Olderisbetter
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I think he had it grabbed to the axle on a cable going down
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Which we always did on the flatbed I helped on.
But I have never seen a flatbed wrecker without a stout headache rack behind the cab.
Bobupndown
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What are the plans for it? Would be nice to have it roadworthy without unnecessary restoration. There's something to be said for originality even if it's not immaculate. They are only original once.
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What years that ? Similar reg layout to my '63 Commer.
Olderisbetter
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I have a 1975 mg midget in bits, i have pretty much sold the body so the front suspension will be going on the A35 to give disc brakes, if the engine is no good i have a few 1100 A series engines to fit so it could become a period correct modified car
Olderisbetter
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It is a 1958
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Classic Car Auctions - Lot FERRARI DINO 308 GT4 1975
I found this lot on Classic Car Auctions
www.classiccar-auctions.com
Sold mine for £17,500 all I have of it now is an old MOT Certificate :-( (rather wish I hadn't but needs must)
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I had a '68 4 door Minor with a 1275 and a type 9 5 speed gearbox. It was a fun thing to drive. In an A30 being lighter it should make it shift.
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Back in the early '70's a friend bought an A30 for the princely sum of £5 including the brushed Dulux paint job.
Over the 4 years of university, he collected a range of diffs. We became very adept at swapping them out so it had the original stupidly low diff at term time for surprising boy racers off the line and a taller one for the trip back home. It usually had some mid-range fitted for 'normal' use.
It arrived in first year with the original 803cc side valve. We thought it was a flier when we first upgraded to an 850 OHV. It seemed to get a new engine each academic year. It definitely had a 1098 at one point but I can't recall if it ever progressed to a 1275.
I can't recall replacing the gearbox and it long guessing stick change. Is my memory fading and would we have had to upgrade the gearbox as well or did they not change from A30/Minor to Midget/Sprite days?
Naturally I don't recall upgrading the brakes!
So I very much like the sound of your plans. A 'period correct' Q-Car.
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Next project we’ll underway.
Again not mine or my work. Started as a badly butchered lhd tr4
Again not mine or my work. Started as a badly butchered lhd tr4
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I had the unusual pleasure of pushing a Rolls Royce 20-25 away from the Tesco pumps today after it declined an invitation to resume motoring following refuelling. I was amazed that the Starter/Gen(?) had a shaft drive to a magneto on the left side whilst having a coil and distributor on the right. According to a label, you can disconect the coil via a fuse and run it via the magneto instead. All very British!
I built an old guy around here an A series 1310, ported head, mg metro cam and 13/4 su for a moggy thou. He took it in for “test” and the mechanic just stood there for a while, head on one side and said “there’s something not right with this”. Must have been 8 years ago, I saw him at a show last year, complaining of the rear oil seal leaking...I had a '68 4 door Minor with a 1275 and a type 9 5 speed gearbox. It was a fun thing to drive. In an A30 being lighter it should make it shift.
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I've had three "rare" cars - non of which would probably warrant a second look to the uninitiated.
1. Vauxhall Carlton "Diamond" - basically a 3000GSi, but in an estate. Only 99 ever produced for UK. (may have been more badged as "opel" in europe)
2. Vauxhall Omega 3.0 MV6 estate - unmarked police ARU version. (Basically MV6/sport chassis, but with bottom spec interior) - unique, or very close. Had a build number that tied it to a met. police special purchase order.
3. Lexus IS300 Sportcross - the only proper (if small) estate car Lexus ever built. <3000 produced worldwide
Yes. I _do_ like my estate cars
1. Vauxhall Carlton "Diamond" - basically a 3000GSi, but in an estate. Only 99 ever produced for UK. (may have been more badged as "opel" in europe)
2. Vauxhall Omega 3.0 MV6 estate - unmarked police ARU version. (Basically MV6/sport chassis, but with bottom spec interior) - unique, or very close. Had a build number that tied it to a met. police special purchase order.
3. Lexus IS300 Sportcross - the only proper (if small) estate car Lexus ever built. <3000 produced worldwide
Yes. I _do_ like my estate cars
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Still got my Diamond estate and for extra rare bonus points its one of the 12 manuals, to most folks its all a bit meh but unless you've owned one and driven one they really were a superb motor, the noise of the straight 6 24v motor once wound up was a treat!
