Hi all,
New to the forum and after some thoughts on a 1275GT project. I'm looking at buying one of two different 1275GTs for restoration. The first is a 1978 rolling chassis, shell is pretty good but needs stripping and painting. Subframes good, but no engine/gearbox. Interior needs a complete refurb. History on the car is limited but fairly confident its clean and legitimate. The second is a 1980, shell is pretty poor (£3000+ of work required before paint), engine is reconditioned as is gearbox, seats/carpets are very good/new, glass is original, front subframe is good, rear is shot, has a good history with originial documentation, heritage cert, service passport etc. Both are going for roughly the same price and between needing either engine/gearbox/interior or lots of welding+subframe, I'm probably looking at a similar overall restoration cost.
Question is, which one to go for. 1980 with good history but loads of work on the shell etc. or the 1978 with no engine and no (little) history but with a good shell?
I did consider buying both, making one good car and then selling whats left.....but there's a heap of issues around the identity etc.
Thoughts/comments appreciated.
Cheers,
A.