richardmorris Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Very pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Nah, I prefer your Allegro.... Seriously though, that is lovely and well worth selling your other stuff for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Looks great! Can't wait to see it in the flesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 That is more gorgeous than Audrey Hepburn, and cooler than Dean Martin. Whatever you've paid, it wasn't enough. Sell everything. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Let me know when it's due to visit Jaymic and I'll trundle over there and have a drool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Its the automotive equivalent of that fit bird that stood in for our old boiler of a French teacher in the 4th year. Untouchable, but the stuff of dreams. All I would add to that car is Alain Delon's wardrobe. And in my case at least, a face transplant... ProgRocker and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselnutjob Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 My understanding is that this is why Dean Hunter has a 504 cabriolet with the Indenor turbo diesel in it* For a while the nylon drive belt was unobtainable but I have a feeling you can get them again. Blimey, what a stunner!!!! I remember some story from C+SC back in the day when someone (probably buckley) had a massive battle getting the kugelfisgher bits (on a 504) working properly, almost sent him insane, eventually he found a Peugeot main dealer who could do something with it amazingly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 On a fit scale of 1-10 that registers at about 297,603. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Barrett, will you take THREE of my girlfriends for a straight swop ? dee- lightful in every respect, congratulations ! garethj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 Yo! Did 65 miles in this the other day, the longest journey it's done in about 10 years we reckon. Was alright at first but after a while the inline fuel filter got clogged up and it was hardly getting any fuel through, which ended with it conking out by the side of the road. (fresh) fuel was disgusting and milky by the time it had got to the (new) filter. I have a horrible feeling this is gonna need the tank out and flushed to sort it. Good news is we've found a good welding man to sort the small bits of grot it needs doing for an MoT. Then it needs a couple of small available service-y bits and it should have a ticket. Storage is all up in the air at the moment so it's difficult to get anything done but hopefully some progress will be made soon. It's REALLY nice to drive when it's not broken. HillmanImp, ed5000, RedSparrow and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Argh!!! What a beauty. Are you tempted to get that blue pick up truck one off EBay? You could use it for recovering this one. dollywobbler and cms206 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Yay! This is such a pretty car. It's REALLY nice to drive when it's not broken.Is it just me, or does anyone else want a bumper sticker with this written on it? Or maybe several? DSdriver, vulgalour and Joey spud 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 If I had any space that pick-up would be here already, it was mega cheap when it sold at ACA. I really think a 'normal' 404 would make a brilliant interesting daily, no idea what a rattly old dizzler would be like though. I can't overstate just how well-balanced this thing is, whilst still being a bit soft and French and really comfortable. Best steering of any car I've driven, it's almost as maneuverable as a Herald despite being about twice as big. I reckon you'd be a bit disappointed if you paid £30k for one, mind Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSparrow Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Hot stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Is it just me, or does anyone else want a bumper sticker with this written on it? Or maybe several? I have been considering just this for all of my cars past and present... except for the Maestro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 An official UK resident at last! Could be a lot worse as far as age related plates go Angrydicky, Sigmund Fraud, ed5000 and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 A rep at a firm I worked for when I was 18 had the Fiat version. He used to get me to move it between parking meters. Sometimes it took me quite a while to find another parking space near Theobalds Road. On another note, has your mate got a John Donne poem on the side of his has as well?The writing is on the wall by Jean-Pierre Declemy, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 That plate looks just as it should do, i.e not obvious it's age related. anonymous user 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 Went to the pub in this today. Looks alright I reckon. Still runs like a bag of shite, like, but that's next on the agenda. anonymous user, Angrydicky, Rusty_Rocket and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Gorgeous. Lots of Kugelfisher love in my garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 SUAVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Went to the pub in this today. Looks alright I reckon. Still runs like a bag of shite, like, but that's next on the agenda. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LDV-CONVOY-400-2-5-TURBO-DIESEL-ENGINE-PEUGEOT-ENGINE-/141795244475 There, I fixed it. Beautiful car and the number plates look very "right", it's such a common mistake on old cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 Bad number plates are a real pet hate of mine, it's just inexcusable and shows a real lack of taste. You can buy virtually every style of old plate now, and it makes an enormous difference to the way a car looks. I'm constantly surprised by how many otherwise nice cars are saddled with inappropriate plates. So, thanks for noticing Len scruff, Craig the Princess and Angrydicky 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 That's such a honey. You'll probably never sleep alone again, even if you want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Had an update from Emile, the chap who's doing the engine work. The engine is out and he's waiting for the new pistons and liners to arrive. Clutch is done and I think most of the electrics too. He reckons the injection system is fundamentally okay so shouldn't take too much bother getting it running well when the motor goes back together. There's been a delay in getting all the new parts so he reckons it won't be ready until the start of May now. Can't wait to get it back! Here's that one nice photo of it again en route to Emile's workshop in January. Christine, The Moog, alf892 and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 C'est tres jolie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Hot hot hot hot hot hot!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I DINT NO DEY MAID A MORIS OXFUD CONVURTABLE M8. Still an absolute beauty. michael1703 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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