It's only worth 50p - SCRAP IT!

[Neonaise]

Originally Posted by coolguy

No - I bought it in 1987 (10 years old) with 9,000 on the clock - it was advertised in the Club's magazine, and when I rang up it had been sold by the garage. However, a couple of weeks later a car matching the description turned up in my office car park (amongst 600 others!). I got the commissionaire to trace the owner for me, who said that he had bought it on a whim when out shopping, and that if his son wanted to learn to drive (fat chance) he would be selling it in a few months. I didn't know or ask the price - just said I would buy it, and 4 months later I did. It had been ziebarted from new, and is still totally original (rare for the later Spanish steel versions!).

The proverbial one lady owner one is actually the 2002 Rover 45 Spirit, bought last year. She decide to give up driving aged 100 when she clipped the gatepost. I am unsure as to whether to have it repaired or leave it as a badge of honour.

I love hearing car and their previous owner stories.

At car shows I like to stop and chat to the old guy next to his 30's, 40's or 50's car that everybody seems to walk past because it's not glam, rare or sporty enough.
He usually has some good stories even if you're not that interested in his Austin Ruby or whatever he's got.