What is my engine worth once it is restored ?
Whatever someone else is prepared to pay for it. Don’t get into the engine hobby expecting to make money out of it. It costs you a packet, it loses you sleep and can get you divorced. The last thing you will do is make money at it. Most engines are only worth marginally more restored than as found. The Lister D can be bought for 30 as a complete but non-running wreck, it can cost over 100 for bits and pieces and a magneto overhaul, and you will be lucky to sell it for 125. So your three weeks of work have been done for nothing. A rare engine may devalue if you do not have original paintwork etc. Non standard parts will dramatically reduce your engine value and your social standing in very short order !
