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Thread: Bought another 80"

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    Bought another 80"

    I had to buy this as its future was not certain, the old chaps family showed nil interest in it .

    It has a excellent chassis and almost rust free bulkhead . Has a 53 siamese motor but comes with a spare 1.6 motor

    The body has been reskinned in steel !

    Great thing is..its not far from me .

    Mike
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    Great stuff Mike. Nice to see another one saved from a future of neglect. So it's a '50 like mine. It doesn't look too bad from the few photo's, but I'm looking forward to seeing more. Do you have details of the 1.6 engine? I'm guessing you haven't actually collected it yet.
    Cheers
    John B

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    What a great find. Looks like you have a great starting point for a nice rebuild

    Would love to see more pic's when it has been retrieved from the scrub

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    Mike,

    Nice one.

    She was Dispatched 'In' 20/10/49 and 'Out' 08/11/49 to Regent Motors Melbourne. She was built at Solihull also, not a Regents CKD.

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    thanks !

    It was worth buying it for the chassis and bulkhead . It does run too.The ring pull setup is still in it . The body is a write off , somebody has attacked it with angle iron and steel sheet. Home made doors !

    I missed the 49 model in town here , just recently it vanished . It also had the grill mesh chop done . It's chassis was almost rusted right away and it was just about broken in half !

    They are still turning up !

    Mike

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    Oh what a top find, you have to love those blinkers on the wings they stand out like elephant ears

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    more pics

    Two more pics. I can only think they used steel to beef up the tub ! WHY

    MIKE
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    hi Mike, Congrats mate thats a good Find. Cheers Chris

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    hey good s1 find you got there i wish i could get one with an instrument panel like yours

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    Fun

    Filling up . Two dodgy characters turned up at the petrol station , selling computers and stereos out the back of a van... they asked but no takers.


    The Rover drove onto the trailer under it's own power , the tank had old stale petrol in it. The car hasn't had a decent run for many years , it spluttered and eventually came to life. Hooray !

    Mike
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