I love this little thing, and have put many monies, times and energies into making it useable. My tenure has been a thoroughly enjoyable one.
It’s ex Stondon motor museum, and one owner before that I think. Because of it’s life in a museum it’s very solid though it does have plenty of little scratches and some little surface bubbles here and there. No rot though!
Once out of Stondon it was re-commisoned which included new sills, brake system overhaul and carb rebuild.
Since I’ve had it I’ve done:
NOS Exhaust
New belts
New diaphragms
Vacuum valve rebuild
Air filter
Oil filter
Oil changes
Valve clearances
Rocker gasket
Fuel pump
Fuel line
HT leads
Dizzy cap
Rotor arm
Spark plugs
What does it need?
It’s got a grumble from a wheel bearing, easily doable. It hasn’t got any worse since I’ve had it.
There’s a little tear on the driver’s seat fabric, and the fabric itself is on the skwiff a little giving the drivers seat a slightly off kilter appearance.
It could do with a new front crank seal popping in if you're worried about a couple of drips of oil on the driveway, an easy job.
It’s last MOT expired in May, but of course it’s now MOT and tax exempt and has been in regular use since and would easily pass another if that was your bag.
Being a little auto estate it’s a joy to run around London and longer trips, and is throughly nippy when needed to be. It’s been my only car, used mostly at weekends and for occasional commutes in nicer weather.
In short, it's ready to jump in and enjoy, use as is or improve as you go along!
It’s ex Stondon motor museum, and one owner before that I think. Because of it’s life in a museum it’s very solid though it does have plenty of little scratches and some little surface bubbles here and there. No rot though!
Once out of Stondon it was re-commisoned which included new sills, brake system overhaul and carb rebuild.
Since I’ve had it I’ve done:
NOS Exhaust
New belts
New diaphragms
Vacuum valve rebuild
Air filter
Oil filter
Oil changes
Valve clearances
Rocker gasket
Fuel pump
Fuel line
HT leads
Dizzy cap
Rotor arm
Spark plugs
What does it need?
It’s got a grumble from a wheel bearing, easily doable. It hasn’t got any worse since I’ve had it.
There’s a little tear on the driver’s seat fabric, and the fabric itself is on the skwiff a little giving the drivers seat a slightly off kilter appearance.
It could do with a new front crank seal popping in if you're worried about a couple of drips of oil on the driveway, an easy job.
It’s last MOT expired in May, but of course it’s now MOT and tax exempt and has been in regular use since and would easily pass another if that was your bag.
Being a little auto estate it’s a joy to run around London and longer trips, and is throughly nippy when needed to be. It’s been my only car, used mostly at weekends and for occasional commutes in nicer weather.
In short, it's ready to jump in and enjoy, use as is or improve as you go along!
