Posted By: dibbers
Speed Red LE no1097 - project thread - 26/11/2014 20:36
As some of you may have noticed, the above car was in the classifieds on here just recently. I saw it and, after a rush of blood for a red coupe, i took a brave pill with a deep breath, and made an offer to buy it blind.
and thus 10 days later it arrived by flatbed. albeit this was through choice and economics, as it was simply easier to have it recovered than take a cross-country gamble. i have done that before with a TR7 from brighton to leeds, but thats one for the "other cars" section...
So - onto LE1097. By the advert's admission, the bodywork and paintwork needs attention - faded, patchy and dented in places. other areas to attend include the belts, the general mechanics - and the underbody condition, given that the car has stood for a period.
It may or may not be a goer but life is full of ups and downs!
Over the coming months, I intend to make this car a faithful representation of how it would have been back in 1999. I am yet ot look over it properly yet, it arrived sunday and was taken off of the trailer - and has sat on the drive since. Once my Moon Grey coupe sells (present on eBay and classifieds if interested...) then this will migrate into the garage and work can begin.
until the weekend, heres a taster pic of her leaving the last owner...
and thus 10 days later it arrived by flatbed. albeit this was through choice and economics, as it was simply easier to have it recovered than take a cross-country gamble. i have done that before with a TR7 from brighton to leeds, but thats one for the "other cars" section...
So - onto LE1097. By the advert's admission, the bodywork and paintwork needs attention - faded, patchy and dented in places. other areas to attend include the belts, the general mechanics - and the underbody condition, given that the car has stood for a period.
It may or may not be a goer but life is full of ups and downs!
Over the coming months, I intend to make this car a faithful representation of how it would have been back in 1999. I am yet ot look over it properly yet, it arrived sunday and was taken off of the trailer - and has sat on the drive since. Once my Moon Grey coupe sells (present on eBay and classifieds if interested...) then this will migrate into the garage and work can begin.
until the weekend, heres a taster pic of her leaving the last owner...