Dick Longbridge Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 I would certainly have expected better spelling and grammar....I’ve taught some five year olds with a better standard of written English. The quality of the response is appalling. I’d send a response back and play him at his own shit English game. I’d start with ‘Dear Anal...’ Tadhg Tiogar and Christine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Public sector asset records are supposed to get shredded (digitally or physically) seven years after disposal of said asset, since storage costs money... if police records follow the same disposal schedule, it's unlikely there would be much info available on this wonderful beast through official channels, twelve years after it left the motor pool.Might have been kinda interesting though if they'd come back to you citing a Section 37 Exemption on grounds of national security or some such...Possibly some of the very active classic police vehicle owners' clubs might be able to assist? From what I understand, some police mechanics are club members and have good memories for certain vehicles - they might be able to tell you rather more than official records might... (well, in my experience anyway). Nicola H, somewhatfoolish, RobT and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Bloody hell...wish I could have got away with responses like that when I got FOI requests back at the Council! Rules stated that if the data was held, we *HAD* to provide it - and the limit to "not being practical" was something like 50 staff hours. I was one of the few people who didn't wind up having to make many, many, many trips back and forth to the old archives because one of the first tasks I undertook when we had to downsize the office we were in was to throw *everything* into a digital archive before we moved. Took me a bloody age - but meant that I had data going back to 1978 at my fingertips...and I reckon when some of the (often absurd) FOI requests came in it meant that the time taken to respond ended up in "hours" rather than "days." EDIT: That gear selector to me is familiar from early 90s Dennis Darts, albeit with R N D positions only in that case. Usually coupled to an extremely dozy Alison gearbox. egg and HMC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Service dates are interesting, despite lack of any other history. Possible it did both IRA and post 9/11 spying around London? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 This needs more power, an hilarious amount more power, then taking to Santa Pod.... with DW driving. Back when I was the coolest kid in the VW scene, some of the Volkszone gang took a V8 ex Ambulance SherpaConvoyLDVthing to Bug Jam and ran it up the strip. It's the only time I've seen the timing gear reset before the line was crossed (it measures to 30 seconds maximum over the quarter mile) and they snapped an engine mount trying. They_all_do_that_sir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Back when I was the coolest kid in the VW scene, some of the Volkszone gang took a V8 ex Ambulance SherpaConvoyLDVthing to Bug Jam and ran it up the strip. It's the only time I've seen the timing gear reset before the line was crossed (it measures to 30 seconds maximum over the quarter mile) and they snapped an engine mount trying. You can't believe how happy that makes me. My 2CV did the quarter mile in 28 seconds, so no reset for me! The Moog, Pillock, They_all_do_that_sir and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 You can't believe how happy that makes me. My 2CV did the quarter mile in 28 seconds, so no reset for me! My Karmann Ghia did Santa Pod in 22! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 That fail doesn't look too bad for a 22-year-old LDV. At least the kingpins scraped through... HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 Squire_Dawson and mat_the_cat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 That's not terrible. Carry on! HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 No, break that down and youll get rid of half with new bulbs, new wiper blades and a rubber pad... HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled_Tat_Gatherer Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Not bad at all! - New plugs, leads etc.. and Italian tune up and a ticket is on the horizon........ you've gotta be happy with that.Crack on fella...... (are the garage who did the test sorting the above for you?) HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 ^ Not the place that did the MOT but usual place I tend to use. I haven't got any time at the mo so I've told them to crack on. Had I given it a bit of a look over and a fairly basic service it would be the wheel bearing and the brake pipe pretty much. They remarked it's really good bodywise which backs up the low miles and possibly having spent time in the Scotland Yard underground car park. RobT, eddyramrod, They_all_do_that_sir and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 I've also placed a bulk order of dynax cavity wax with bilt hamber to pump it full of the stuff to preserve the shell as best as I can. Squire_Dawson, mat_the_cat, Stevebrookman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Looks like a decent result . Is it easy enough to get parts for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Has the van had an 'exciting life'... post Met? It has a lot of gouges in the interior lining/back doors. Shirley not a commercial outfit, on running costs .... Who banged it up? (see that.. ) TS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 I've had my head turned by one of these....Actually that one. I can't decide if they are a cool throwback to the supertouring era or actually awful. Hmmmmm Dirk Diggler, Ghosty, eddyramrod and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Not that badly executed I suppose... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Also my kids are not old enough yet to refuse to sit in it although my wife may (will) refuse to I suspect. SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 There are less loud ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Is that in London? I'm sure I've seen it on eBay before not long ago. Delivery service available if it is... Edit: although will probably look a tit driving it so it'd be a night delivery! HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I've had my head turned by one of these.... IMG_3565.PNG Actually that one. I can't decide if they are a cool throwback to the supertouring era or actually awful. Hmmmmm I just want to say I wholeheartedly encourage the purchase of this. As both a Scotsman and a fellow idiot. Tam, BorniteIdentity and HMC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I'm worried your friends and family are going to stage and intervention if you keep buying cars at this rate! There's seems to be a few of these out there. I'd rather have one that went fast than one that looked fast. http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/125113/volvo-850-btcc-replica Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Oh I would love to do that with the forty quid 850. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Throw back to the nineties, do it. 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? HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 The biggest white elephant (in all senses) ill ever own is road legal for another year.... Pointless but very satisfying at the same time, coming to a filling station near you! Saabnut, Bucketeer, cobblers and 42 others 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Hoorah! I'm currently in the same county as it too. If I remember correctly...Can I come and swap the wipers around? eddyramrod, chaseracer, The Moog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Ace, well done, LDV FTW, or has someone already done that one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500tops Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Now you need your own refinery Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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