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I know I'll regret asking this but any idea how much he wants? How rust-funked is it? I could always sell something for this I guess... I have no idea what would it would cost. Last time I asked about it the chap what emphatic that that it was not for sale. As for rust I don't know either. I think it has been stored indoors (the chap used to have a shed full of Austin Atlantics) but I think it had been damaged by some gas bottles falling on it. |
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Sept 7, 2011 21:51:51 GMT
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Sept 7, 2011 22:45:14 GMT
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It sold on feebay for 4k last week , guess the owner got messed about and has relisted
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Sept 7, 2011 22:53:18 GMT
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I thought it was going to be this beasty!  |
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Jan 31, 2013 13:38:44 GMT
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Do we know what became of this glorious Griffin...?! I do hope it is still with us as it is just so EPIC...  |
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***GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY***
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WTF has happened to all the Vennies?
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So glad this thread has re appeared just for the informed history
I only found out last week it existed
Always remember my old dad talking about a big engined Venny as
said in the Love for Vauxhalls post
and the sudden influx of info is staggering
Internet - I love you sometimes xx
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'79 Cossie ran Cortina - Sold
2000 Fozzer 2.0 turbo snow beast
'85 Opel Manta GSI - Sold
03 A class Mercedes
Looking for a FD Ventora - Anyone?
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leg-end-ary brilliant thread, glad it got bumped or i wouldnt have spotted it! I've always been interested in the history of the Black Prince and to hear some of it from a former owner is just brilliant  |
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Last Edit: Feb 1, 2013 23:50:04 GMT by matty2300
2002 Saab 93 - Daily
1972 Vauxhall Firenza Sport SL - in storage
1978 Vauxhall Magnum - PROJECT
1993 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 GLS - DEAD
1994 Vauxhall Astra 1.4 LS - DEAD
1999 Saab 93 2.0 SE - DEAD
1999 Mercedes W202/C200 - DEAD
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MK2VR6
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Jun 22, 2013 14:03:15 GMT
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I assume it's still the same owner then. About time something happened with this old girl to breathe some life back into her.
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Jun 22, 2013 16:52:44 GMT
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I never thought reading this thread it would come to the current day with this marvellous car up for sale! Only hope a fellow RR'er can rescue her
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Jun 22, 2013 19:02:33 GMT
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Jun 22, 2013 20:08:59 GMT
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Only hope a fellow RR'er can rescue her I tried about 20 years ago! I was working with the owner's son and had a good look round it. It was bricked up and covered in junk in a side room off a garage workshop, but the owner wasn't interested in selling. If I remember correctly, he did indeed have a shed full of Austin Atlantics (as mentioned above), but they weren't for sale either! I'm really pleased it's survived! |
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MK2VR6
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Jun 28, 2013 15:35:36 GMT
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I see this was pulled early from ebay; I wonder what its fate was?
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Jun 28, 2013 16:03:33 GMT
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To me it looks like it ended on 1200 with reserve not met. It might make an appearance again at some point if he's let it go for that.
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MK2VR6
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To me it looks like it ended on 1200 with reserve not met. It might make an appearance again at some point if he's let it go for that. Doubt he let it go for that. Auction ended early and was up to £1200 at that point; I'd imagine he cancelled the auction without actually removing the bids. |
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Jun 29, 2013 14:06:51 GMT
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What an awesome thread, a great read and an epic slice of motoring history.
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Jun 30, 2013 11:20:11 GMT
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I think its been on eBay a few times over the last 18 months or so, and always gets pulled before the end. Lord knows whats going on with it.
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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This really does need to be rescued and restored pretty darn quickly...!!!
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***GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY***
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Sept 26, 2016 11:51:27 GMT
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This thread has more lives than a cat....
The Black Prince was put together by a small garage in Eastleigh. The only Gordon Keeble connection is the engines - he bought a bunch of crated Chevrolet 327 engines from the financial hulk of Gordon Keeble. The workmanship was not good. They used a Jaguar rear axle with discs. When the owner of one took it into Perrins in Southampton, where my father was service manager, he complained that the handbrake was no good. Dad leaned on the car which promptly rolled away. They checked the rear pads which were worn almost to nothing. Fitted new pads, bolted it up, and then it would not move at all. The wheels had the wrong offset and were pressing on the calipers. The Eastleigh solution had been to file the pads down. At Perrins they machined the centre out of a couple of Bedford brake drums and used them as spacers. Later all of the bushes in the rear suspension were completely shot - they'd used the originals despite doubling the power. Bedford truck bushes, with minor trimming, were used and there was no further trouble there. I remember Dad saying there were all kinds of other problems with dodgy workmanship - exhaust problems, front springs, etc.
In mid-1971 I bought the Ventora hubcaps from the original wheels for my F model Victor. Later, in late 1972, I was going to buy one of the delivery mileage 3.3 engines to go into my smokey PB Velox, but then I emigrated before that got anywhere.
There were certainly more than one made but I don't know how many in the end. There was an Autocar/Motor report or road test as well.
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Fantastic car... Just imagining it with more lows...  |
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