Valuation please? - '75 Mk1 LS 'Swallowtail'

Hi All,

It's unfortunately looking like I might have to let the old girl go, could anyone give me a rough idea as to a suitable asking price? Already have a potential buyer in mind!

It's is a 1975 Ancona Blue Mk1 Golf LS, 1.5L 3-speed auto, I think it's on around 36k genuine miles now - not bad for the 32 years old!

It's tax'd, has a long MOT, pretty much all the service history from new, drives great as you'd expect at this low mileage and is reliable - you could use it everyday. I've changed all the belts and service items recently and overhauled the brakes etc. - it needs nothing mechanically.

It has a few modifications - coilover adjustable suspension, twin Dellorto 40 carb's (bwarrrpp….) and non-standard wheels. Currently running on 14inch steels with good tyres but also have a set of Ronal Turbo's as per the pictures below. Has an early GTI steering wheels fitted but I also have the original.

Bad points - original paint isn't great in some places and it needs attention to the bodywork at the bottom of the doors as they are rusted through (gaffer tape on them in photo's). They would be fixable at a decent bodyshop, I've not got round to it yet as I've hardly used the car in the few years I've had it to be honest and it's just sat in the garage most of the time.

Pics below - any rough ideas on value please?










One with the steel wheels on:



Cheers
Stu

thats sweet! what would u like for it?

el_sicko said

thats sweet! what would u like for it?

Don't know really, that's why I'm asking for opinions on what other people think it's worth. Any ideas?  

i might be interested, depending on price.

havnt got a clue what its worht though!

cheers, Oli

You can check out the buyers guide on the home page or Rajan (dubboy) will be your best man IMO!

Hairyarse said

You can check out the buyers guide on the home page or Rajan (dubboy) will be your best man IMO!

Thanks - I've had a look at the price guide, just wondered if it was up to date as pretty sure it's the same as a copy I had a few years back.
Might drop Rajan a line for advice then

gangstay - the car isn't generally for sale as yet as I do have a potential buyer in mind, but if it does become available I will let you know.

The price guide does not cover modified cars but you can PM me for general advice.

Not trying to be unhelpful but it may only be worth what someone will pay for it.

You see early stuff (and sometimes more unusual stuff) come up for sale and you'll get everyone saying "wow that's sweet" or "oooh, send me some pictures" and it still won't go.

I'm currently keeping my eye on a van on another forum that's unusual, well I think so anyway. It's been up for ages at a really cheap price and all he's got is "nice van" and "that's cheap"

Just my two pen'orth.

dubboy said

The price guide does not cover modified cars but you can PM me for general advice.

Cheers Dubboy - you have PM  

yradave said

Not trying to be unhelpful but it may only be worth what someone will pay for it.

You see early stuff (and sometimes more unusual stuff) come up for sale and you'll get everyone saying "wow that's sweet" or "oooh, send me some pictures" and it still won't go.

I'm currently keeping my eye on a van on another forum that's unusual, well I think so anyway. It's been up for ages at a really cheap price and all he's got is "nice van" and "that's cheap"

Just my two pen'orth.

wat forum is that van on mate?

i agree the car is only worth what someone will pay for it - in that case i would pay ?1500 for it (if i had ?1500!)

if you just wanted rid i would say ?700 as ive seen series 1 golfs going for around that but if you wanted to hold on for the right price i would say put it up for ?2500.

its such a hard car to value but at the end of the day only let it go if you are a happy you got a good price.

foxymk1 said

yradave said

Not trying to be unhelpful but it may only be worth what someone will pay for it.

You see early stuff (and sometimes more unusual stuff) come up for sale and you'll get everyone saying "wow that's sweet" or "oooh, send me some pictures" and it still won't go.

I'm currently keeping my eye on a van on another forum that's unusual, well I think so anyway. It's been up for ages at a really cheap price and all he's got is "nice van" and "that's cheap"

Just my two pen'orth.

wat forum is that van on mate?

'Tis a T25 (or T3) on the brickyard.

maybe ?1300-1500. ?2500 is way over priced!

if i remember right there was a yellow 5 door  same year in golf+ that was up for ?1200 for ages then dropped to ?900

so not the easiest of sellers for some reason as yra dave said really

yradave said

foxymk1 said

yradave said

Not trying to be unhelpful but it may only be worth what someone will pay for it.

You see early stuff (and sometimes more unusual stuff) come up for sale and you'll get everyone saying "wow that's sweet" or "oooh, send me some pictures" and it still won't go.

I'm currently keeping my eye on a van on another forum that's unusual, well I think so anyway. It's been up for ages at a really cheap price and all he's got is "nice van" and "that's cheap"

Just my two pen'orth.

wat forum is that van on mate?

'Tis a T25 (or T3) on the brickyard.

cheers mate

Thanks for all the replies, some good opinions  

ppc229w said

if i remember right there was a yellow 5 door  same year in golf+ that was up for ?1200 for ages then dropped to ?900

so not the easiest of sellers for some reason as yra dave said really

I saw that car advertised, pretty sure it was a '77 wasn't it which is a totally different kettle of fish compared to a swallowtail?

700 is ridiculous! you could get that just selling the chrome off!

1500 is still too low in my eyes.

as said its a bit different to a regular series 1!

i would think 2.5 would be bottom end of the price scale, you might just have to wait a while for someone to buy it.

a swallow tail with 30 odd thousand miles, your not really gonan get another!

(i cant buy any more cars unfortunatly!)

not being funny but if i had ?2500 to spend on a mk1 i would buy a campaign. but thats just me, different people like different models.

i think ?700 would be a desperate price, was just giving an example. you will always get more for a car if you break it, you cant just add up the price of the parts and get your asking price!

its going to be one of those cars where you have to wait ages to find someone that is looking for one.

just put it up for what you would want for it. its very hard to value. failing that, put it on ebay and see what it goes for, things like this go mad on ebay!

Thanks for the replies, as above a 35k miles swallowtail isn't easy to find, but likewise isn't to everyone's taste.

It is the kind of car that suits a particular type of specialist buyer / collector / VW perv (!) and as mentioned could take a while to find a new home if I didn't already have a potential new owner lined up.  

i think its a stunning little car and if i had 2K in my back pocket i would be very interested in talking shop but if youve read my other threads you'll know im having trouble finding money to buy a ?125 engine!!