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Yup.
The boot lid is a beautiful piece of thing as is the whole rear end.
One of my associates has an orange one he's had since new, even his little trailer has Manta A tail lights.
Looking forward to hitting the road.
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If they were that cheap now, we'd all be buying them!
This one doesn't look full of filler. It's had a bump on the front end and the bumper gas been replaced with a bit of pipe welded to both the body and the ends presumably cut off the original bumper.
Nice.
Along with the crumpled from wing and a slightly wobbly passenger side... However it doesn't appear to be full of filler.
There are several varieties of thing growing indoors but I'll deal with that with some Agent Orange or similar.
A few bits of interior trim to refit but I think it's complete. There is a huge list of MOT failures from 10 years ago but it's mostly lighting and brakes. Could be worse.
I'll try to get stuck in to it this weekend but so much to do and so little time....
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Feb 27, 2016 23:37:01 GMT
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I'm the one who has to clean it all up though. Pretty car.
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Feb 27, 2016 17:17:13 GMT
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Oh. Anyone expecting an ERT type report, sorry to let you down once more but it was only about 400 yards from my flat. No MS Paint required. Now. There's a Mk2 Cortina 1600E in pieces fairly close by. But that's for another day.
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Feb 27, 2016 17:06:49 GMT
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Finally summoned up the gumption and enlisted my brother to collect this. Due to the nature of the running of it, full recovery was the safest thing to do. All the toys out today! The less pretty side.... This is proof that modern cars have no style. What a pretty little thing.
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Feb 24, 2016 19:36:21 GMT
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I so very glad that when people say I have some sort of problem, I can show them threads like this one to prove it isn't just me.
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Feb 24, 2016 16:58:28 GMT
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I reckon if you scan through eBay to get an idea of price then try to find a dealer or collector to do a deal with.
Sometimes just searching for a wanted ad will yield a result on a diecast forum or similar.
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Feb 21, 2016 16:05:16 GMT
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I'd love a CA but they're so expensive and rusty. I'd love a CF but the same applies and I'd tolerate a Midi but only if I had to. I'll stick with a car and a tent.
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Feb 21, 2016 15:47:10 GMT
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Almost managed to collect this today. Unfortunately it decided it wanted to stay under its sheet and not play nicely like it should.
Silly car.
Guess I'm spending next week rounding up some parts.
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Feb 19, 2016 15:16:11 GMT
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I went here but I didn't attempt to confuse them by asking any questions. Just collecting the missuses modern.
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Feb 19, 2016 15:13:45 GMT
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This visited today. It's a Morris Minor.
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Feb 14, 2016 19:26:27 GMT
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I've been to my shed as I m having a sort out. This is the tip of the diecastberg. Hotwheels redline repaints. Redlines. All from the late 1960s Amazing colours.
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Feb 13, 2016 17:16:09 GMT
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Dammit. Forgot to take pictures again. Still, a can of petrol and 5 minutes tinkering got it running. Ignition switch is knackered so I'll need to make something that works. Sounds like it needs an exhaust. Probably have to delay collection until next weekend though.
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Feb 10, 2016 19:36:43 GMT
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Plans normally would be wide wheels and lowered suspension. This time I reckon it's MOT, wash and run for a few weeks before selling. See how it goes. Bits of it look pretty good. Bits are grubby. Essentially looks nice and solid. Hope the collection exercise goes well. MOT next week. Sent from my sofa using proboards
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I clearly need another car, this one doesn't have the quantity of cylinders I like and seem to be scared of proximity to the ground. Still, everyone likes a project eh? Collecting this weekend and hope to have it on the road in the next couple of weeks. Been garaged for 14 years and low mileage is believed genuine. Had a knock at the front and inside is filthy and a bit knackered in places. Little rust but didn't look rotten. Even better, it found me. It's only a couple of roads away from my flat. Looking forward to trying to explain it to wife and boss. .... Was too excited to take any sensible pictures of the outside of it. Not planning on keeping it unless I enjoy it but let's see how it goes.
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Thanks for the positive comments. As penance for turning up to the Haynes Museum with it looking like I'd done a stage of the RAC Rally, I washed it. It's not perfect but it's mine and still mobile.
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Fiat isn't on DVLA but interestingly the Bedford CF is........ although untaxed since 1987.....
Vehicle details
GKC 898L
✗ Untaxed
Tax due: 01 August 1987
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No details held by DVLA
Vehicle make BEDFORD Date of first registration 26 February1973 Cylinder capacity (cc) 0ccCO₂ Emissions Not available Fuel type PETROL Vehicle status Not taxed Vehicle colour WHITE Vehicle type approval Not available Wheelplan 2 AXLE RIGID BODY Revenue weight Not available
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Yup. Fiat 124 sport coupe.
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Jan 31, 2016 21:55:00 GMT
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I broke the habit of a lifetime and left the relative safety of my home. Bit of a rush as only got back from the Far East on Saturday. (Although I think Mr Hardcore beats everyone with his travel arrangements) Nice to see some RR cars, nice to see some familiar faces and nice to meet some new ones. Enjoyed the museum, never been before despite the proximity to MonzaCentral. Mrs MonzaPhil wanted to bring this home: TTFN
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I'd buy a classic.
Having spent over a decade giving P38 owners bad news.
If you really have to then yes, the 4.0 fails less than the 4.6, again I've never seen a decent gas converted one, don't buy a manual one, the diesel ones are awful unless you get them remapped to BMW spec and even then you still end up with a car that will happily lock you out/in, flatten it's battery, drop to its bump stops, rot through its brake pipes in an inconvenient place etc etc. Warning noises, warning lights......
We have only had to weld 2 of them though. One had a bumper bracket rusted through and the other had 3 feet of sill.
A classic is a better car and a better investment.
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