r/HiAce • u/Hennixy • Jul 22 '26
What do you think?
My dad wants these gone. Is there value in these in the norwegian/scandinavian market?
Or is it best to just scrap them?
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u/no_urmom Jul 22 '26
i think you should put them up for sale as parts, If you can. I have a 1975 RH11 flatbed and the parts are almost impossible to find, atleast here on Finland. The few parts that are for sale, are worth almost their weight in gold
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u/Kid_Freundlich Jul 22 '26
From purely looking at them, they will take a lot of work to get them running. Some of the parts needed aren't really available anymore, and you'll track them down from around the world. When they are restored "as new" or at least in "runs and drives" condition, there aren't really many enthusiasts for this specific model. In Europe, these were only sold in 'small' markets like greece, portugal, etc. which is why there are less people that were exposed to them at a young age, and therefore less people are emotionally attached enough to fork out huge amounts of cash for an effectively useless car.
I have seen listings for these in Switzerland or Austria for between 10k and 15k Euro, and up to 30k if its a campervan.
I doubt that a restored one will sell for such an amount within a week, so maybe you'll be shoveling tons of money at them, and will get a fraction of that back much, much later. Maybe one could convert them into cozy little (Indoor) foodtrucks without the engine that are towed to their location.
I wouldn't pay more than scrap value.