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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4100 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:59 am Post subject: |
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Nice to have all that history, now the dilemma of how to restore it sympathetically ....will you maintain the rear windows, or were they original?
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gresham flyer
Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 1435
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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You might say that a vehicle needs wax oiling underneath but this takes the biscuit.
How can the Mot inspector make a proper judgement about the bodyshell underneath this lot. |
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gresham flyer
Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 1435
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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The original wheels and tyres had been on the van so long the tyres had perished.
I had a set of wheels beadblasted,prepared,sprayed in 2 pack paint and new tyres fitted sitting in the corner of the workshop,so these were fitted.
Even the insides of the hubcaps were caked in grease and waxoil. |
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4751 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
gresham flyer wrote: | [img]
You might say that a vehicle needs wax oiling underneath but this takes the biscuit.
How can the Mot inspector make a proper judgement about the bodyshell underneath this lot. |
Well it's immaterial now isn't it? _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
Any 2 from:-
Straight 6
V8 V10 |
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bob2
Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 1727 Location: Malta
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Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Gresham, a nice addition to your fleet of very well maintained cars!!
This week I saw a green A30 saloon in a similar state and still being used!!
By the way I have sent you a couple of private messages with regards to the zenith carb you mentioned you've got stored, the one needed by a friend of mine for his vauxhall.
Are you still up on the offer of selling it? |
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Phil Lincoln
Joined: 18 Oct 2009 Posts: 26 Location: LINCOLN
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Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:40 am Post subject: Bassets Garage |
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Sorry for delay in posting a reply on this article,only just found it.
In a previous life as an apprentice mechanic at Ralph Hardy & Co in Halifax,I used to spend Sundays riding with the Boss in his Rolls Royce Silver Cloud to Bassets garage as he was the owner .
We would have a pie and a pint in the local pub and then I would depart behind the wheel of a MK4 Zodiac or even a new Jag that had been supplied to a new customer in Halifax.
Great days, a seventeen year old behind the wheel of such cars and driving through Glossop and over the tops into Huddersfield.
Life didnt get much better then.
Regards to all. Phil. |
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gresham flyer
Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 1435
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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I took her out on Saturday for a good run,the first real trip apart from up and down the drive to try things out.
She drove very well,just shows how well the van was cared for in the past before being laid up in a garage.
Apart from servicing her nothing has been done to the van,apart from removing all the waxoil and preservative from the paintwork.
I have left her in that original look, I normally fully restore my vehicles upon purchase but thought better of it this time.
I have noticed at shows during the past year more vehicles are turning up in barn find or garage found condition.
Makes a change from full blown restored vehicles.
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22429 Location: UK
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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4100 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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gresham flyer wrote: | I have left her in that original look, I normally fully restore my vehicles upon purchase but thought better of it this time.
I have noticed at shows during the past year more vehicles are turning up in barn find or garage found condition.
Makes a change from full blown restored vehicles.] |
Hi totally agree , any vehicle can be restored, but there are very few left in original condition and still roadworthy . Last year at a car show in Manchester the Morris register had 4 cars, 2 restored and 2 unrestored (including my Z van) and a Series E. The unrestored vehicels got far more attention than the nice clean polished restored stuff .
They are the 2 on the LHS of this pic;
Dave |
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British heritage cars
Joined: 10 Nov 2010 Posts: 202
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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Nice little van!
So, now that the Austin Van is on the road...
you won't need the morris J van anylonger.. :p
Why not sell it to me haha
Good job!
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Jonathan |
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gresham flyer
Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 1435
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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The J Type van has gone a while ago.
It`s new owner was going to restore it for use at country shows etc to promote the owners organic farm business.
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British heritage cars
Joined: 10 Nov 2010 Posts: 202
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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:43 am Post subject: |
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gresham flyer wrote: | The J Type van has gone a while ago.
It`s new owner was going to restore it for use at country shows etc to promote the owners organic farm business.
Gresham Flyer |
ooh that sounds good!
Haha, I wish I bought it.. if you ever found one again, let me now! :p |
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gresham flyer
Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 1435
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Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:10 am Post subject: |
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I wish I could,but they are so rare and hard to find.
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JC T ONE
Joined: 30 Oct 2008 Posts: 1139 Location: Denmark
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Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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ukdave2002 wrote: | gresham flyer wrote: | I have left her in that original look, I normally fully restore my vehicles upon purchase but thought better of it this time.
I have noticed at shows during the past year more vehicles are turning up in barn find or garage found condition.
Makes a change from full blown restored vehicles.] |
Hi totally agree ,
any vehicle can be restored, but there are very few left in original condition and still roadworthy .
Dave |
Hi you 2 , can only add to that its amazing to see a timewarp machine like this
Could you post a closeup of that beautifull badge on the rear door ?
Jens Christian _________________ http://www.eurods.eu/wp/index.html |
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