Classic vehicles - whatcha got?

[TimeRich__]

wanted to respond to posts here regarding a couple of Classics I especially like, Saab 96 and Citroen DS Safari for starters; but can't work out this 'Quote' business. Pressing the button gets me a 'Toggle to Multi-Quote' banner at the top of my screen which doesn't appear to be clickable and makes no sense to me. Tower PC based so maybe its meant for users of more modern equipment? Must've been covered before, someone got a link?

 

[Tigman]

Press the ( + quote ) button on the bottom right in the post you want to quote , then open your post and press ( insert quotes ) on the bottom left

The quote should appear

 

[Barking Mat]

wanted to respond to posts here regarding a couple of Classics I especially like, Saab 96 and Citroen DS Safari for starters; but can't work out this 'Quote' business. Pressing the button gets me a 'Toggle to Multi-Quote' banner at the top of my screen which doesn't appear to be clickable and makes no sense to me. Tower PC based so maybe its meant for users of more modern equipment? Must've been covered before, someone got a link?

I just use the reply, button.


Never figured out the quoting thing. But, I'm special.

 

[8ob]

I just use the reply, button.


Never figured out the quoting thing. But, I'm special.

I struggled with a lot of this interweb stuff but got there in the end,that's coming from a guy that thought he saw his name on a loaf of bread before he realised it read "thick cut"

Bob

 

[nickk]

That’s stomach wrenching funny .

 

[Miranda]

My classic car….. also currently under restoration…….

 

[nickk]

Here’s a few.
The coupe,was bought as a spares donor for my long term daily driver,but those ‘80’s early ‘90’s cars were so well built,hardly anything was used,in fact the seat and handbrake,went in the fork lift .
The camper was one of our french/Spanish trips.

 

[nickk]

My classic car….. also currently under restoration…….

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Is it a Gilbern? Nice.

 

[Miranda]

Yes mk3 Invader.

 

[Am333rcr]

my series 3 55k genuine mileage am second owner. my papa was the 1st owner. i have a baby v8.

its in my new shed that is being built for the tractor. fordson major perkins v8

not the best pic

 

[stuvy]

my series 3 55k genuine mileage am second owner. my papa was the 1st owner. i have a baby v8.

its in my new shed that is being built for the tractor. fordson major perkins v8

not the best pic

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great history on the series I picked up a door a few days back from a chap on eBay he has his dads S3 and is planning on giving it to his son

 

[Cobbler]

My classic car….. also currently under restoration…….

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Gilbern?

 

[Miranda]

Yes indeed. A mk 3 Invader… this one has has had a “Specialised Engines” Stage 2 transplant at some time in its past.

In some ways, it wasn’t my best ever buy although I’d been half looking for one for sometime having had a mk 2 during my university days. I bought it about 15 years ago, unseen, from a guy in Norwich. “New MoT”, I thought, “ how bad can it be?”

We went up by train and drove it home to Cornwall. . Some trip!! Anything over 40 and it was overheating, severe earthing issues showed up as soon as it got darker and started to rain …. no wipers, washers, heaters on one of those drizzly mucky nights. Not fully charging so headlights were getting progressively dimmer, no indicators… Seat back collapsed about half way so was wedging myself up against the side window I had to keep open to lean out to see anything!! A very very long night indeed!… I had anticipated 100 plus all the way back on the motorway .. like No Chance.

Got home intact though. Next day started looking at what I’d got, only to find huge chunks of the side chassis rails rusted away and the main rear crossmember missing completely.

Tried challenging both the seller and the garage which did the MoT, but it quickly spiralled into threats of serious physical harm against us so I just let it drop.

Anyway, at the time I did a full body off strip down, not for the faint hearted, and rebuilt the chassis which is now A1.

A lot of things happened in life at that time and since ( including amassing a barn full of other projects ) and the car had sat there like that ever since.

This year though, I have been having a ruthless clear out of projects I will never get to and am beginning to find some free space in barns and sheds. The plan is to actually get some of this stuff completed, the Gilbern being a high priority after a bike I have apart and a classic David Brown tractor which is also in pieces for a nut and bolt level restoration

 

[RWD3M]

My classic car….. also currently under restoration…….

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A Gilbern! Cheeky

 

[armalites]

I had a Series 2a for a few years (1966, would that be a 2a?). Bought it as a complete rust bucket in 2014 for £250, did nowt to it and sold it 3 years later for twice that.

The new owner got a free wasp nest as big as a football which had grown in the boot in the intervening years.

I think I still have some of the new parts I bought to get it running that never got fitted.

Would probably be a chunk more now. Values have inflated but the desciptions have deflated, 2014 "complete rust bucket" = 2021 "for restoration"