Re: A New Toy!!! P6 garage find coming soon.
Hi all.
Spent a couple of hours at the car today to free off the wheels and give it another good look over,and take a few piccys.
So what is it I hear you ask ???
Its a very early S2 from 1970, "more a S1 1/4", A 2000sc auto in Corsica,done 64k miles.
Chassis no is 44100486A. Eng no; 40517077L, Date built, Oct/Nov 1970.
Private plate put on at 1st registration on 1/1/71,"to be confirmed as this is a DVLA default", is still with it is; CON 591
All windows,light lenses and headlights etched with reg no!
MORE PICCYS AT!!==
http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m296 ... over%20P6/
Was well restored between 91-93 before being locked away in a dry garage in 1993.
The 2nd owner kept a log of miles done,fuel + oil bought,jobs done and costs etc from 1983-1993 covering 24k miles in that time.
Its 1st owner,his uncle,did 40k miles from 1970-1983 then left it to him when he passed away.
I fingersize rust hole found on the d/s rear sill end,"A rubber grommet will hopefully sort that!" :wink:
Lots of cobwebs,minor surface rust from the inevitable condensation.
Interior is great,its got that perfect old car smell,no damp or mustiness.
Engine and box look really clean,as do under all the arches.
No obvious rust on any painted panels,all rubber seals original and good!
And with a good clean and polish should come up very well indeed!
I am going to bring it back the 1st week of Aug as I have a week of to spend gently coaxing it back to life!
It also comes with a pallet load of spares which I have yet to look at,but is supposed to include seats and a new exhaust + lights,service items.
Whats it cost?
Well, ive paid/agreed a price for it,at least I will when I collect it "I can still walk away".
The owner is a well know local millionaire businessman,who just will not haggle!
Ive known him since I was kid going into his hardware store for my maggots and fishing tackle.
He has know that I am into classic cars,and when I went to his shop in my rover was when I found out about it!"I remembered the car as it used to belong to a local well know copper sgt I knew! :wink:"
He has a small collection of classics all bought as investments.
He sold the Healey 100/4 that was fully restored then stored for 20 yrs last year for a 4k profit.
He bought the P6 in 1993 off the 2nd owner for exactly the same as ive got it for,he said that I was the only one he was going to sell it to!!
He had it mot'd,taxed it,did 60ish miles and then locked it up!
He was just waiting for me to agree to his price!
The reg numbers easily worth the buying price alone,will investigate this later.
Anyway,time for eats and a relax.
Am VERY tempted to go and try to start it tomorrow,so I have put both spare batts on charge,had a gall of oil warming up in the sun,and an oil filter,water and fresh fuel at the ready.
Wil see what tomorrow brings!
Dave
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