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Comrade-Paul



Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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Location: NORWICH

PostPosted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:32 pm    Post subject: New bloke from Norfolk. Reply with quote

Hello all.
Im Paul from Norwich.
Big into Classics since I was very young.
Owned all sorts ranging from Ford Zephyrs to Moskvich.
A founder Member of the succesfull Norwich Classic Vehicle Club which has been going strong since 1995.
Ive been on other forums, but am specifically looking to chat about pre 80s stuff.

My current fleet are these . . .
1959 Mercury Monterey.


Imported from Mississippi in 2002. Fully restored by myself with help from friends in our Club.

1972 Vauxhall Victor FE 2300SL.


Restored by myself after a disastrous fire in 2005.

1982 Trabant P601

I have a soft spot for these. I've had seven !

Paul
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gillberry



Joined: 27 Nov 2007
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Location: Norwich

PostPosted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

welcome to the forum, you look very much like a chap we were talking to last night Smile
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Rick
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Paul, welcome along, can't have greater extremes than the Mercury and a Trabbie! Smile

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Greeney in France



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Location: Limousin area of France

PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Paul welcome from me in France
When I lived in Norfolk we used to see many yank tanks usually imported by USAF chappies stationed nearby
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Scotty



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome Paul. Wink

Very smart cars! Cool

Scotty.
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john-saab



Joined: 06 Dec 2007
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Location: West Dorset

PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Glad you made it Paul...i think you will fit in well here...a little more "grown up" Wink
I think you should show the good people here some of your past cars.
I will also blow your trumpet for you...Pauls cars were painted by himself..the Vauxhall was gutted in a fire and like a phoenix it was resurected...the Mercury was scruffy before Paul got hold of it.
Tob bloke! Cool
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Joined: 20 Dec 2007
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Location: Warwick

PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Paul,

Welcome to this site. What a fabulous car that Mercury is. I love the cantllevered roof and the super rear lights.

I have a soft spot for FE Vauxhalls as I had a new one in 1977 as a company car, a VX 1800, as I felt it was a better car than the alternative Ford Cortina 2.0 GL. It turned out to be an excellent choice.
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bob2



Joined: 06 Dec 2007
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

very nice cars paul, I really like the mercury most of all but the others are very nice too!!
In Malta there is only one trabant as far as I know and its in a classic car museum (private collection)
Here's a link to it, go to latest news on the left, and scroll down to find a beige trabant and a small story of how it made it to malta.
http://www.classiccarsmalta.com/
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pigtin



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Paul, Welcome from the dark continent of North Kent.
You mention Moskvich. Wonder if there are any still about or did they all go back to Eastern Europe with the Lada's when the Iron curtain fell?

Don.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome Paul,

Paint finish on your cars is very impressive, especially aided by the shape of the Mercury. Much nicer seen in colour than in B&W.

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Comrade-Paul



Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the welcome fellas.

pigtin wrote:

You mention Moskvich. Wonder if there are any still about or did they all go back to Eastern Europe with the Lada's when the Iron curtain fell?

Don.

As far as I am aware there are only a handfull of Moskvich left.
I searched high and low for one, but gave up and bought a later date (1976) German import 2140 model.
Note the plastic grille & bumper end caps.
That I gutted and restored, and took 1st place at the Eastern Bloc Car Rally at Stanford Hall in 2003.

I could tell some tales about the restoration of this car.
I met a terrific bloke over the internet from Moscow who scoured all the local scrapyards for parts for me.
All the hydraulic parts, brake shoes & pads, badges, odd trim & tail lamps came to £62 !
If only all restorations were that cheap ! Wink

I sold the Moskvich to a friend of mine in Norwich, who still owns it.
I bought my FE Victor with the money.
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john-saab



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 8:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is that an original colour?..it's very bright for an Eastern block car.
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Comrade-Paul



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

john-saab wrote:
Is that an original colour?..it's very bright for an Eastern block car.

Its not original for that car. It was bright green originally. Yuk.
I painted it that shade (Ford Carribean Blue) cos I liked it.
Originally it was to be two-toned with a pale blue roof. (See pic), but the paint gun exploded and ruined it. Rolling Eyes





I had to nitromors the whole roof and start again.
I couldn't afford another litre of sky Blue so it went all over in the Carrribean.
Which funninly enough, I found to be a damn near spot on shade available on the 2140 range.


Glad I did though. Cos I won a trophy !! Very Happy Very Happy


You can see the differences between the 412/427 models available up to 1976 and mine the later model upto 1986.
This was my mate Pauls 1971 model. UK import (RHD) and lots of shiny chrome.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've a feeling that a neighbour of our's bought a new one of those estates in the early 1970s, a mid bluey-grey colour I think, always kept in immaculate condition.

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There is (be quick) a LHD 69 Moskvitch 408 on Ebay at the mo.:
http://snipurl.com/dfzwr
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