C70 T5 GT convertible (non-runner) for sale

[C70T5]

Hi everyone,

Before I embark on the ebay route, I wondered if anyone on this forum would be interested in buying my dark blue, C70 T5 convertible.

It's lovely in every way, except for the minor problem that the engine is kaput! It died on me just over a year ago (knocking noise got quickly louder accompanied by loss of power then coasted to a halt). AA man started it up again, but it was vibrating wildly. He diagnosed it as ‘unserviceable’. The car has been standing SORN on my drive ever since (apart from being towed to and from a local garage to see if the engine could be mended - it couldn't )

As it's been standing for a year, the brakes are a little rusty but it had only just passed its MOT before it expired (oh, the irony!) so everything BESIDES the engine is in good order.

GOOD POINTS:
The bodywork is in very good condition, as is the interior (leather, plus heated front seats).
Hood works perfectly (or at least it did when the battery wasn’t flat as a pancake – would fit a new battery to demonstrate).
Dolby surround stereo plus 3 CD changer.
Cruise control.
Complete with removable wind-shield (makes a dramatic difference in the cabin).
Spare tyre, jack, tools and locking nut.
Nokia Bluetooth hands free kit fitted (works best with the roof up).
No modifications.

NOT SO GOOD POINTS:
Needs a replacement engine (2.3).
Minor damage to plastic strip on left of windscreen (I got accosted by an unseen tree branch).
Not taxed (currently SORN).
Not currently MOTed (but has only done about 25 miles since it last passed).
Brakes MAY need replacing (or might just need a bit of hard braking to shake off the rust).

So if anyone out there has a decent engine and the skills/know-how to swap it over, you could have a very lovely, very fast drop top in time for the summer. I’ve seen second hand (not refurb) engines on ebay for about £750.
Failing that, it’d make an excellent breaker (I have neither the skills, nor the tools, space or time).

I can’t bear to see it sitting on my drive anymore, so if you have the ability to tow it away (based near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire), I’m open to reasonable (or maybe even not-so-reasonable) offers.