Hello, As the V8 cars are relatively rare in Australia, there's little to go by as regards prices here. There was one a while back which had been partially stripped for A$15K. From my recollection, a 409 was on offer for about A$30K about 5 years ago and a very nice car was on offer for about A$58K. Have you asked a local specialist dealer for a price? I tried here in SA and the chap had no idea on a V8 car
There's always a lot of hype about rising markets and looking at UK prices, the cars seem to be on sale for higher prices, but it's all about condition as repairs can swallow up a pile of money on paintwork, trim and chassis work. With the falling Aussie dollar, you might find a buyer worldwide, but buying a car from another country is fraught with issues, even when you get a survey done, as few will know what to look for, unless they are familiar with the models. I had a buyer of an Alvis seek a survey from a widely advertised company. It cost him about A$500 and lasted an hour, including a fag break and he had no idea of where the weaknesses lay.
My advice would be to advertise it via the Bristol Owners Club Australia, Just Cars and Unique Cars. I've a fairly nice 409 ( no A/c or PS) but retrimmed
and running well I'd be thinking of asking about A$40K if I wanted to sell it, but asking a price is one thing and getting it another! On the point of it being Chassis no 1, personally I'd see that of little consequence, but I could be wrong.
Best regards
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