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Old does not necessarily mean decrepit.  If a van has been carefully maintained, its value is not significant to its age.  Even if the bodywork looks faded and the upholstery slightly thread bare, a sound chassis and shell, with faultless running gear, can still be worth several hundred pounds.

With the chasis and shell intact, restoring, and perhaps some updating, will be a labour of love. The rewards come in the form of enjoying the restored van. It is doubtful that you could expect an eventual profit from doing up an older van in this way.  And it would hardly be fair for a potential purchaser to expect the seller to virtually give away a sound and well maintained unit just to make the van a better bargain.

Bertie.

I bought an old Compass for storage a few years ago for £200 - much cheaper than a large enough shed!  It was basically sound but had had some water ingress which had been fixed before I bought it.  When I wanted to dispose of it, I saw an advert on the ads section looking for a free van and happily gave it away - much easier than trying to break it up and the new owner was thrilled with it.

The lady said she had not expected to get any replies, so it just shows it is always worth a try - if you don't ask you won't know!