Bare shells..

[gez 172]

Thought i'd bring this discussion up in here,Seen as there are a lot of track day people on here and committed race drivers with the clio's.

Do many of you buy bare shells and build the car up from scratch?

or do you just buy a clio and strip it down?

I will shortly have a bare 172 shell up for sale. will come with a windscreen, rear 3 windows and subframe and a log book.

Don't see many shells up for sale on the net.

i know theyre not worth much, but would seem a waste to scrap.

Any suggested sites for these sort of things?

Gez.

 

[Daniel]

Ebay, pistonheads.

They fetch good money for what they are. People that are building a track/race car would rather buy a naked shell so that they can see what they're buying.

 

[Riley!]

also interested in this as i'm in the same boat, perfectly straight shell on axle stands with all doors and glass and subframe.

 

[Ricardos]

I bought mine as a bare shell, ideal. To start from scratch and only put in what is needed. Although i did buy it only for 2 reasons, mainly for the colour and cage already fitted.

 

[gez 172]

the doors and boot are still on it atm. theres no wings on it.

what sort of price would i be looking at selling for?

this is the front end, and what will be left on it

just got the interior left to take out, doesnt take 2 minutes though

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

I would say £300 ish.

 

[gez 172]

cool. sounds a tidy price just a little jet wash under there and it'll be like new.

can see its clean under the arches also: thats when i started stripping the car down

 

[Jay Payne]

A totaly bare shell (no boot/doors etc) is just under £50 scrap value

 

[gez 172]

i'd leave the doors and that on there for a tidy price would be a shame to scrap it

 

[Tony Hunter]

I would say £300 ish.

No way.

 

[Fletcher]

I would say £300 ish.

That sounds a lot considering you can buy a full -working ph1 172 for under 1K !

 

[gez 172]

either way, i'd rather let someone have it for scrap value rather than scrap it tbh.

but if i was doing that, id take the doors ect off it.

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

No way.

I have seen one fetch that on ebay. With the doors & the boot it should be worth that.

 

[gez 172]

there was a crashed cup shell on there for £200.

 

[Riley!]

Meh someone turns up with 150 they can take mine with all doors and glass, steering rack, steering column, sub frame, fuel tank, wipers.

 

[gez 172]

Same

 

[gez 172]

i was just thinking of putting the bare shell (no doors or anything) on ebay for 99p starting

 

[-J-]

See EVOgone thread in wanted section, he is looking for a PH2 shell.

 

[M@tt_182]

I sold my old 106 shell with glass, doors, bonnet and boot for £120.

 

[gez 172]

mines a PH1 shell. all though it doesnt matter because there is no difference. the number plate would be 'w' reg if it was going to be a ph2 front end on it which would look weird.

 

[p@blo]

I would say £300 ish.

Imagine 200mph will be along shortly with a loluation.

 

[gez 172]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174-2003-...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4aad6e45cd

this is for sale @ £295 and its been bumped

 

[Tony Hunter]

Not even got a log book,blokes having a laugh ffs.

 

[Ricardos]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174-2003-...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4aad6e45cd

this is for sale @ £295 and its been bumped

Cat C and nothing on it for that price... Ouch

I'd let mine go with all the glass, panels, subframes, logbook, tax and MOT to give someone a chance with it. That Cup is a long way off

 

[jacko_172]

ill offer ya £65 for bare shell ?

 

[Sir_Dave]

We've literally given away 4/5 x shells to the pikeys, nobody ever seems to want them.

 

[Tunst]

I sold a Ph2 shell with the bottom half of the dash still in, doors, boot lid and axle for £250

 

[jacko_172]

We've literally given away 4/5 x shells to the pikeys, nobody ever seems to want them.

if u get anymore let me know m8 as im intrested

 

[gez 172]

shell is in for sale section

 

[Adam.]

I had quite alot of people pm me trying to buy a shell of a 172 cup I broke.

The shell was too damaged though hence breaking.