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A not so fast brick next; our dad had been talking about getting a classic car for years, but had never found the opportunity to commit to one. With permission from mum, we began looking for suitable candidates to change that...
With a 580 mile round trip in a day to Scotland to pick up this old beast; my brothers and I then owned a '79 244DL, complete with the original purchase receipt and all kinds of history.


Having seen better days, neglected for a couple of years after the previous long term owner passed away, we set about sorting the old brick out over the course of 3 months, leading up to Christmas 2022. All while dad, living 200 miles away in Wales, was none the wiser... This included a few body repairs, wheel refurbishment, removing and dyeing the interior, various servicing/consumable item replacements, wiring reworks, and the addition of some absorptive interior materials to improve the refinemenet, which was slightly! lacking.



Finally, after 3 months of graft, I drove the 200 miles over to our parents on Christmas Eve, the first big journey I'd completed in it; it was absolutely flawless.

Here's dad, looking pretty chuffed with his gift; he now drives it everywhere, at every opportunity!

All your cars look good,but that black one...oooofff...
Looking forward to more posts about your fleet!