Mr.Bishi's Celica - Need your help if possible - please.

[mr.bishi]

Hi everyone,

For those of you who dont know, my lovely Fiance, Simon Baldwin (mr.bishi) was killed in a car accident in February this year, he was driving his beloved Celica at the time and his insurance company have written it off...

I need to somehow prove to the insurance company what the value of his car was and Im a bit stuck on how to do this, ive tried google/ebay but they are so rare and his was so unique that im finding it really difficult.

I thought I would call on the help of you fellow enthusiasts as you might have old links/adverts to show what they have been selling for that I can share with the insurance company. Also, im not very technologically minded when it comes to forums so I dont know how to get any photos/info of Simons car onto this link either so that those of you who didnt know Simon or his car can take a look.

Any help that you can give is appreciated..

Thanks

Becci

[bigstring]

Some one will be along to help soon, are you holding up ok?

[mr.bishi]

ok.. i figured out how to attach a couple of photos..

Im doing alright thanks.. keeping as busy as possible..Ive had a lot of support from family, friends, internet friends and even people who didnt really know us.. Thanks for asking x

[bigstring]

Not much help but here's one...

http://www.celica-club.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/129140-gen-1-ta22-gt1975-l7500/page__hl__ta22__fromsearch__1

[CelicaBabe]

Hi Becci

It's nice to hear from you Hope your doing OK! Its nice to hear you are getting a lot of support, always good to know people are there for you!

I wouldn't have a clue in regards to the value but some of the older gen owners will be along soon- It might be worth me moving the thread to the gen 1-3 section as the experts will be in there

Im sure with lots of help from the expersts in here we can help

Dawn x

P.S Was lovely to meet you at JAE, it was great having you there while we presented the awards

[Booth]

Ive seen mint examples of Gen 1 Celicas go for over £5000+ but I couldnt give an exact value.

So I couldnt help much but I had to post just so I could say how stunning his Celica was.

[carlasumm]

this website might help http://www.classic-celica.com/nuke/index.php

[cooperman]

i remember reading the thread of all the work that went in to the car. now its difficult to put a price on it as there was alot of mods on the car that just cant be replaced. the link given to BOB's car is a good start. mods on a car doesnt always add value to a car at the end of the day. but i would deffinatly be looking for 7.5k as a min price.

i think the best thing maybe to do is look at other classic cars modded to the same standard and offer these up as a comparison.

maybe like this standard good car,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-100E-POPULAR-DELUXE-CLASSIC-CAR-WEDDINGS-SHOWS-/290635079140?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item43ab335de4

then this as a modded version,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1959-FORD-POPULAR-100E-HOTROD-TURBO-MUST-SEE-/250936425456?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3a6cf9fbf0

you can then say that if bobs was 7.5k then you should be looking for 9.5k and then some.

dont think you will find any thing out there to compare to so a comparison is as close as you might get.

sorry i cant be more help.

andy

here's bob sale on ebay as well.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330626161858?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fcsc%2Fi.html%3F_nkw%3D330626161858%2B%26_sacat%3D29751%26_dmpt%3DAutomobiles_UK%26LH_Complete%3D1%26_odkw%3Dcelica%26_osacat%3D29751%26_trksid%3Dp3286.c0.m270.l1313%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

[simonwref]

all old celicas get linked here automatically by the 'auto ebay user'

this link here gives a full list.

[searchInKey]=&search_app_filters[forums][sortKey]=date&search_app_filters[forums][sortDir]=&st=0"]http://www.celica-club.co.uk/forum/index.php?app=core&module=search&do=user_activity&mid=5079&search_app=forums&userMode=all&sid=576206e5171ee56a599011d31f2767c8&search_app_filters[forums][searchInKey]=&search_app_filters[forums][sortKey]=date&search_app_filters[forums][sortDir]=&st=0

have a look, print off cars that are similar to yours for evidence.

hope this helps, simon.

[ams]

Hi - Speak to Stephen G - he has just completed a similar build to a similar standard as Simon - in terms of value I would say between 7 and 10k. I was talking to another member a few weeks back about how much of a top bloke Simon was.

[Dan_Q]

Hi Becki,

Not sure how to go about this to be honest- in bryans absence (he'd prob know best about this) i'm not sure if the club could do anything to provide backup for monetary values or anything.

I think andy (cooperman) has hit the nail on the head- something around that figure should be about right, but i'm no expert. I'm not sure what sort of insurance policy Si had but if it wasn't an "agreed value" one then i'm totally unsure as to what sort of evidence they'd need to confirm value. Hope someone else on here can help

PS fellow member carb gifted me a "hong kong phooey" sticker recently. Now my celica is back on the road, it will be put in the rear quarter window next to a CCUK one (like carl has on his gen1) as a permanent reminder of the great man. I'll be sure to send a photo when its done. Hope you and the rest of the family are well xx

[Stephen G]

Hi everyone

I'm in touch with Becci. I have a valuation of my car (done independently) which the insurance company accepted so hopefully that will be of some use. That said, they will always be able to find low market examples so the value isn't likely to be as high as the car would achieve if sold. Thankfully our cars were very similar so hopefully my valuation will help.

S

[izzzzythedog]

http://cars.donedeal.co.uk/for-sale/vintagecars/2565702

http://cars.donedeal.co.uk/for-sale/vintagecars/2490307

im with andy , 7-10 grand , it was simply one of the best in the country plus with a fully documented history and modifications worth a small fortune on there own

perhaps it would be possible that the club print out an estimate of its value on headed notepaper to be presented to the insurance company ?

[mr.bishi]

Hi everyone, thanks ever so much for your help, Ill get printing some of these off and send to the insurance company, will let you know how I get on

Becc