.... and rust doth corrupt ....
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This is how the panels look now that they have been blasted and zinc-coated.
Blasting man suggested that we check out Greenwood Motorsports, which we did and got a good feeling about them.
A couple of the guys came to see the car last week even though we had not made our minds up about what to do about it. After some discussion Mr Q decided that he does not want to part with it. It was agreed that they take it to their workshop, get it up on the ramp and give it an appraisal. At present we are thinking in terms of getting it running and through the MOT. The guys like that it is a totally original one-owner specimen. I should like any restoration that we decide to carry out to preserve the originality.
Financially this would work as a restoration project for someone in their spare time. Mr Q is hands-on person who can weld and is quite capable of restoring the car himself but his first love is jazz and that takes up most of his time. We are well aware that by having it done professionally we will probably be spending more than the car will be worth when the work is done. The upside is that we both felt excited when we got her out yesterday.
First job was to get the fork lift running and out of the way of the entrance to the shed. We use it to block the doors on the inside. The leather is in not bad condition.
We towed her round with the tractor. At least she is rolling smoothly.
Beautiful trailer. The guys say that they have driven over 100,000 miles all over Europe with it.
Goodbye Moo. Glad she’s not going for good.
Blasting man suggested that we check out Greenwood Motorsports, which we did and got a good feeling about them.
A couple of the guys came to see the car last week even though we had not made our minds up about what to do about it. After some discussion Mr Q decided that he does not want to part with it. It was agreed that they take it to their workshop, get it up on the ramp and give it an appraisal. At present we are thinking in terms of getting it running and through the MOT. The guys like that it is a totally original one-owner specimen. I should like any restoration that we decide to carry out to preserve the originality.
Financially this would work as a restoration project for someone in their spare time. Mr Q is hands-on person who can weld and is quite capable of restoring the car himself but his first love is jazz and that takes up most of his time. We are well aware that by having it done professionally we will probably be spending more than the car will be worth when the work is done. The upside is that we both felt excited when we got her out yesterday.
First job was to get the fork lift running and out of the way of the entrance to the shed. We use it to block the doors on the inside. The leather is in not bad condition.
We towed her round with the tractor. At least she is rolling smoothly.
Beautiful trailer. The guys say that they have driven over 100,000 miles all over Europe with it.
Goodbye Moo. Glad she’s not going for good.
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Originally Posted by gaddafi,Dec 7 2010, 06:26 PM
no way you should need to spend in excess of £10K on that to get it back to a usable condition
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Originally Posted by Mistress Quickly,Dec 7 2010, 05:29 PM
They have quoted in the region of £7,500, subject to appraisal.
good luck with it
it will be great to see it back on the road
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It looks a lot better now it's out of the barn. I've loved these ever since I was a kid, a chap who lived down the road had one and it really caught my eye.
Good luck with the restoration (if you get a favorable quote and no nasty surprises), please keep us up to date with the process.
Good luck with the restoration (if you get a favorable quote and no nasty surprises), please keep us up to date with the process.