Price gearbox Racing/Sport

[mirafiori76]

I understand your frustration. And your right. i will never get rich. And not just because i sell parts to cheap  Better, i bought a lot of parts through the years and ind the end i threw it all away because there was no market. About 20 years ago i formed a club here in Holland to bring enthousiasts together. Started with about 50 members and ended with 12. Then i pulled the plug. Because i had only a few cars left (only 2-door cars) i threw everything that was 4-doors away. Including new doors.
In Holland there is no market for 131's, only 124 spiders. And frankly, i get disgusted by the fact that 131 parts, mainly engine parts, are build into 124 spiders to make a f**king Abarth replica. Even the guy i sold the gearbox to was building one. But he needed a strong gearbox and mine was gathering dust, so i sold it. Yes, against my principals. But again, i need money.
Speeking of the grille for example, i bought a new one in 1988 for 140 Gulden. That's 140 Euro's today. 3 Gulden is 1 Euro!!! Which makes it the same price today.
I can understand that some prices are crazy for some people, like yourself Pedja. But in other parts in the world it is normal. The world is unfair sometimes 

[david]

Talking of the sport grills I remember Ricambio in Banstead, Surrey, telling me he was selling them new in 1980 for ?110 each which has got to be at least ?330 in todays money.

[djape1977]

ideally, i'd be happy if my cars were worth nothing. well ok, 100e for 131 in good condition. then gearbox would be 10quid, engine 25, dual carbs manifold 15 etc

[mirafiori76]

Considering i only asked you all what a fair price would be...

[106usj]

Ok so you some of you want to make money on 131 parts ??
There is a company in the uk who has been trying to sell various 131 stuff for 2 years at least now on UK ebay.
One of these items is a 131 Abarth gearbox without the bellhousing it is just stripped & re-assembled is selling for about ?300 and guess what ? 2 years down the line !! "its still for sale"
What everyone forgets is that the 131 tc engine and gearbox was a very popular conversion for many Morris Minor conversions & kitcar/ hill climb car conversions in the UK they are still being used in Morris Minors today they are not rare !
The 131 rotted but a lot of the engines & gearboxes still survive, so in the UK at least, the 131 Abarth & SuperMirafiori gearbox are not worth ?300 !!!
They come up regular on UK ebay for ?80 - ?100 so if any of you want to pay that sort of money when you can get them in the UK at half the price then fair enough 

[david]

What they are worth doesn't bother me as I have had 131's since I bought my first supermirafiori in march 1987 and when they were worth next to nothing but I always liked the way they drove so stayed with them.
Also spent over ?3000 for parts and spray job restoring a 1980 sport in 1990 when there was little interest in these cars.
I still have a 131 sport and am staying with it as I know if I sell it I will regret it.

[106usj]

Hello again ! ive been doing some more digging, do some of you remember the brand new old stock Fiat 131 gearbox that was for sale 28th Nov 2010 split new on UK ebay ended ?333  Brand new !  

[mirafiori76]

That's about 450 in Euro's 

[106usj]

Yes ! 450e for a band new Fiat genuine unused gearbox not 2nd hand 

[Robert]

333 GBP only equals 385 Euros. And in November 2010 it was even less.

[Fiat 131 Abarth#2]

Hi Mike,

i find this! 

 http://cgi.ebay.de/FIAT-131-Racing-ABARTH-Schaltgetriebe-124-Spider-/320658643819?pt=Autoteile_Zubeh%C3%B6r&hash=item4aa8be9b6b

It's worth a try,  by e.bay   

Enzo 

[mirafiori76]

WOW!!! That's insane.

[stathe174]

Well I thing that this is a bargain

[djape1977]

I'M RICH!!!!!!!!

[mirafiori76]

Finally! Congratulations. How many gearboxes, worth 1290 Euro's a piece, do you have?