Rover MG's,
Now I know what everyone is thinking but I have reason/logic behind my choice.
Rover/MG is gone,no more.
so supply of these vehicles is what's here.
Many are now for sale as spares/repairs,
I've seen them for less than ￡150--200,
those that aren't sold and there are many end up in breakers so a good source of parts.
BMW developed a new improved head gasket so once fitted no more K series head gasket failures.
And I've never Welded any of them,unlike every body else's choices.
That's a big plus for restoration costs.
Lastly I've been doing this for a long long time,and I can remember the days of cars selling for ￡100,or less,
Jag's,escorts,........................y... name a car that people restore and chances are once they were practically worthless.
Now?
Not saying I can tell the classic car future market,
wish I could.
The cheapest car to restore is one which needs nothing doing to it.
Repairing a car for someone who isn't a pro mechanic with access to a full garage-worth of equipment is always more expensive than buying a good car in the first place.
Things like parts availability and simplicity of construction matter a lot to an amateur so look at things like old Minis, Morris Minors, Land Rovers, MGs, Fords etc.
Any car from the 80s that isnt full of electrics should be easy enough for a beginner to learn some basic mechanics and bodywork (make sure you get a Haynes manual for the car)
Parts can be got from the scrap yard and as long as no welding is needed you can bolt on /off most car panels.
Start small and work your way up to write offs.
Any GM Nova platform 67-74, NOS body parts cheap, smallblock V-8 will bolt right in, can still find parts in the junkyard. Plus, room for 4 people.
I would recommend some vehicles in between 2000 & 2006 Price between ￡500 & ￡2500
Ford Mondeo
Rover 75, 45 or the 25
Ford Focus
Fiat Punto
Renault Laguna
Opel corsa
Ford ka
Mitsubishi Carisma
Nissan Primera
Peugeot 206
Ford Fiesta.
I think the Mondeo is the best. many of them cost Around ￡500
I've heard classic VW beetles are simple and easy to work on. 4 cylinder air cooled engine
thirdgen camaro and convert to a carborator, cheap to buy and you take out everything that is hard to fix by converting to carborated
try a mini morriss, or a vee dub (VW bug, Kombi...)
Once again this site is infested with lost yanks.
Seeing as you've asked this on the UK and Ireland site, try a series Land Rover. All the panels are bolt-on and the only welding you're likely to need is on the chassis. With just a few exceptions, all parts for series I,II, IIa and III are still available.
tata nano is cheap.
Im wanting a cheap car to fix up and drive to learn how to restore them before moving onto more expensive cars. can anyone suggest cars which are cheap to buy and repair. Also if theres forums and owners clubs for the car where i can get info from.
Thanks in advance!
You want a once-common but simple car, and one for which replacement parts are readily available.
The obvious choices in the UK are the Morris Minor (particularly the 2dr saloon version) and the MGB.
Both have readily available parts and strong owners clubs.
However examples in poor condition but repairable are becoming rare.
If you want something that is going to be a bit easier to find in poor but repairable condition you could consider a MkII VW Golf, preferably a GTi (8v or 16v). I can't think of anything else from that era (old enough to be simple, new enough for rough examples to still exist) that has enough demand for parts to exist and for restoration to be worthwhile.
I would buy a 1904 model T because its easy to fix up if you don't have any money just make it look nice and sell it
Because of the great parts availability first and second generation Camaros are the least expensive to rebuild.
No such thing - a car needing restoration will need different things doing to it compared to one of the exact same model. It could be cheaper to restore a Rolls Royce than a Mini depending on what is needed
