Not many people want a classic car or have spare cash just before Christmas, spring time is a good time to sell.
Looking at your picture in eBay, might be worth getting some better pictures taken at the same time on a sunny day, wet car pictures are not very helpful to a buyer, interior pics good, picture of under boot carpet?
Maybe give the engine a good clean, what’s the white gunk below cylinder 4? change the expansion tank hose the thin frayed hose, find another strut top cover or just remove the 1 you have fitted and leave it in the boot, spray painting the rocker cover and top cambelt cover makes a huge difference and 1 spray can will do both.
These are just things I noticed and may not help with a sale but maybe a few things I would address if selling a car.
I used this paint on both my cars nearly 2 years ago and it’s lasting very well, they do a satin finish but I found if any oil gets dropped on it marks so I’ve now got both cars the shiner black in the link, I’ve even painted my radiator surround which does get very warm and the paint is holding very well.
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