by raplma » Fri Jan 04, 2013 12:35 am
Take with a pinch of salt
Where: eBay and/or the forums like Pistonheads and Locostbuilders (unless there is an owners club) the mags don't have a great circulation
Value: Pick a number . . . IMHO almost certainly under £500.
TBH, as with the second hand car market the bottom has also fallen out of the kit car market, there are some seriously decent cars going for a song at the moment. I am not an expert but have owned and still own kit cars of the period. I may be mistaken but even the more well known makes of the time like Dutton and Sylva are not shifting for much, and the Griffon isn't that well known. As a rule of thumb £1500 for a good condition 'known' older kit car, for a non runner £250-£500. But who knows seeing they are rare there may be some demand, you could put it on with a low starting price and a reserve, but TBH you'll get the silly low offers and then don't be surprised if it does not sell. At least the Griffon is more pleasing on the eye than many of it's contemporaries (assuming you have the one I think you have). Seeing your father built it, if the car holds any emotional attachment then don't sell it, and restore it, you'll only be depressed by the apparent impertinence of others
Mark
It's a Viva Jim just not as you knows it . . . well it used to be it's now a Sylva Star kit car