Is it the angle the photo is taken from or is the rad shell higher than the scuttle?
Perhaps another way to ask the question is "who is this car going to suit?" Its stood a while so should assume there's going to a prolonged period of snagging, perhaps a major rebuild of "something" be that an axle, box or engine. The new owner should be willing to be a "test driver" and either have access to a specialist or the sorting and learning curve is all part of the fun. If so will need space to work on it and be willing to acquire the tools. The finish might be good, but the fit doesn't look so good. Will there need to be a new rad shell and a new bonnet to get it all in line? Will there be a few weekends of shimming the body on the chassis to get to a better starting point? The seats look at an odd angle...are they too big to fit so set skew on blocks? Are they broken? Perhaps new seats will need to be made, perhaps those will do with some adjustment.
Before doing anything you need to be sure you fit...that can be shoe size as much as leg length or girth.
Accepted wisdom is that the three bearing engine won't last. Some do if looked after, and that means not bolted down tight but as a result the front of the chassis will be very floppy. There are ways and means to put the stiffness back, and if research and development are all part of the fun you'll get there and enjoy the car getting better and better with each step. Most with a three bearing engine in a special will be collecting bits for "the next engine", and relative to a sorted and on the button car this one needs to be priced to reflect that.
Long wheelbase has its advantages, there's more space between the wheels for a start. Improved rear damping. Its going to have four speeds and likely some syncromesh. There's a bit more rubber on the road and more rubber between wheel rim and road.
Another long-term option if it is "just a special" is that other engines will fit...
David
The indicators imply someone has been using it on the road, its not just a pile of leftover bits.
Having stood that long price in a set of tyres.
Perhaps another way to ask the question is "who is this car going to suit?" Its stood a while so should assume there's going to a prolonged period of snagging, perhaps a major rebuild of "something" be that an axle, box or engine. The new owner should be willing to be a "test driver" and either have access to a specialist or the sorting and learning curve is all part of the fun. If so will need space to work on it and be willing to acquire the tools. The finish might be good, but the fit doesn't look so good. Will there need to be a new rad shell and a new bonnet to get it all in line? Will there be a few weekends of shimming the body on the chassis to get to a better starting point? The seats look at an odd angle...are they too big to fit so set skew on blocks? Are they broken? Perhaps new seats will need to be made, perhaps those will do with some adjustment.
Before doing anything you need to be sure you fit...that can be shoe size as much as leg length or girth.
Accepted wisdom is that the three bearing engine won't last. Some do if looked after, and that means not bolted down tight but as a result the front of the chassis will be very floppy. There are ways and means to put the stiffness back, and if research and development are all part of the fun you'll get there and enjoy the car getting better and better with each step. Most with a three bearing engine in a special will be collecting bits for "the next engine", and relative to a sorted and on the button car this one needs to be priced to reflect that.
Long wheelbase has its advantages, there's more space between the wheels for a start. Improved rear damping. Its going to have four speeds and likely some syncromesh. There's a bit more rubber on the road and more rubber between wheel rim and road.
Another long-term option if it is "just a special" is that other engines will fit...
David
The indicators imply someone has been using it on the road, its not just a pile of leftover bits.
Having stood that long price in a set of tyres.