A CLASSIC Rover which underwent a whopping £120,000 restoration has been put up for sale.
But despite its expensive repair, the 1963 model car has been given a value of just £9,000.
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The Rover 95 cost £1,373 when it was supplied new to insurance firm Griffiths & Armour of Liverpool, and was later bought by Brian Griffiths in 1986.
Mr Griffiths used the car for a number of years, before launching a “no expense spared” restoration in 2002.
He transformed the car – known as the “Auntie” Rover – into one of the finest existing models of its type.
Griffiths ended up spending a staggering £120,000 on his labour of love and kept the luxury British car until 2016.
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As part of the restoration, £2,500 was spent on parts for the engine while the interior re-trim in tan leather cost £2,680.
The car’s brakes, electrics, suspension, clutch, cruise control and power steering were also fixed.
Under the bonnet, the car is powered by a 2.6-litre engine which developed 102bhp when it left the factory in 1963, giving it a top speed of 93mph.
But unfortunately, the model doesn’t quite have the same value six-figure among classic car collectors.
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The car’s current owner has put it up for sale with H&H Auctions, who have given it a guide price of just £9,000.
It will go under the hammer on July 19 at their Buxton sale.
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Damian Jones of H&H Classics, said: “One can only surmise that he (Brian Griffiths) felt a great deal of sentimental attachment to the car and was in the fortunate position of being able to spend that sort of money on its refurbishment.
“Thankfully, people undertake uneconomic restorations the whole time.
“If they did not I might well be out of a job. For some enthusiasts the value of their car is measured in things other than money.”
