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27th December 2012, 22:47 | #1 |
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Launch Car - One Year On
Its been almost a year since I acquired my T reg Wedgie and it's been an absolute joy to own slowly putting things right and getting back to its former glory. It's 13yrs old with 162,000 miles on the clock and I have a full service history with it. After viewing the above pictures via an email I decided to have a punt, so I sent the seller some money and arranged for a transporter to collect and deliver the car to me 360 miles up the country. When it arrived at 11:30pm one cold saturday night I looked over it with a torch and wondered what on earth it was i'd bought. There was no drivers door handle, several large dents on the drivers door and dings all round, rear bumper melted and scuffed, front bumper scuffed, crease in the sill, ripped boot liner and ripped drivers door seal, paint damage caused by previous owners disability leg calipers and all manner of electrical problems, warning lights, things not working, bald tyres and a pungent smell of a foisty interior. I took some more photos of the car today after a good wash this morning and i'm quite pleased with how she's coming on. It's such a lovely car to be in for a nice waft along the country roads and extremely comfortable. Here's to another year of pleasant motoring. Last edited by Canonite; 28th December 2012 at 20:49.. |
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Mmmmmm nice work alan,gives me something to aim for . If after a year mine is looking as good I will be well chuffed....roll on the nice weather so I can get "interested " in it again.....
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28th December 2012, 13:16 | #3 |
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Cheers Nige. Still a lot of little tasks to do but the main jobs are done and out the way.
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28th December 2012, 13:20 | #4 |
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What a difference the car looks great! well done on all the hard work
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thats a cracking looking motor i love the serpents . ive fitted the 11 mgzt spoke alloys on mine i like them .but i love the serpents more . they realy suit the 75. wish id have waited now lol . yours is a credit mate.
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Car looks stunning.Love the serpents.Keep at it.
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Well done Alan,she really looks great
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Nicely presented Alan. Thanks for posting these up. How is the underneath of the car doing such as rust spots around the jack points cutting into the sills? I have been reading about the rear sub frames becoming rusted on some of the early cars. You have done a great deal of work in restoring this car. What else have you planned?
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ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah
that looks so sexyyyyyyyyyy
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