Thoroughbred & Classic Cars Online Price Guide
How to use this Guide
This guide can only give you pointers towards the value of any individual vehicle. There are no set rules concerning what a particular car is really worth or what it may actually be bought for. Many factors influence a cars asking price, apart from overall condition; e.g. whether it has a manual or auto box, or whether it is left- or right-hand drive or converted from one to the other. Both the registration number (an original plate, intact and with a car, is best.) and paperwork sold with any car are all-important, however. Original logbook/s, old MoT's, a current V5 and MoT test certificate all add value, while full and unbroken service history can also be very price enhancing.Our guide prices are influenced by three areas of activity...
Against each entry, three prices are quoted, according to condition.
- First, actual results witnessed in public auction, which, except where cars have exceptional history and several people bid for them, tend to be wholesale prices.
- Second, some of the real amounts paid by traders or collectors to owners of privately advertised cars.
- Third, achieved retail prices, which take into account dealers' financial input in funding stock and the often considerable cost of carrying out work before cars on the sales list are 'of merchantable quality.'
Prices are in Pounds Sterling (£) and U.S. Dollars ($).
- Condition 1 to 2+ will therefore tend to be in excellent all-round condition but not necessarily concours winners - which may well be able to command and fetch more.
- Condition 2 to 3+ are those that are sound and can be used immediately, but might benefit from some cosmetic attentions; and
- Condition 3 to 4+ ('restoration projects' deserving of 4 and 5 ratings may possibly be bought for less still) will be complete and running but will almost certainly require major restorative work.
The Special Car Journal does not take responsibility for the accuracy of the figures contained below. With regard to the US$ figures, these have been calculated using the UK values and the conversion between Pound Sterling and Dollars. Values differ from market to market and it must therefore be noted that the US$ values are, at best, only a very rough guide to US market values.
Based on exchange rate effective on July 16, 1996
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Condition Condition Condition Condition Condition Condition Model Year(s) 1 to 2+ 1 to 2+ 2 to 3+ 2 to 3+ 3 to 4+ 3 to 4+ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MkI/II & coupe 1958-61 £ 7000 $ 10850 £ 4500 $ 6975 £ 2500 $ 3875 MkIII/IV T-Type 1962-69 £ 8000 $ 12400 £ 5000 $ 7750 £ 3000 $ 4650