duncanmartin
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So much want. www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1155683 Supercharged retro estate goodness. Seemingly with good mechanicals and flat grey paint. I had a project one (just the 2l) 20 years ago, but it got scrapped when I lost my garage and the backyard resto place I took it to discovered more holes than metal. I don't think I can get 4.5k past the wife though it's probably the last opportunity to buy one of these.  I seem to have contacted the seller and asked for more pictures.  It's a bit scabby around the edges, and the paint is very very flat. To make it really presentable it would need a full respray as well as dealing with the scabby bits. The interior is quite good though. It's no surprise - if it was mint then it would be at least twice the price. I don't think it will fit in my garage as is. It's so close that it might if I took the bumpers off (is there such a thing as a power bulge in a garage door?  ). Gonna have to get the tape measure out again... I seem to have put a deposit down for this.  A significant discount, and an agreement with my wife that she can spend an equivalent amount on her project, and now I need to clear the garage out and collect it (in 8 days time).  |
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Jem45
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I seem to have contacted the seller and asked for more pictures. It's a bit scabby around the edges, and the paint is very very flat. To make it really presentable it would need a full respray as well as dealing with the scabby bits. The interior is quite good though. It's no surprise - if it was mint then it would be at least twice the price. I don't think it will fit in my garage as is. It's so close that it might if I took the bumpers off (is there such a thing as a power bulge in a garage door? ). Gonna have to get the tape measure out again... I seem to have put a deposit down for this. A significant discount, and an agreement with my wife that she can spend an equivalent amount on her project, and now I need to clear the garage out and collect it (in 8 days time). Balls of steel! Good on yer. |
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I seem to have contacted the seller and asked for more pictures. It's a bit scabby around the edges, and the paint is very very flat. To make it really presentable it would need a full respray as well as dealing with the scabby bits. The interior is quite good though. It's no surprise - if it was mint then it would be at least twice the price. I don't think it will fit in my garage as is. It's so close that it might if I took the bumpers off (is there such a thing as a power bulge in a garage door? ). Gonna have to get the tape measure out again... I seem to have put a deposit down for this. A significant discount, and an agreement with my wife that she can spend an equivalent amount on her project, and now I need to clear the garage out and collect it (in 8 days time). Well bought, it only took 14 pages of this thread! Get it on build threads and good luck!! |
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duncanmartin
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I seem to have put a deposit down for this. A significant discount, and an agreement with my wife that she can spend an equivalent amount on her project, and now I need to clear the garage out and collect it (in 8 days time). Well bought, it only took 14 pages of this thread! Get it on build threads and good luck!! A build thread will appear when I've collected it. Not gonna change too much because it's so rare, but I've already been looking at wheels. 😉 |
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Well bought, it only took 14 pages of this thread! Get it on build threads and good luck!! A build thread will appear when I've collected it. Not gonna change too much because it's so rare, but I've already been looking at wheels. 😉 👍 |
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retrolegends
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I seem to have put a deposit down for this. A significant discount, and an agreement with my wife that she can spend an equivalent amount on her project, and now I need to clear the garage out and collect it (in 8 days time). Balls of steel! Good on yer. Well there’s a guy I work with had one of these and stripped the parts off the shell to weld and spray it only to have the shell nicked off his drive so he now has all parts for a Beta but no body shell. 😂 |
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1974 Hillman Avenger 1500DL1992 Volvo 240SE1975 Datsun Cherry 100a flying custard1965 Hillman SuperMinx Rock N Roller1974 Austin Allegrat Mk1 1.3SDL1980 Austin Allegro Mk3 1.3L1982 Austin Allegro Mk3 on banded steels2003 Saab 9-3 Convertible 220bhp TurboNutter1966 Morris Minor 1000 (Doris) 2019 Abarth 595C Turismo (not retro but awesome fun) www.facebook.com/DatsunCherry100a |
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Hell yeah what a cracking buy. Always love a Beta (and especially a HPE).
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Hyundai Pony Sonnet X2. Devon. £1K 1993. Very low mileage. MOT'd Feb 21. Drives. Has been laid up for extended period. No horror stories in MOT history. 26yrs ago there were 2.7K of these on UK roads, now there's just 4 with 16 on SORN.  Vauxhall Victor. Lancs. £1,400.00 [SOLD]1966. This car clocked up 43K miles over 29 years and was put to bed for quarter of a century. Lots of scabbing to bodywork but interior looks mint.   Humber Hawk. Wilts. £2,250.00 [SOLD]1952. Project. Mk IV or V? Very rare survivor. Low mileage. Last MOT in 2011 details 'blue smoke' ?engine wear?    Rover P6 2000. N Yorks. £1K [SOLD]1972. Parked up unused in garage for 24 years. Elderly owner has just gone into care.  Chevvy Blazer rhd. Yorks. £3,795.00 1999. Short MOT, might need work for next pass.   Morris Mini Traveller Mk 1. Northamptonshire. £5K 1967. Complete & running project.   
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XJ6 Gold. ?Notts? £1,200.00 1994. Some welding in 2006 but mainly clean passes and low annual mileage in recent years. I was stating on a different thread that XJ40s are usually bangers at this sort of money, this looks like it might be the exception?   Opel Olympia estate. S Africa. £4½K 1962.   Alfa Romeo 146 T-Spark 1.8. W Sussex. £3K 1997. Low mileage. Drives, MOT'd. Parked up for 8 years prior to recommissioning, apparent indifference to maintenance prior to that. There are 26 of these left in the UK, this is one of only 7 on the road.  
