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66gt
Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 187 Location: Ferndale,WA
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Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:17 pm Post subject: Please shed some light |
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Hey all!
Please shed some truth on us, UK owners!
I was told recently that Mk1 Cortina GT' 2 door's are changing hands for upwardly into the 10k realm in the UK, can this be true? If true, I'm gobsmacked by that one!
I know values will differ for LHD vs. RHD cars.
Cheers all,
Steve |
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105epaul
Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 207 Location: London England
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:57 am Post subject: |
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Steve,
I can't confirm that but will check when I get more time. It sounds rather high but then 10k used to sound a lot for a Mk1 Lotus! It may be that 2dr GTs are following the upward Lotus prices. That said the GT is quite rare in all forms so they may be creeping up. The Mk1 Escort is the car that has gone mad, in fact any 2Dr is wanted. I knew an old gentleman who had owned his 68 1300GT from new until last year when it got stolen off his drive.
Paul |
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66gt
Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 187 Location: Ferndale,WA
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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Paul,
Thanks for the reply to my question. I'm just wondering what I should insure my car for when it comes time to put it back on the road. The only thing left to do to it is paint. Sorry, it's a 1966 Mk1 GT 2door. I'm also in a dilemma on which color to paint it. It currently is a Dragoon red car and I'm wanting to color change it to Monaco red car. Although, now that I think of it, the color might distract from the original, but would that lower value?
Any thoughts?
Steve |
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angliagt
Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Roanoke,Virginia
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:01 am Post subject: |
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Steve,
It's your car.Unless you're thinking of
selling it,paint it whatever color you want.
Do it for yourself,not what's the popular
opinion.
- Doug _________________ Remember - Nobody EVER says "COOL PRIUS!" |
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105epaul
Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 207 Location: London England
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:31 am Post subject: |
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Steve,
You're welcome. I have looked through quite a few magazines and strangely the GT Cortina is very rare as I haven't found any for sale at all! I don't know what you would insure it for, I guess it all depends on how the US insurers get their information. Normally the price guides in UK classic magazines are rubbish and hardly ever updated.
Is Monaco Red brighter? I recall with great fondness my late uncle's 64 Corsair GT which he bought nearly new. Great looking car and the colour really suited it. He traded it in 1967 for a new Mk2 Cortina 1500GT which was also red. As Doug says, paint the car how you want it, not how others think you should do it!
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angliagt
Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Roanoke,Virginia
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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Steve,
After it's finished,I'd insure it for at least $10K.
Where are you going to find another one like it for
that price (including fixing it up)?
- Doug _________________ Remember - Nobody EVER says "COOL PRIUS!" |
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66gt
Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 187 Location: Ferndale,WA
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the info Paul and the encouraging words Doug! I don't plan to sell it anytime soon especially after owning it for 18 yrs. it's too great of a car to sell it. I guess it's maybe that mystique of owning one, most everyone wants one but can't find one, sorta thing that keeps me owning it!
I thought the quarter window seals were much more expensive a few years ago when I priced them...say in the $300 a pair amount?
Cheers you guys,
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garyeanderson
Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 47 Location: Scituate, Massachusetts
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RS.Escort
Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 74 Location: Vancouver Canada
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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Nice one up here went for $14,000 CDN.. Nicest 66 MK1 I have ever seen mind you it was a Fiat twink under the hood...
You could eat off this car, not like mine, which looks like I eat off it!
I hope the values are going up.. Resto costs are certainly not going down!
Mark
 _________________ 1962 Lotus 7
Escort MK1 RS 2000 Pinto power
66 Cortina estate Miata power
06 GTO
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Vista
Joined: 04 Mar 2009 Posts: 4 Location: England
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:43 am Post subject: |
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A good friend of mine has just sold a pretty ropey looking 2 door 1500GT mk1 Cortina for £2000 It could be tidied up and put on the road with a little effort but needs a lot of work and money to be a show car. _________________
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