Selling a car advice needed.

[Earley Motorsports]

Hi all. This is not a sales promotion but merely looking for some advice from the experts. I am going to be selling my LeGrand MK6 FB car soon and I have a question in regards to going about this. The car is one of the most original MK6s around and has just gone through a full restoration. The thing is the car has never been raced. It was bought by a friend of Red LeGrand’s as he wanted to have one of his cars but never got completed.
Would a potential buyer prefer to buy a car which was never raced and a complete virgin or buy one that has had one outing as in one race? Either way it would have been driven at least down the street to ensure everything works as expected. Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[TimH]

If it had been raced once "back in the day" I can see how that might make a little difference. Otherwise, no.

[Lotus7]

If 'Bring a Trailer' has taught me anything, its that I'll never fully grasp the mindset of collectors of significant cars....
That said though, it seems to me that "never raced" would be more valuable to a buyer than "just once, last weekend".

[t walgamuth]

If 'Bring a Trailer' has taught me anything, its that I'll never fully grasp the mindset of collectors of significant cars....
That said though, it seems to me that "never raced" would be more valuable to a buyer than "just once, last weekend".

That might be true if the buyer is buying it for its historic significance and is not planning to race it. Myself if wanting to race it would prefer that it shows it will do what a race car is designed for.....race without anything falling off or leaking. Put me down as a minimum of one race thought.

[Jamesbe]

Depends on the buyer. Best time to buy a race car imo is after it crosses the finish line you drive it into your trailer.

Any other time it's a crap shoot.


Signed a guy that has bought about 10 race cars now and not one of them were flawless first time out.



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[Daryl DeArman]

You going to chance wrecking / wadding up the car over what might make a few dollars difference in perceived value? Not me.

If was some run-of-the-mill dime a dozen car sure.

Alternatively, if the new owner wanted to see it perform at an open test day where I can show it's race-readiness without concern about some other knucklehead ruining my day, sure.

[Rick Iverson]

The thing is the car has never been raced.

Well now you gotta show us.

[Lotus7]

Depends on the buyer. Best time to buy a race car imo is after it crosses the finish line you drive it into your trailer.
Any other time it's a crap shoot.
Signed a guy that has bought about 10 race cars now and not one of them were flawless first time out.

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ditto, burned twice, but in this case it's Graham selling, not a fly-by-night stranger

and +1 on the why risk damage comment

[EricP]

That might be true if the buyer is buying it for its historic significance and is not planning to race it. Myself if wanting to race it would prefer that it shows it will do what a race car is designed for.....race without anything falling off or leaking. Put me down as a minimum of one race thought.

This ^

You gotta figure your market. If I’m collecting, I want unraced (aside from serious historical significance). If to drive, I want just over the line so I can be confident it won’t become a huge project.

What is your intended/best market?

[DanW]

It may not have a competition history, but it does have a history. You have the benefit of knowing the story behind the car and why it was never raced. Documentation from the period would be a big plus.

Regards,
Dan

[Offcamber1]

1. advertise the car unraced at a premium price. This will give you a chance to feel out the current market.

2. If you don't get a decent offer, run it once or twice then try again and see what it brings.

Beautiful car, by the way!


Kip