dayno
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Dec 20, 2021 13:42:42 GMT
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Welcome to my listing for my Talbot Solara Minx. In nice condition overall and probably one of the best surviving examples of this rare car. Only 68k miles from new, drove superbly up until recently but does now have a couple of issues so selling as a project car, see below and all photos. Bodywork is in good condition and the two-tone paintwork presents very well having been subject to a restoration in the past. A very original and honest example that has not been messed around with. It has previously been owned by members of the Talbot/ Simca club in the UK. MOT expired at the end of last year. Bad points: The car has just started spluttering and there is something wrong with the front suspension as it is sitting low at the front, moreso on the driver side, please see all photos. Still driveable but would recommend trailering away due to lack of MOT and lower than standard suspension. Comes with some original owners booklets and old MOT certificates. Any questions, feel free to ask. Thanks for looking.          ![]() [/img] ![]() [/img] |
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Last Edit: Apr 13, 2022 15:31:27 GMT by dayno
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dayno
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Dec 20, 2021 13:44:34 GMT
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Davey
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Dec 20, 2021 15:20:09 GMT
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Only 3 left according to how many left!
What a thing, I don't think I've ever seen a Talbot this clean let alone one of these!
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dayno
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Dec 20, 2021 15:47:52 GMT
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Only 3 left according to how many left! What a thing, I don't think I've ever seen a Talbot this clean let alone one of these! Thank you  Yes it's very clean, I used to own a Solara GLS and it was nowhere near as nice as this one. I don't really want to sell it but something has to go. |
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Dec 20, 2021 16:03:05 GMT
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Not something you see everyday!
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If at first you don't succeed........
....Don't try skydiving!
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Dec 20, 2021 16:23:26 GMT
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Now that is a truly joyful rarity...!!
Makes a DB5 look like a Mondeo...!
This is great, good luck with the sale.
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***GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY***
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Dec 22, 2021 10:44:23 GMT
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Amazing survivor! I ran a Solara for a couple of years and it never broke down, although the Simca pushrod motor sounded like a bag of nails.. GLWTS
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Peugeot 205 turbo
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dayno
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Was hoping to have this in for its MOT on Friday but since booking it in, the front suspension seems to have collapsed at the front, moreso on the driver side. It has also just started spluttering, not the best start to 2022! Haven't got the time to sort it out right now so have updated the description and reduced the price if anyone was interested. I have also taken a couple of photos today to show what it is sitting like: If anyone knows what could be causing this, any help would be really appreciated as I'm not too familiar with the suspension set-up on these.   |
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dayno
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Anything to see under the bonnet, like a strut top pushed through?
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Peugeot 205 turbo
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dayno
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Anything to see under the bonnet, like a strut top pushed through? Sadly not, only thing you can see is that there is more 'space' between the wishbone and the inner wing on the nearside compared to the driver side which has almost no travel at all now. I've asked on the Talbot/Simca club and the consensus seems to be that its the torsion bar which has snapped. |
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dayno
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Jan 12, 2022 10:47:22 GMT
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bump
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dayno
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Jan 23, 2022 16:20:41 GMT
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still available
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I am open to offers on this if anyone is interested in taking it on. Thanks, Ryan
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dayno
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It does still drive but would recommend trailering it away due to lack of MOT and issues mentioned above.
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dayno
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Feb 27, 2022 21:38:03 GMT
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bump, this needs to go so have reduced the price
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Feb 27, 2022 22:02:22 GMT
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Amazing survivor! I ran a Solara for a couple of years and it never broke down, although the Simca pushrod motor sounded like a bag of nails.. GLWTS They did that from new. I thought I was going to learn to drive in a Solara, but mum wrote it off a couple of weeks before my 17th birthday. |
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dayno
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Feb 28, 2022 22:13:59 GMT
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Amazing survivor! I ran a Solara for a couple of years and it never broke down, although the Simca pushrod motor sounded like a bag of nails.. GLWTS They did that from new. I thought I was going to learn to drive in a Solara, but mum wrote it off a couple of weeks before my 17th birthday. That does seem to be a common complaint on these, though both this and a Solara I had a couple of years ago have had pretty quiet engines. Perhaps the ones that are left and have survived all these years were built better? |
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dayno
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Yes it's very clean, I used to own a Solara GLS and it was nowhere near as nice as this one. I don't really want to sell it but something has to go.
