Phil Robson
Well-Known Member
I have finally got 'BOP' back from its almost 3 year sojourn at a friend's garage & will be hopefully getting it on the road over the next few months. I'll post as often as I can although I expect it will be done in 'fits & starts' as these projects often are! Before then, I'll just give some background:
BOP 499K is a Birmingham - registered first season V8S in Zircon Blue with Ebony ambla boxpleat interior. Chassis number is 48100732A & it was registered on 13 January 1972. The car was local to me in the '90s & was always kept in super condition back then, with no expense spared.
In 1999 the car left the area after a friend bought it; ten years later he passed away & kindly left me BOP in his will! Unfortunately it was now in a very poor condition as I found when I recovered it from my friend's barn (Yes - another 'barn find!).
Here it is when I first saw it again in 2009:
The car actually had an MOT, but when I drove it home it had NO rear brakes! The pads weren't even scraping the rust off the discs!
As we all know, this would be just the tip of the iceberg! If the brakes were poor, the sills were non-existent (poorly 'repaired') yet it passed another 2 MOTs before the tester's yellow chalk circled too many areas to mention.....
BOP 499K is a Birmingham - registered first season V8S in Zircon Blue with Ebony ambla boxpleat interior. Chassis number is 48100732A & it was registered on 13 January 1972. The car was local to me in the '90s & was always kept in super condition back then, with no expense spared.
In 1999 the car left the area after a friend bought it; ten years later he passed away & kindly left me BOP in his will! Unfortunately it was now in a very poor condition as I found when I recovered it from my friend's barn (Yes - another 'barn find!).
Here it is when I first saw it again in 2009:
The car actually had an MOT, but when I drove it home it had NO rear brakes! The pads weren't even scraping the rust off the discs!
As we all know, this would be just the tip of the iceberg! If the brakes were poor, the sills were non-existent (poorly 'repaired') yet it passed another 2 MOTs before the tester's yellow chalk circled too many areas to mention.....