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Last Edit: Dec 16, 2017 2:50:33 GMT by MkX
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Dec 16, 2017 10:01:03 GMT
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That's fine if you have £75k + to spend restoring it - you would be better off finding a good running example around the £50 - £60k mark - far less hassle than restoring one these rust buckets
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Dec 16, 2017 10:39:36 GMT
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bang some gaffa tape over the sharp edges and run it as is!!
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating '80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip '97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Dec 16, 2017 11:02:02 GMT
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That does look to be quite over-ripe. At that sort of money it could probably be bangered with the spares being sold to make most of the money back, whilst of course helping out a number of interceptor owners.
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Dec 16, 2017 12:50:31 GMT
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It's a £5K JENSEN INTERCEPTOR ffs!
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Dec 16, 2017 15:07:35 GMT
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must have been '82 or '83 I went to a lock up in the midlands to look at a different project with my old man and the guy had about 18-20 interceptors laid up there. I was fascinated but a lot were in this condition even then.
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating '80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip '97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Dec 16, 2017 20:39:11 GMT
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must have been '82 or '83 I went to a lock up in the midlands to look at a different project with my old man and the guy had about 18-20 interceptors laid up there. I was fascinated but a lot were in this condition even then. I recall an exercise we did in primary school, (circa 1975), where we had to list family cars. A lad in my class listed his Father's day-to-day transport which I believe was an XJ12 but also mentioned he had a Interceptor FF in the garage, I understand it had developed mechanical problems and was laid up a few years earlier as a relatively young car. I know his Dad is still alive and at the same address, I'd assume there's probably a very dusty FF still in the garage. I think the Interceptor will be the next Aston-Martin in terms of appreciation, fast forward a generation in time and it'll cost you £50K-£75K for a rotten one.
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Dec 17, 2017 12:38:09 GMT
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5 years ago I saw a absolute gem of a FF go through auction at Coys - invoices / receipts for £100k of proper restoration work and the hammer fell at £23K - new owner whom was stood next me was absolutely delighted - today he would have a proper return on his money if he has kept the car in the same condition that I viewed it in.
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Dec 17, 2017 15:16:38 GMT
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My girlfriends father sold an FF 2 years ago in far worse condition than that with all windows broken for €20k
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adam73bgt
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Dec 17, 2017 18:26:35 GMT
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Dec 17, 2017 18:50:04 GMT
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bonkers!
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating '80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip '97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Dec 17, 2017 19:09:35 GMT
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Thats so odd looking its awesome! A new one to me.
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Dec 17, 2017 23:36:39 GMT
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Thats so odd looking its awesome! A new one to me. Panhard et Levassor were the first firm to 'mass' manufacture automobiles, their first run was 30 cars, selling a record 5 cars in 1891. Their early models weren't quite so sleek;
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Dec 20, 2017 22:10:16 GMT
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bang some gaffa tape over the sharp edges and run it as is!! This is exactly how this should be looked at. Almost tempted to do just that.
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Dec 20, 2017 22:34:12 GMT
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I never knew they were so expensive, don't know much about them. When i used to live in a little village i got woken up sunday morning by a v8 burbling past, turns out neighbour 3 doors up had one, looked and sounded amazing.
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I never knew they were so expensive, don't know much about them. When i used to live in a little village i got woken up sunday morning by a v8 burbling past, turns out neighbour 3 doors up had one, looked and sounded amazing. One of those happy marriages of a talented Italian designer and a classic British motor manufacturer with an enormous Yank V8 shoe-horned in for good effect. Let down by poor quality control &, (as most cars of that era were), a predisposition towards corrosion. With impressive acceleration & top speed for the era they were the quintessential gentleman's dragster but the Interceptor never enjoyed the success it might have because of reliability issues and the perception then that it was not a British 'thoroughbred' with a US bought engine. Arguably not as pretty as the Interceptor, its predecessor the CV8 is also worth a look as it was similarly fast. Fast forward 3½ minutes in;
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Dec 21, 2017 13:06:32 GMT
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Candidate for a chassis swap?
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Dec 21, 2017 14:40:41 GMT
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CV8 is my lottery win first buy item.
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74 Mk1 Escort 1360, 1971 Vauxhall Victor SL2000 Estate.
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Dec 21, 2017 15:29:43 GMT
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CV8 is my lottery win first buy item. Yeah, gorgeous cars. There's a whole load of Jags I'd need to buy first but it's definitely in my top 15!
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Last Edit: Dec 21, 2017 17:05:19 GMT by MkX
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dtr70
Part of things
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Dec 21, 2017 16:28:32 GMT
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An odd one this, Jaguar XJ Kent alloys on it which I believe are 5x120.65 pcd and yet the Jensen pcd is 5x127.
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