Austin mini seven

[Quake]

Would anyone know what would be the approx value of a newly restored 1962 austin mini seven 850. This car to view would appear to be almost in showroom condition with only one draw back. During the resto a new floor was basically welded down on top of the old and quite rusty floor pan which is a big shame.

Anyway my problem is i dont know how much this car is worth and would be grateful if anyone had an idea,

Thanks.

[The Marcos Graveyard]

If they did that, you would have to question the quality of the rest of the restoration job.

to quote Father Ted, "Cowboys Ted, they're a bunch of cowboys" :)

[Quake]

I agree this seems to be very shoddy work in the middle of what otherwise looks a good job. If we were to imagine for a moment that the floor was properly restored what then would be the value of the car.

[DaveC]

It all depends on what someone is prepared to pay. There have been early minis advertised lately for around the €4,000 to €4,500 mark, but you would be expecting something in excellent shape for that. A new floor welded in on top of the rusty existing one would significantly reduce the value of the car. I had a 1960 Austin Seven needing restoration for sale for €500 but nobody wanted to buy it.

[Quake]

Thankyou

[woody]

If they welded a new floor on top of the old they nodoubt used a wee bit of filler under the fresh paint job!
To put the car right would involve undoing and then redoing all the work so you would be better off with a car needing restoration. Personaly I like basket cases as you you know what you got at the start and how good it gets is up to you.

[The Marcos Graveyard]

It's a botched restoration job and no matter how good it looks it would haveto be treated as such.