The new Weasel ride... '79 Clubman Estate
Nov 14, 2017 19:00:58 GMT
Post by TurboDieselWeasel on Nov 14, 2017 19:00:58 GMT
Hi!
This is one of the reasons I sold the Jeep - and part of the reason I'm finally parting with the Turbodiseasel-Coupé... My oldest car yet. I always wanted an Traveller or Estate - this one more or less came to me, I didn't look for it. It rolled in at work. At first I accepted my fate of not owning it, but constantly found myself patting it's roof and sitting on the driver's seat. Then I gave it a closer inspection, drove it a wee bit - and the penny dropped that this could be the car I was looking for for pretty much more or less a decade. Not actively, but constantly, every now and then. A Mini estate was always in the back of my head. This car was not cheap, this I can tell you. So I needed a couple of days to work my mind - and then I came to the conclusion; now - or never. I'm not going to find a better one any time soon. Maybe never again. There's evidence it's been taken care of, it even has it's original Inspection Booklet - an item I have never seen before on any Mini. I had a bit cash from selling the Jeep (in favour of the other Mini) - so with a heavy heart I decided to finally put the Turbo-Coupé up for sale, since it's the only way to generate a bit of cash fast-ish. The Clubman is not fully payed for, but I gave all I had. Not a good situation to be in, but a risk I though I'd take. Anyways.
This car was first delivered in Milano, Italy. Then I went to Rome - and now it's in Joymoney. Came back all the way under it's own steam. It's been taken care of, some little mods have been done. All in all it's a pretty solid car. You can tell mother nature is much nicer to cars in southern Europe.
I'm not too keen on the 12" Rover wheels, this is the first thing that will have to go. But first it needs to be registered & inspected, so a couple of other things have priority. Mainly electrical issues (it's got "Lucas" written all over the place...). Engine runs perfect, gearbox is smooth (almost as good as my rebuild gearboxes), brakes pull straight (drums on front). I think I'm going with the stock 10" steels.
But pictures, everyone wants pictures. Here's pictures:
And this steering wheel... This also needs to go. You may have spotted that the seats are not original, but they are super comfy, maybe even re-upholstered. They are the most comfortable Mini seats I ever got to sit in!
So - that's my new ride. It was not the best time to buy it, but I had to take the chnace, otherwise it would have been gone quickly, there was a big interest in this car. Take a chance if you can, you may regret it.
That's all for now. I'll sort the gremlins, then it's TÜV, register and possibly don't drive 'cause by then the roads are allready as salty as the Dead Sea.
Cheers,
Jan
This is one of the reasons I sold the Jeep - and part of the reason I'm finally parting with the Turbodiseasel-Coupé... My oldest car yet. I always wanted an Traveller or Estate - this one more or less came to me, I didn't look for it. It rolled in at work. At first I accepted my fate of not owning it, but constantly found myself patting it's roof and sitting on the driver's seat. Then I gave it a closer inspection, drove it a wee bit - and the penny dropped that this could be the car I was looking for for pretty much more or less a decade. Not actively, but constantly, every now and then. A Mini estate was always in the back of my head. This car was not cheap, this I can tell you. So I needed a couple of days to work my mind - and then I came to the conclusion; now - or never. I'm not going to find a better one any time soon. Maybe never again. There's evidence it's been taken care of, it even has it's original Inspection Booklet - an item I have never seen before on any Mini. I had a bit cash from selling the Jeep (in favour of the other Mini) - so with a heavy heart I decided to finally put the Turbo-Coupé up for sale, since it's the only way to generate a bit of cash fast-ish. The Clubman is not fully payed for, but I gave all I had. Not a good situation to be in, but a risk I though I'd take. Anyways.
This car was first delivered in Milano, Italy. Then I went to Rome - and now it's in Joymoney. Came back all the way under it's own steam. It's been taken care of, some little mods have been done. All in all it's a pretty solid car. You can tell mother nature is much nicer to cars in southern Europe.
I'm not too keen on the 12" Rover wheels, this is the first thing that will have to go. But first it needs to be registered & inspected, so a couple of other things have priority. Mainly electrical issues (it's got "Lucas" written all over the place...). Engine runs perfect, gearbox is smooth (almost as good as my rebuild gearboxes), brakes pull straight (drums on front). I think I'm going with the stock 10" steels.
But pictures, everyone wants pictures. Here's pictures:
And this steering wheel... This also needs to go. You may have spotted that the seats are not original, but they are super comfy, maybe even re-upholstered. They are the most comfortable Mini seats I ever got to sit in!
So - that's my new ride. It was not the best time to buy it, but I had to take the chnace, otherwise it would have been gone quickly, there was a big interest in this car. Take a chance if you can, you may regret it.
That's all for now. I'll sort the gremlins, then it's TÜV, register and possibly don't drive 'cause by then the roads are allready as salty as the Dead Sea.
Cheers,
Jan
