Thread: New Acquisition

So after a scrub and a gentle microfibre dust off he even looks better...

Cheers,

Lou

Wow fantastic Lou 😊 Enjoy!

Having spent the past few day dismantling and cleaning we have to date collated the following data on the car:

VIN: 14380452 (C.K.D R.H.D Export)
Engine: 141802335
Back Axle: 141800441
Front Axle: 141800386
Front Diff: A58/4062C
Gear Box: 141802400
Carburettor: LD58
Distributor: 3/58
Coil: 4/58
Starter: 4/58
Voltage Reg: 2/58
Dynamo: 1/63

So at this stage all looks to be original expect that Dynamo which got swapped for a genuine one some time in 1963...

I'll post the rest when I'm able to get to the rear diff as the original springs are a bit saggy.

Cheers,

Lou

You've got a dilemma haven't you. If you keep the exterior patina, you can't go putting a new interior in her... but I'm betting it's not real flash, especially the seats.

Have fun with her.

Originally Posted by crackers

You've got a dilemma haven't you. If you keep the exterior patina, you can't go putting a new interior in her... but I'm betting it's not real flash, especially the seats.

Have fun with her.

It hasn't got an interior at all. The previous owner chopped the seat mountings off and looks like they used cushions or something to drive the car. At this stage I'm going to leave all the exterior paint and patina alone, but to make it drivable I will need to do an interior of some description. The seat box is just scuffed up with no fade or patina due to that truck cab thing they built. The door frames have started to rust, so I might paint the entire cabin south of the body capping and the the bulkhead needs some TLC as well. No deep rust, just wire brush stuff, but it will need sealing and painting to prevent losing it in the next 5 to 10 years. I'll also need to get some "close as possible to original" seats made up.

I've got all the sticks, so a hood will be on the cards for the Perth winter. We have a very active Series group over here and we go for a drive regular enough to keep fuel fresh and batteries ticking.

Cheers,

Lou

The exterior is good.. wax it shine it drive it

Seats avail fro exmoor trim UK

But not cheap!

IF NEEDED YOU CAN REPLACE THE SEAT BRACKETS OR THE SEATBOX. IF YOU FIX THE RUST PAINT THAT AREA THE RIGHT COLOUR EVENTUALLY ITLL ALL FIT IN


NICE CAR

nice looking vehicle.


well done.
cheers,
D

I reckon it would look fine with the patina exterior and a freshly painted semi gloss interior with new seats.

You could always do what some paint shops do for show cars and paint a "rust" coloured undercoat and then sand through the top coats in places to make it look similar. Probably too much effort tho

Cheers

Dan