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I'd love a 146 v6. Alfa just got the styling so right on them.
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duncanmartin
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Jul 11, 2020 13:13:03 GMT
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Well bought, it only took 14 pages of this thread! Get it on build threads and good luck!! A build thread will appear when I've collected it. Not gonna change too much because it's so rare, but I've already been looking at wheels. 😉 Posting on the train on the way home. The structure looked solid, the engine sounded good, but there was "surface rust" on pretty much every panel, including all round the sunroof and around the windscreen. I don't mind that someone had painted it flat grey (where the original paint was showing through it looked like a nice colour). A few bits of rust were expected, but I reckon to pay to get it to a good place, it would cost twice the asking price! I don't have the skills to do it all myself, or the cash to get done properly. I've been there and done that and had a pile of rusty junk in the garage that depresses me. Head ruled heart. Still makes me sad. |
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Jul 19, 2020 10:52:29 GMT
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 1965 Mercedes 190 Fintail Saloon requiring work but its complete - RHD - was running - requires paint - but the interior looks like it could be revived - lots of invoices for pervious work - £3,995 ONO www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1232742 |
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Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane Drophead Coupé. Cheshire. £2K [SOLD]1940s. Garage find project. Golden Age British motoring.    Mercedes Benz C180 Elegance. N Yorks. £1,495.00 1993. Drives. Long MOT. Modest mileage for year. No horror stories in MOT history.   Peugeot 106 Diesel. W Midlands. £1½K 1993. Drives. Low mileage. Short MOT but MOT history is almost flawless. One lady owner from new, always garaged and only doing a few hundred miles a year. With careful driving these will return 65mpg+.  Mazda 626 Pillarless Coupé. Merseyside. £3½K 1982. Drives. Modest mileage for year. New MOT on sale. MOT history is almost flawless.  
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Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane Drophead Coupé. Cheshire. £2K 1940s. Garage find project. Golden Age British motoring. Mercedes Benz C180 Elegance. N Yorks. £1,495.00 1993. Drives. Long MOT. Modest mileage for year. No horror stories in MOT history. Peugeot 106 Diesel. W Midlands. £1½K 1993. Drives. Low mileage. Short MOT but MOT history is almost flawless. One lady owner from new, always garaged and only doing a few hundred miles a year. With careful driving these will return 65mpg+. Mazda 626 Pillarless Coupé. Merseyside. £3½K 1982. Drives. Modest mileage for year. New MOT on sale. MOT history is almost flawless. Not bothered about the Merc but the other 3 are all very sensibly priced - the Armstrong Siddeley is very cheap and a good project but you can loose more than an shirt restoring this type of stuff and they are worth peanuts when completed but hell of a project - the little Peugeot would be an ideal starter modern classic and the Mazda is very, very rare (probably rarer than the Armstrong Siddeley) and still at sensible money |
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Jul 19, 2020 21:47:30 GMT
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Not bothered about the Merc but the other 3 are all very sensibly priced - the Armstrong Siddeley is very cheap and a good project but you can loose more than an shirt restoring this type of stuff and they are worth peanuts when completed but hell of a project - the little Peugeot would be an ideal starter modern classic and the Mazda is very, very rare (probably rarer than the Armstrong Siddeley) and still at sensible money The best Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane in the world would probably cost £20K so there's no huge gain to be made here apart from the satisfaction of saving a post-war icon. With a lot of investment it could look as good as this;  That little 106 has got everything going for it except a long MOT. That Mazda, apart from being rare, is a real looker! And the Merc, of no interest to me personally but it has been looked after and is cheap enough for what it is. |
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Jem45
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Jul 21, 2020 10:27:37 GMT
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When you look at what similar Italian 'sporty minis' are going for now (eg Fiat 127 sport and 127 GT) - not to mention Coopers etc - that's not a bad price. Very interesting and appealing little car. |
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Jul 21, 2020 11:35:11 GMT
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Balls of steel! Good on yer. Well there’s a guy I work with had one of these and stripped the parts off the shell to weld and spray it only to have the shell nicked off his drive so he now has all parts for a Beta but no body shell. 😂 Admit it, he just swept up the rust  |
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Rover Montego estate. Kent. £1½K 1994. Frugal 55mpg+ Diesel workhorse. Late model. Drives. MOT'd. MOT history worth a check.   
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Jul 23, 2020 17:30:11 GMT
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I remember back in the early to mid 90s, the local taxi firms had a few of these Montego Diesel Estates. They used to be everywhere, and now it's such a rarity to see one, especially one with MOT and in use!
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Love for old BMWs, Mercedes, Jaguars and Swedish Slabs!
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It's a bit scabby around the edges, and the paint is very very flat. To make it really presentable it would need a full respray as well as dealing with the scabby bits. The interior is quite good though. It's no surprise - if it was mint then it would be at least twice the price.
). Gonna have to get the tape measure out again...
A significant discount, and an agreement with my wife that she can spend an equivalent amount on her project, and now I need to clear the garage out and collect it (in 8 days time). 
