1964 Saloon

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#11 Post by **willjan** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 3:36 pm

I did hear a whisper Lee. :
Bill.

#12 Post by **johnnydog** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 6:22 pm

Ah, yes I remember the car - a lad called Chris Manville from Nelson. He wasn't active at all in the Register, and his membership may have even lapsed. He bought the engine and box from me; it was from a late 2500S estate - a superb engine and box as well! He bought a lot of trim, and as it was a Mk1, a few components to marry up with the later engine.
I'm surprised after all the effort he put into it that he disposed of it that soon!
Good luck with it Lee!

#13 Post by **englishbull** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:08 am

Hi John

yes Chris was the guy I bought it from...........
He had the car 5 years but due to other commitments was not using it much and it as stood for the past year, so that why is he decided to part with it, but very reluctantly.
He said he as ploughed a bit of money into it in his ownership and said the car went well.

I am hoping to get it running this weekend once I have fitted a battery and put fresh fuel in it.

#14 Post by **johnnydog** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 11:19 pm

I'm sure if you had been facing in the right direction Lee, you would have smelt the kettle!!
You were only about 3 miles from ours (if you collected from his home address) had you fancied a brew...!!

#15 Post by **englishbull** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 9:27 am

johnnydog wrote:I'm sure if you had been facing in the right direction Lee, you would have smelt the kettle!!
You were only about 3 miles from ours (if you collected from his home address) had you fancied a brew...!!

Hi John

if I had known we where that close I would have popped in for a cuppa as it was damn cold on that hill at Nelson. However, my mate and I where on a time schedule as we were hoping to pickup a MK2 PI afterwards from Great Yarmouth but this did not happem until the Sunday due to other issues.

Thanks for the offer anyway.

PS was the gearbox from the same S estate?.

#16 Post by **johnnydog** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 2:07 am

Hi Lee,
Yes, the gearbox was from the same 2500S. Both engine and box had been overhauled as I remember, but I did drive the car before I scrapped it, and they were excellent. I do recollect Chris may have done some swapping of overdrive units possibly? But I'd give him a ring - he seemed an alright sort of a bloke.... Can't vouch for what may have happened to them since however!

#17 Post by **englishbull** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:48 am

Well fresh fuel and battery fitted yesterday and car runs!...........

#18 Post by **englishbull** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 1:55 pm

Well glad say the 64 passed it's MOT last weekend and will now be pressed into daily use.

#19 Post by **willjan** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 2:47 pm

Great Lee!
Look forward to seeing the car sometime

Bill.

#20 Post by **englishbull** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 2:52 pm

willjan wrote:Great Lee!
Look forward to seeing the car sometime

Bill.

Cheers Bill

it is going to Stoneleigh on Dave Lucas stand..................
The car fits well into Dave's "rat-look" criteria.

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