Six-cylinder Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 The biggest white elephant (in all senses) ill ever own is road legal for another year.... IMG_3571.JPG Pointless but very satisfying at the same time, coming to a filling station near you! I don't want you in Buckingham there will be no petrol left for anybody else! Well done. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I love that about 80% of the photos of that shitter so far have been in the dark. Doing its surveillance roots justice egg, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, RobT and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Excellent work! Er, I take it we shouldn’t read anything into the hazard lights being on, then? HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Excellent news. Is it back firing on all 8 cylinders now? HMC and Squire_Dawson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 Excellent work!Er, I take it we shouldn’t read anything into the hazard lights being on, then?Yes, all fine just a bit of fleet shunting in anticipation of the pug 205 arrival tomorrow. Excellent news. Is it back firing on all 8 cylinders now?Yes, I changed the plugs and leads and it's running sweetly, although the exhaust has a bit of a blow so it still sounds fruity. phil_lihp and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Excellent work. Look forward to seeing it at shitefest, assuming the bank approves the second mortgage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 On an LDV related note I have an unused set of Magnacor leads for a V8 that you assemble yourself, you can have them for postage if they're any good to you? If HMC isn't interested in these I would gladly throw a few quid your way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Still mind that we had an E plate Range Rover through the garage with the V8 in. Someone had stuck a cherry bomb box on the back. I didn't realise how...well...bloody epic it sounded initially because it was actually pretty well sound proofed. Until I pulled out of a junction "briskly" one day (it got designated as the general runaround for a few weeks as it was cheap, scruffy and still had tax and test on)...at which point the (rotten) upper tailgate glass sprang open. Not having anywhere convenient to pull over to sort it, I figured I'd just deal with it shortly, and put my foot down. The expression on my face the moment the rev counter touched 3000 rpm must have been a bloody picture. The thing sounded like a 60s Ferrari! I never bothered closing the tailgate again after that...and I'm pretty sure that the exhaust note is the only reason the fuel economy suddenly dropped to single digits. I dearly need to own something with that motor in one day. The thought of this van making that noise though... it's the absurdity of it that I love. somewhatfoolish, Skizzer and clayts450 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled_Tat_Gatherer Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I'm unsurprisingly delighted that I know this thing will once again be up on the hallowed pages as available and I may one day be able to jump on it......... djimbob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 .... Why the banged about interior panelling/liners? TS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 That touring car livery Volvo is mega naff IMO. HMC and Mr_Bo11ox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Is the white elephant a keeper? Worth looking at an LPG system? HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 After a few delays the 205 is here! First impressions- lightness, visibility and fun! loserone, UltraWomble, Sudsprint and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I do like 205s, good choice. chaseracer and HMC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Indeed, whilst my 205 has proven to be a bit broken and grumpy, it handles like a huge go kart and is comfy. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eifion Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 That looks ace. A year ago I'd never driven a 205, but I've grown very fond of mine since I bought it. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 Sad face- Happy face- privatewire, Lacquer Peel, Dick Longbridge and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 That is very much on the list of things I need to get sorted on the Lada before the show season this year - the crusty wings don't look out of place - the modern typeface front plate does! HMC and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 .... Why the banged about interior panelling/liners?TSI think all that has happened in the 13 years since it was sold on by Scotland Yard. "Forensic" examination (a quick nosey aroundunder the seats etc) seems to suggest it's been an event organising vehicle and a builders hack. Must've been a flush builder. tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Is that the dealer that used to be on the Chiswick roundabout? Seem to remember they had T16 rally car in there at some point in the early 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I think all that has happened in the 13 years since it was sold on by Scotland Yard. "Forensic" examination (a quick nosey aroundunder the seats etc) seems to suggest it's been an event organising vehicle and a builders hack. Must've been a flush builder.Maybe they were done during Scotland Yards ownership and those dents have many stories to tell! HMC and tooSavvy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 Is that the dealer that used to be on the Chiswick roundabout? Seem to remember they had T16 rally car in there at some point in the early 90s.Yes I think so, I saw a reproduction dealer sticker online and used the details from it to mock up my own approximation of what a dealer plate from 1988 may have been like. Used "fancy plates" and went on the show plate maker. I specified the reflective honeycombed background for added 80s-tastic ness. cort1977, trigger, Ghosty and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I met a surveillance officer once. He told me what he did, then rounded it off with, "there definitely are tools left in this van overnight!" *rimshot* Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk Talbot and stonedagain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 A productive weekend. Met Gadgetgricey who collected the merc c180. Been using the Wartburg all week which is tremendous fun to pilot, and I've unpicked the ply lining from the back of the LDV to reveal the bare bones of its surveillance van past. I'll post up some pics when I have better light but meanwhile a quick shot of a Wartburg/GSA face off... cort1977, nacho man, chaseracer and 30 others 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 I met a surveillance officer once. He told me what he did, then rounded it off with, "there definitely are tools left in this van overnight!" *rimshot* Tools or stools? Well, if you're in there for a long time... Cavcraft, Christine and drivewaymyway 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 That's a shit joke, Mat. mk2_craig, wuvvum, Cavcraft and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 How did you spec the honeycombing? I think that’d look ace on my Volvo. Never mind, mobile Google was confusing me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Is that the dealer that used to be on the Chiswick roundabout? Seem to remember they had T16 rally car in there at some point in the early 90s.It is, and they’re still there selling Pugrats. I think the 205 Turbo16 has moved on though, unsurprisingly. cort1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Hnnng that GSA is so lush. Actually your whole fleet is quite enviable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 I do hope Mr Wobbler gets a go in the V8 Sherpa and reviews it, I bet it's faster than an MGB LOL chaseracer, HarmonicCheeseburger and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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