vaultsman
Well-Known Member
Well...what's a guy to do.... :roll:
Having shelved Rebekah for a month or three whilst I do the patio, get Christmas out of the way, and get electrics into the garage, along comes a new perplexity.
Got a call from a chap in Leicestershire re his stalled 1973 3500 resto...too little time (and cash) to do justice to the car given life in general and his '88 Audi Quattro project eating it all up. So much so he'd reached the stage of (heavens forbid) breaking it and sending the base unit to the crusher...unless I wanted to save it. I'd been to look at the car earlier this year but went for Rebekah instead as I really fancied an earlyish Series 1.
He'd bought the car in 1994, drove it for a year, then took it off the road for a full restoration. Moved house with it twice and spent a lot of money & time...all rust on the base unit cut out and new repair panels let in + Dinitrol, engine bay bare-metalled and resprayed, crank regrind & shells, new cam & followers, uprated oil pump, professional autobox recon, recon servo, new brake pipes, etc, etc...
The car's far too good to break, not least for the fact it's a rarity with a factory-fitted electric steel sunroof! 3 wings need spraying and the rest of the paint needs a bit of tlc. Carpets, shin bins & centre console need refitting.Everything's there...just needs putting back together.
Scans of some of his snaps...
So I've shelled out to give it at least a temporary home. At the moment it's at my factory (as I've run out of space at home) whilst I decide whether to push on with Rebekah, or spend more time on this.
Engine bay's all done, and looks good...
So...and this post could equally be in the Selling section...if anyone fancies finishing her off and making my decision easier, £500 or so will do the trick.
If not, Rebekah may have to wait a while longer. (Which would give Phil Robson a clear run! :wink: )
Cheers,
Having shelved Rebekah for a month or three whilst I do the patio, get Christmas out of the way, and get electrics into the garage, along comes a new perplexity.
Got a call from a chap in Leicestershire re his stalled 1973 3500 resto...too little time (and cash) to do justice to the car given life in general and his '88 Audi Quattro project eating it all up. So much so he'd reached the stage of (heavens forbid) breaking it and sending the base unit to the crusher...unless I wanted to save it. I'd been to look at the car earlier this year but went for Rebekah instead as I really fancied an earlyish Series 1.
He'd bought the car in 1994, drove it for a year, then took it off the road for a full restoration. Moved house with it twice and spent a lot of money & time...all rust on the base unit cut out and new repair panels let in + Dinitrol, engine bay bare-metalled and resprayed, crank regrind & shells, new cam & followers, uprated oil pump, professional autobox recon, recon servo, new brake pipes, etc, etc...
The car's far too good to break, not least for the fact it's a rarity with a factory-fitted electric steel sunroof! 3 wings need spraying and the rest of the paint needs a bit of tlc. Carpets, shin bins & centre console need refitting.Everything's there...just needs putting back together.
Scans of some of his snaps...
So I've shelled out to give it at least a temporary home. At the moment it's at my factory (as I've run out of space at home) whilst I decide whether to push on with Rebekah, or spend more time on this.
Engine bay's all done, and looks good...
So...and this post could equally be in the Selling section...if anyone fancies finishing her off and making my decision easier, £500 or so will do the trick.
If not, Rebekah may have to wait a while longer. (Which would give Phil Robson a clear run! :wink: )
Cheers,
