When you are looking for a restoration project there are three main ways of coming across them . On this page we remind you of a Fourth and rather interesting method.
The main ways are Firstly Advertised for sale in publications.
Secondly Entered to one of the collective auction sales or internet auctions
Or Thirdly advertised at Old Sodbury’s Sortouts.
Here is a Fourth alternative . Some of the most successful finds occur when an eager buyer persuades the owner of "might get round to it" projects to sell and let them get on and make the restoration happen. Around the country there must be thousands of rescued projects that the present owner thought was too good to see going to scrap . In their heart of hearts they accept they will probably not get round to doing the restoration. Yet they are not particularly anxious to sell. There are also the potential projects that you come across. You know you would never get round to doing it but you feel it would be a shame to see it scrapped. These might be described as “could be for sale if the right buyer came along.".
Typically the owner is not particular pressed to sell it so he never quite gets round to advertising its for sale.
He has probably got better things to do than load up some non running machine and cart it miles to a sale in the hope that it might be wanted by somebody at the sale.. Again he might put it on an internet sale but unless you happened to spot it in time you could miss it .
A feature of Sortout stalls has always been the lists of projects still at Sellers homes that could be bought. For you as a buyer you can have a preliminary chat with the advertiser and see whether it is worth following up.
The don't need a fancy description if the a potential restorer is interested he would be willing get in contact with the owner to discover whether it was worth the time to make the trip to examine to project more closely to see if the restoration is worth taking on.
Sellarc Pneumatic mounted compressor with Marples Sheromatic Hedgetrimmer
Ferguson Tipping Trailer
Wood chassied 4 wheel trailer with ex military gun wheels and tyres.
Several small tractor trailers from the 1940s
3 Cylinder Dorman Diesel Navvy engine on Trolley
Fisher Humnphries All Steel Thresher on Pneumatics
2 Cylinder Armstrong Diesel Siddley Engine
Various blow lamps.
Large number of hand tools remnants of a collection
Various demonstration rigs from an agricultural engineering college
!988 Range Rover 4 door with known lifetime history and only 40,000 miles on the clock
Austin Morris EA Horsebox 3500 kg 1970 so exempt known lifetime history 47.000 miles two lady owners . Rear and Side Ramps so would make a good display or organ vehicle
Swiss FBW lorry 1955 with V5C in use until recently 6cyl diesel Right Hand Drive
Bristol VRT Double Decker bus with 6 cylinder Gardner engine seats missing
Various Lister D Engines
Rare MSW successor to Winget tractor obviously a prototype
Catering Trailer with two gas boilers
4 wheeled mobile exhibition unit would tow behind a tractor
Ifor Williams Livestock Trailer on 6.00x 16 wheels
Ifor Williams 12 foot Flatbed with livestock container.
Ifor Williams lorry livestock container.
Jackleg toilet block
Rice trailer horsebox could be converted to living accommodation would suit and older Land Rover.
Enquiries to Projects@sortout.com will be passed on to the appropriate owner.. If you have difficulty getting an email through ring 01454 323109 .
