Shite Ron

Buy shite for collecting shite


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124813782909?hash=item1d0f7b2f7d:g:rPcAAOSwng1g8bJc

Sorry, just got in, it has been a busy day!
Breakfast stop:

Saw this on the M4 in London

 
The full reveal:


First impressions are very good, it has quite a lot of service history, 4 owners, the last since 2012, and he replaced this with a Lexus LS400 due to  ULEZ.
In 2002 I bought a 1982 Cortina 2.3 Ghia estate in silver and it is the best car I have ever had despite the boring colour. This could be the closest modern equivalent, first impressions are certainly great.
I hope to have a better look at it tomorrow as I am cream crackered now.
 
 

This is my first attempt at a collection thread, I got home late last night and sorted insurance on line, then put a battery on the truck, I hope it will start. This thread could be full of disappointment, the vehicle for the outward journey is certainly not exciting, neither is the first breakfast. I am not sure this is worthy of being called breakfast but it is the first thing I will eat after getting up:

 
It will not be a live collection sorry as I am a Luddite.
 

Sorry, just got in, it has been a busy day!
Breakfast stop:

Saw this on the M4 in London

 
The full reveal:


First impressions are very good, it has quite a lot of service history, 4 owners, the last since 2012, and he replaced this with a Lexus LS400 due to  ULEZ.
In 2002 I bought a 1982 Cortina 2.3 Ghia estate in silver and it is the best car I have ever had despite the boring colour. This could be the closest modern equivalent, first impressions are certainly great.
I hope to have a better look at it tomorrow as I am cream crackered now.
 
 

Sorry, just got in, it has been a busy day!
Breakfast stop:

Saw this on the M4 in London

 
The full reveal:


First impressions are very good, it has quite a lot of service history, 4 owners, the last since 2012, and he replaced this with a Lexus LS400 due to  ULEZ.
In 2002 I bought a 1982 Cortina 2.3 Ghia estate in silver and it is the best car I have ever had despite the boring colour. This could be the closest modern equivalent, first impressions are certainly great.
I hope to have a better look at it tomorrow as I am cream crackered now.
 
 

The dog, fortunately the count has not increased in the 12 hours we have spent together. The journey time increased significantly due to the M4 being closed near Heathrow.
Can you tell what it is yet?

Taken in a traffic jam on the way home.

I like Volvo estates but do not like front wheel drive.

Sorry, just got in, it has been a busy day!
Breakfast stop:

Saw this on the M4 in London

 
The full reveal:


First impressions are very good, it has quite a lot of service history, 4 owners, the last since 2012, and he replaced this with a Lexus LS400 due to  ULEZ.
In 2002 I bought a 1982 Cortina 2.3 Ghia estate in silver and it is the best car I have ever had despite the boring colour. This could be the closest modern equivalent, first impressions are certainly great.
I hope to have a better look at it tomorrow as I am cream crackered now.
 
 

Thanks for the kind words everyone, I gave the car a good long drive out today and apart from a small brown trousers moment where I lost all throttle input on the middle of a roundabout the car seemed to be running well. After crawling the car into a position of safety I discovered a bracket that supported the throttle spindle had all but fallen off and needed nipping back up.
I’ve got some time off work so will hopefully get round to sanding some of the body panels and see how I go.
In regards to the wiper delay system I think you can diagnose if the problem is with the delay unit or a split vacuum hose by removing the vacuum hose from the delay unit and putting your finger over the hole. If you press in the little plunger thing and it springs back straight away then the sponge in the top of the unit has probably disintegrated. If it returns very slowly then the vacuum hose is probably split somewhere. Hope this helps! 
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would be rude not too now wouldn't it @Yoss  

1979 Alfa Romeo Giulietta needing restoration:
Alfa £1995

More pictures

Plate stayed with the car in the end

Big thanks to Panhard65 for transporting this for me.


 
Now unloaded and waiting for me to start work on it. First time I've seen it outside. I think Panhard65 thinks it's a bit of a turd but doesn't want to be nasty.

 
Entertaining Mrs SiC friends today, so I need to put these away from kids hurting themselves. Going to live in the garden for a month undercover. If I can get the 1275 in there running, these will be sold on. If I can't, I'll see if I can get any of these in.

 
For now, I have to earn some more goodwill credits with Mrs SiC.

@eddyramrodwas washing his hair or at wicked or summat 😛
 

The hat is prolly older than I am
Then some of this this evening

Well in, nice car!

Chodspeed 

Good luck

Sorry, just got in, it has been a busy day!
Breakfast stop:

Saw this on the M4 in London

 
The full reveal:


First impressions are very good, it has quite a lot of service history, 4 owners, the last since 2012, and he replaced this with a Lexus LS400 due to  ULEZ.
In 2002 I bought a 1982 Cortina 2.3 Ghia estate in silver and it is the best car I have ever had despite the boring colour. This could be the closest modern equivalent, first impressions are certainly great.
I hope to have a better look at it tomorrow as I am cream crackered now.
 
 

porsche boxter? 🤪

The dog, fortunately the count has not increased in the 12 hours we have spent together. The journey time increased significantly due to the M4 being closed near Heathrow.
Can you tell what it is yet?

Taken in a traffic jam on the way home.

This is my first attempt at a collection thread, I got home late last night and sorted insurance on line, then put a battery on the truck, I hope it will start. This thread could be full of disappointment, the vehicle for the outward journey is certainly not exciting, neither is the first breakfast. I am not sure this is worthy of being called breakfast but it is the first thing I will eat after getting up:

 
It will not be a live collection sorry as I am a Luddite.
 

This is my first attempt at a collection thread, I got home late last night and sorted insurance on line, then put a battery on the truck, I hope it will start. This thread could be full of disappointment, the vehicle for the outward journey is certainly not exciting, neither is the first breakfast. I am not sure this is worthy of being called breakfast but it is the first thing I will eat after getting up:

 
It will not be a live collection sorry as I am a Luddite.