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jamesp Posted a lot Posts: 1,828	a trip to howards (dieing car content)jamesp @jamesp
	Nov 3, 2010 21:44:22 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	last sunday my uncle called and asked if i could go give hinm a hand removing/collecting a engine for his a60 i wasnt racing so i went along the place in question was howard from classic collector car parts home ive been to his shop in sipson its rammo with every thing you can immagen .iv also been to his yard in egham same story loads of cars and bits far more than 1 man should could own soo how bad can his house be wellll........ 1st car to greet me nos??? i seee you ....... few rimzzz the land is around 1 acre and theres more cars you can no longer reach /see as the weeds have more than taken over everything has a price some reasonable some a little dear but he will have a deal we were collecting the engine from the 16/60 i ending up buying the whole car


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Seth South East MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi Posts: 15,518	a trip to howards (dieing car content)Seth @seth
	Nov 3, 2010 22:00:53 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Wow! Having been to the shop a few times and seen him at Beaulieu somehow I'm not really surprised!
	Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.

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ExJarkle Part of things Posts: 740	a trip to howards (dieing car content)ExJarkle @arkle
	Nov 3, 2010 22:11:22 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Those chrome and red wheels with the BF Goodrich tyres...they look like 4x108, do you know if they are?


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bryn Posted a lot Posts: 3,913	a trip to howards (dieing car content)bryn @irol
	Nov 3, 2010 22:15:04 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hmm, some interesting stuff there. Good work Mr P ;D
	Volvo, Buggy, Discovery and an old tractor.

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jamesp Posted a lot Posts: 1,828	a trip to howards (dieing car content)jamesp @jamesp
	Nov 3, 2010 22:36:24 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	They are indeed 4x108 and he has all the caps £140 he wanted think there was 5 too


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kevfromwales Posted a lot the conrod's REALLY out the block now! Posts: 3,909	a trip to howards (dieing car content)kevfromwales @kevfromwales
	Nov 3, 2010 22:53:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	A fordor sedan in the shed! - any idea on $$$ dare I ask! this is what my place would look like if I could get away with it!
	Almost on the road: b11 sunny breadvan, e36 tds, 325i skidcar, nearly there: ford f250 tathauler, suzuki alto, u11 bluey not for a while: ford pop, 32 rails, not in this lifetime: ruby, '29 hillman ''unfortanatly I'm quite old and scruffy and in need of some loving. my drive shaft needs a new boot....''

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Seth South East MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi Posts: 15,518	a trip to howards (dieing car content)Seth @seth
	Nov 3, 2010 22:55:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Kev, I'll have to take you down to the shop when you're next in town...
	Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.

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kevfromwales Posted a lot the conrod's REALLY out the block now! Posts: 3,909	a trip to howards (dieing car content)kevfromwales @kevfromwales
	Nov 3, 2010 23:00:01 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	^^ this sounds good to me!!
	Almost on the road: b11 sunny breadvan, e36 tds, 325i skidcar, nearly there: ford f250 tathauler, suzuki alto, u11 bluey not for a while: ford pop, 32 rails, not in this lifetime: ruby, '29 hillman ''unfortanatly I'm quite old and scruffy and in need of some loving. my drive shaft needs a new boot....''

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jamesp Posted a lot Posts: 1,828	a trip to howards (dieing car content)jamesp @jamesp
	Nov 4, 2010 12:30:27 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	keV ur guna curse word urself mate this is nothin compared with the outher yards and shop buget for a good few hours I'm only round the corner should u need to store purchases


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jamesp Posted a lot Posts: 1,828	a trip to howards (dieing car content)jamesp @jamesp
	Nov 4, 2010 21:13:01 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	www.collectorscarparts-heathrow.co.uk/content/section/5/10/ heres his contact details


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welder Part of things Posts: 518	a trip to howards (dieing car content)welder @welder
	Nov 4, 2010 21:59:56 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Oh. My. God
	I'm not completely useless, I can be used as a bad example.

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purplevanman Posted a lot Way too orangey for crows Posts: 3,829	a trip to howards (dieing car content)purplevanman @grunty
	Nov 4, 2010 23:02:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I am amazed by the cars but completely gobsmacked by the unused repair panels, there's piles of em


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stealthstylz Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 14,845 Club RR Member Number: 174	a trip to howards (dieing car content)stealthstylz @stealthstylz Club Retro Rides Member 174
	Nov 5, 2010 1:44:46 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I think i've been to the shop. We blew a rad hose on my mates hot rod so called past and he spent about 5 minutes looking through a stack of rad hoses about 5ft deep to find the right one - more like he knew where it was in the pile but had to move stuff out of the way from memory. Matt


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Pid363! Posted a lot Madness is all in the mind! Posts: 1,039	a trip to howards (dieing car content)Pid363! @pid363
	Nov 5, 2010 8:19:49 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Great pics its great to see stuff like that but what a waste some of them panels most be worth a few quid. Looks like a westy wing in there?
	Stupid is as stupid does!

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con2k Part of things Posts: 174	a trip to howards (dieing car content)con2k @con2k
	Nov 5, 2010 10:56:14 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	How bad was the escort??


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jamesp Posted a lot Posts: 1,828	a trip to howards (dieing car content)jamesp @jamesp
	Nov 5, 2010 12:21:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	its pretty far gone only good for bits id say plus the cage is curse word so not much use for racing now


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jamesp Posted a lot Posts: 1,828	a trip to howards (dieing car content)jamesp @jamesp
	Nov 30, 2010 20:48:19 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	little bump for this place as i had to go drop a g/box off at the shop so thort id take a few pics there ..... basicly a 4 bed room house rammed with car parts i mean rammed you can only walk through the door then u stop lol thease 2 have been there a good 4 years the red jago evan longer he realy wants that gone the bluebird is mine(for sale soon) and his transit spec was on ebay but didnt sell havent seen it move in 3 years lol


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chris3 Part of things Posts: 125	a trip to howards (dieing car content)chris3 @chris3
	Nov 30, 2010 22:31:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Wow....I have Humber hotrod visions.....must not ask how much. swmbo wouldn't be pleased.
	Volvo 440 Disco TD5 Disco V8 Jag XJ8

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trigger Posted a lot Posts: 3,388	a trip to howards (dieing car content)trigger @trigger
	Dec 1, 2010 0:06:43 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	What a great place but those panels really need to be stored somewhere dry!
	My car blog East Coast Retros

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analogue_radio Part of things Posts: 275	a trip to howards (dieing car content)analogue_radio @theimage
	Dec 1, 2010 0:58:42 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Whats the address of that shop?! Looks like an Aladdin's cave.


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