^ provenance / history / originality are what i now personally seek when looking at these cars when up for sale.
as above, if low owners, "good" service history, plenty of paperwork etc (old MOT documents are something of great importance to me personally).
when buying for investment / keeps - rather than pure driving pleasure - i like a classic-type car to tell me its history / story through documentation, thereby you can see it has a totally transparent history.
end result is that i would look for £4-5k (and climbing) for a mint, low mileage, original coupe. so, working back, i would agree with the mark_s above - going unseen, look at £2-2.5k as it stands, therefore budgeting some cash for the fair bodywork / wheels / tyres etc - original tyres are good for originality but may look to replace near 20yr old performance rubber :-)
high owners, murky history etc can soon knock that down to £1-1.5k pre and £3k post works.
* all in opinion of course, i am simply an enthusiast and not a professional!
Last edited by dibbers; 02/01/2015 00:28.
