I know it is quite subjective and relative to condition but at least we could see what sort of prices they are going for in 2011.
I paid £11k for a fully restored/customised bus. I know I could have bought cheaper and done some work myself but I dont have the time. I have receipts for the van from previous owner which covers all work in excess of £15k !!!! Plus whatever he paid for the bus originally as a non running shell and lump. Agreed Valuation of £12,500 with insurers
There are an awful lot of variables in the price of a van due to actual or perceived condition. Someone can pay £15k for a complete shed because it looks shiny and has a nice interior or pay £15k for a perfect van, so I'm not sure how much use a poll will be. Also, you have to factor in import prices, LHD, tin / pop top, dealer warranty vs. private sale and even tax free status. I paid USD4,995 for a California LHD Westie, 1972 crossover. That gave me a price on my doorstep of around £5,500. As you can see from the picture, the van looks tatty but is exceptionally solid. The intention from the start was to do a complete restoration, so I wasn't really interested in a running and useable van, rather a good basis for restoration. Once finished, this will not be a cheap van, but I hope that it will be a very good one, better than I could buy for an equivalent price and, more importantly, done exactly how I want it. I still doubt that it will actually pay back financially if the van is sold when restored, but that's not really the point.
$7500 u.s. = to £5040 u.k, taxes and shipping took it upto £6700 on my drive, roadtax,mot and registration all in for just under £7k, spent about a grand on it since. no rust, but lhd,auto,and brown......
Oh well, £3500 purchase cost, £3500 for getting the work done I knew about when purchased. Now its a pretty solid UK bus.
Purchase price of £3750, however by the time its was road legal it would be nearer £4750 and by the time its finished probably nearer £8-9k and thats no show winner, just a clean n tidy bay.