and/or advise any other suggestions?
(I've ruled out healeys, L 7's, MG's for illogical personal preferences, and jaguar's, ACs etc are outside my first car budget)
Additionally, does anyone have experience of importing from the states? asking prices seem about 25% less there.
After decades' dreaming & saving, I'm finally able to buy my dream road-going sports racer, but with no competitive driving experience & only limited mechanical skills, I've decided to avoid vscc &/or postwar exotica, and spend 2-3 seasons running a more economic car which I can enjoy driving to events, ideally which I can buy ready-prepped, and which will be easily resaleable without much loss. I'm now down to the final choices below, and would appreciate any comments re suitability, or other advice.
Elan drophead - auction 10-20, dealers asking 20-40
Elan +2- auction 5-15, dealers asking 10-25
TR3 - auction 10-20, dealers asking 15-30
Morgan +4 - auction 15-25, dealers asking 25-40
Fulvia - auction 5-20, dealers asking 10-40
240Z - auction 5-20, dealers asking 10-30
Alarmingly, dealer asking prices seem to have jumped enormously - do they really get these figures, and could anyone advise real likely prices for a used competition car suitable for road & track, and/or advise any other suggestions?
(I've ruled out healeys, L 7's, MG's for illogical personal preferences, and jaguar's, ACs etc are outside my first car budget)
Additionally, does anyone have experience of importing from the states? asking prices seem about 25% less there.