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Greeney in France



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:17 am    Post subject: oh my god what a day!! Reply with quote

Theres not a lot of point in talking just look at the pics, while out yesterdayI found this place, everything is for sale, not all at once of course but thats his business retro breaking
I let my son take the photos while I looked, he didnt cover half of it as he ran round in circles like a headless chicken



not to upset the chap I bought this Rolling Eyes


What about this!! for you 2CV fans tis is very special it marche bien but needs work and he wants 6000€ for it it will fetch 12-15000€ restored

Thats me realising what I am looking at
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I sooooo want that 2CV Pick-up! Cool

What a find Greeney, you must have been like a wee boy let loose in a toy shop!
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The little van in photo #2 looks interesting but perhaps a bit too far gone - and is that something military, parked alongside the 3 white vans??

top find Cool

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The only thing that is missing is a nice french lady. If that was included, I'd move to France, and..... Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Scotty wrote:
I sooooo want that 2CV Pick-up! Cool

What a find Greeney, you must have been like a wee boy let loose in a toy shop!


I've heard of pickups being done for the military, was there a civvy version as well?? looks nice Smile

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm sure I've read an article where the Royal Navy used them as light-weight assault vehicles - or something military like that.

There was a picture doing the rounds a while back, probably that's where I've seen them before.
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PAUL BEAUMONT



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cant get over the nice tidy lines! that better precision parking than most supermarkets!
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Greeney in France



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes there was a 2cv pickup I have seen a couple here not just military

There are a lot of homemade ones as they are very easy to do as the body is not structural and lends it self to being cut about
That 2cv BTW was a "camping" as no one asked only made for 4months in 1955, the seats all come out and have a special table attached to create a piknik set like rocking horse poo!!
The 3 little vans are "estafettes" based on the R4 chassis lengthened, very nice little vehicles small too, not much bigger than a Kangoo without a bonnet
For a scrap yard it was indeed very tidy and orderly, he asked me to find for him any english sportscar in LHD MGs frogeye sprites etc, good money in them at the moment he said
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does he mean for breaking, or good ones for resale? I just happen to know.... Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

He wants to restore them I went in his garage he has about 3 on the go at the moment and a Matford
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know of a Sunbeam Alpine GT (hardtop model), it needs the works but seems to be more or less complete, the one with the large rear fins. I can get some pics if you think he might be interested.

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes absolutely thanks
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

no probs, I'll get some over the weekend. The body isn't wonderful, but I guess most things can be restored if you're keen/mad enough Smile

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