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Post by bent8rover on May 31, 2017 12:49:55 GMT
The Ebay trigger finger meant I had to get something collected Roadtrip!
Mytocon's Taxi was waiting in deepest Bedfordshire  Vauxhall Sintra spotted on the M3  Breakfast on the A303   ![]()  |
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Post by bent8rover on May 31, 2017 13:02:50 GMT
Arrived in Cornwall at a farm  Greeted by this. Can you see the bonnet hump?  Oh! Towbar - bonus  The 1st purpose for this madness - that's not the typical 1.4 or 1.6  Lush beige everywhere. Purpose #2 ![]()  Not too leggy  Oh! Period sounds  Period ambiance. Just look at that lovely shelf. We need to bring proper shelves back.  |
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Post by bent8rover on May 31, 2017 14:50:19 GMT
Setting off for home with a tank of Texaco's unleaded petroleum  Lunch is why you need a shelf  Convoy home behind the XJR  This 2000cc engine gives 140 horses, so no problem keeping up  Along the A303 you see soldiers  And lush countryside  And German motors  Henges of stone, even  And then came the contraflows and cones of our Motorway network  Looked in the rear mirror and I appeared to lose that Jaguar!  Around the corner from home it got a swift wash before being presented to the Wife.  She didn't like it. |
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Post by Willy Eckerslyke on Jun 5, 2017 15:08:54 GMT
What's not to like? Apart from that anaemic looking breakfast with too few sausages.
Car looks grand - best colour scheme and interior combo. Are you happy with it?
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Post by bent8rover on Jun 6, 2017 0:52:28 GMT
Added alloy wheels to make it look a tad grander  Can you see my hump? Still part-way through transferring the leather seats and door cards, defeated by a rusted-solid bolt through floor that is way too close to the belt pre-tensioner mechanism Am I happy with it? Well, I've put almost 600 miles on it already... Just so happened to win it with top bid of £400 Plan is: to service it, fix that oil leak, sniff the cambelt; drive it MOT December |
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Post by Father Ted on Jun 6, 2017 21:49:38 GMT
Amazing value for £400!
Well bought, sir!
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Post by bent8rover on Nov 14, 2017 13:27:15 GMT
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Post by penguin45 on Nov 15, 2017 19:20:59 GMT
You tease.....
P45.
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Post by bent8rover on Dec 25, 2017 11:43:33 GMT
Raffle faultered, so now tucked away in storage
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Post by zeebra on Dec 26, 2017 8:28:43 GMT
Raffle faultered, so now tucked away in storage Lots of space on the driveway to fill up then. |
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Post by bent8rover on Jun 22, 2018 10:02:41 GMT
Resurrected Wiped over, fiddled-with and put in for MOT Needed rear calipers as were seized, they said they 'did try' to free-up. Did need more welding than expected: both sill ends, not just one plate. So asked the fella to let-in tidily and prime/paint over in body colour rather than grotty black underseal. Fancied adding some 17" wheels from an old MG too.  So what with the leather, it's quite a nice car now.   Went to its first show and was papped   Booked in for Festival of the Unexceptional in July, blagging about its bonnet hump rarity. And why? 1) Well, of 11,493 Rover 420 SLi registered in the UK, just 73 are left. 2) it's roomy, has veneers, leather, sun roof and is a nice colour: because Rover. 3) it's old enough now to be comparable to owning a Dolomite in 2005. I feel old. 4) after all, could it be seen as a spiritual successor of Dolomite Sprint: similar power, 16v, four-doors, comforts? 5) or could it be more likely the Triumph Acclaim Mk3 ? Oh wouldn't the TRDC members blow a vein if it gets badged-up to suit   Either way, it was cheap as chips and I like these old things |
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Post by bent8rover on Jul 16, 2018 12:31:37 GMT
Attended the Festival of the Unexceptional show and got papped  |
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Post by bent8rover on Apr 22, 2019 18:18:29 GMT
Sold
Now lives in Nottinghamshire, with a fleet of other Rovers
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