Sam Glover Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Apologies for all the car-pushing, of late. My purge is continuing. I've recently acquired a Sandglow Allegro and Wedge from the inimitable Mr Richard Gunn. The Allegro is most definitely a keeper. The Wedge I had earmarked for a German friend... but annoyingly, he's just said 'nein'. It needs a loving home – and I'm open to low offers. It's a 1978 2200HLS in exotic Sandglow with an erotic brown velour interior. Bad: The alternator's not generating any current, the electric fan doesn't cut in, the gearchange is shite and one of the brake circuits has ejected its fluid from somewhere. The body and underside have plenty of rust patches, dents and less-than-seamless past repairs… nothing MoT-threatening, though. Good: It's fundamentally good mechanically, the interior's decent and it's covered 66k miles. It's really quite nice to drive. Richard spent £1k recommissioning it in mid-2011. Restoring it would be quite a job, but it wouldn't take much time or money to get it MoT'd and working nicely. Wedge No.1 is still up for grabs FOC. Sam ed5000, Bren, scruff and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Phwooaarr, 2200 manual!!!! M'coli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Aye. I've known this car for many years and having been praying for it to get the attention it needs. Six pot manual so DEAD sporty*. The brown velour interior is just wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 That pretty awesome. I guess this is about as sporty as it got for a princess? Is vulgalour not hoovering up every Princess know to man these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviemillar Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I can't see the pics but it sounds Wedgelicious.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 @cort16: I don't like Sandglow, so this one's safe from me. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crapcarcollector Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 @cort16: I don't like Sandglow, so this one's safe from me. Quote of the year. I'm chucking like a moron sat here on my own. theorganist and cms206 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theorganist Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 What sort of price are you looking for as my mechanic is looking at getting another Princess after spending time with mine? Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 This is rather nice. The one Princess I've owned was a 2200 manual. Went OK and sounded nice, but was anything but sporty - I found myself constantly running out of revs whenever I tried to make it pick up its skirts. Still one of the comfiest cars I've ever owned mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Glover Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Hi Peter, PM'd. Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 That interior is to die for. Rest of the car would probably prove fatal too, if Mrs Skizzer found out. Wilko220 and cms206 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 This is rather nice. The one Princess I've owned was a 2200 manual. Went OK and sounded nice, but was anything but sporty - I found myself constantly running out of revs whenever I tried to make it pick up its skirts. Half of this lot should sort that out, especially if he has another Maestro manifold somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Glover Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Price reduced from £low offers to £very low offers. It's really quite fast. And it benefits from a highly exotic straight-six howl, thanks to a sporty leak in the exhaust (just a badly-seated front joint section, I think). There's sport to be had revving it in crowded town centres, then basking in the looks of disappointment as onlookers pinpoint to source of the noise. 'Oooohhh, look at the sports car Timmy... Oh no! Look away Timmy. That's not a sports car – it's a bad man.' Sam Skizzer and Angrydicky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 That looks bastard flipping well ace, i'm on a shite siesta however... How much its it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Glover Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 It's hard to put a price on misery. But how about £300? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 @cort16: I don't like Sandglow, so this one's safe from me. the gearchange is shite Aren't these two a bit obvious? Surely no-one really likes sand glow and the gear change is actually supposed to be shit. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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