Tin Worm's Tat Sale

[Lord Sterling]

I thought I'd start this thread as I'm sort of working with a bloke called Steve "Tin Worm" Tolkien. Yes, he is related to JRR Tolkien. He is a small, scruffy looking, eccentric fellow but endearingly welcoming and actually gives a shit about keeping old tat alive. 2 shiters on here, Vul_to_tha_galour and el_Kapitain_Slow have met Steve before.

 

By rights, the lad should be on here but isn't as he "can't be arsed" with computers. He has taken on so much stuff that he hardly has time anymore.

 

Since I met him a couple of years ago, he has pretty much constantly bombarded me with this business idea that I could sell cars on his behalf and 'share the profits' as it were, he seems to think that he can bring the "entrepreneurial" spirit out of me, I disgree, I'm just lazy and like to see quick money. Since fuck all else seems to be working I decided to put my collective arse into gear and actually start advertising stuff for him. He seems to think that CarAndClassic isn't a big enough audience and suggested I could advertise on forums.

 

With that, I've seen that some shiters might get bored of their current steed and move things on or are looking for cheap transport/parts for their obscure tat. It's taken me getting off my arse to do this. If it works, great, if not, no worries, at least I tried.

 

Anyhow, to give you an idea of what he has in store, I thought I'd share some pics:

 

Parts: he has bloody thousands, here is a small selection...

 

 

I've not got around to listing these yet as there is simply too much here. He has more elsewhere too.

 

A small selection of cars from his HUGE collection:

 

 

Cars for sale, advertised by me on CarAndClassic.co.uk:

 

Rover 45 Diesel (2001) £600

 

Rover 45 (2000) £500 (not pic of actual car, soz)

 

MG ZR 1.4 (2002) £700

 

MG ZS 1.8 Petrol (2003) £800

 

MG ZT 2.5 V6 auto (2002) £800

 

Rover 214 SEi (1995) £550

 

Rover 214 Cabriolet £500

 

Fiat Punto 1.2 (2002) £400 - This is VERY TATTY. Not nice.

 

Ford KA 1.3 petrol (2003) £400

 

Peugeot 206 Commercial 1.9 Diesel £750

 

Citroen Saxo 1.0 (1997) £495

 

Feel free to point, laugh, criticise the prices/cars. They are not my cars and I didn't set the prices. If they sell, I get a percentage. End of really.

 

I don't really expect anything to sell on here, but something right might just come up at the right price/time for someone here, so I'll going to keep on updating this thread from time to time with his cars that he has for sale at the time.

 

If you are interested in purchasing any cars/parts, Steve can be contacted on O7974 I39 5S5. He isn't really the type to negotiate or take silly low offers.

[Lord Sterling]

Oh yeah, another thing to mention - Steve never really bothers to clean cars, you'll probably find more ground stones in the footwell than you would on the actual ground, he likes to leave his cars looking "au naturel" as he put it.

 

That said, it isn't like they wouldn't clean up well themselves.

[dave21478]

Damned if I can remember who, but someone on here recently was looking for a small-ish car derived van.

[vulgalour]

This is the guy I bought the Ledbury from and, apart from it being a Ledbury, it was FLAWLESS mechanically.  Steve was really honest about any flaws the car had and I felt comfortable parting with cash.  He's also super approachable and friendly and I, to my shame, have never found the time to get over and say hello as I promised I would.

 

You could do a lot worse than buying a car from Tin Worm.

[Shep Shepherd]

I like the Nightfire Red 214 SEi

[Angrydicky]

Is there any chance he has a N/S/R door, heater matrix and pipes, or front indicators for a Maestro in decent condition?

[Twiggy]

Fantastic idea Lord S !

 

Hope it takes off.

[Lord Sterling]

This is the guy I bought the Ledbury from and, apart from it being a Ledbury, it was FLAWLESS mechanically. Steve was really honest about any flaws the car had and I felt comfortable parting with cash. He's also super approachable and friendly and I, to my shame, have never found the time to get over and say hello as I promised I would.

 

You could do a lot worse than buying a car from Tin Worm.

Cheers Vulgz, he is a pretty amiable bloke if a little direct. But he knows his cars, he knows what he has put into them and thier flaws and he will point them out.

 

I like the Nightfire Red 214 SEi

You should do, it's a real hunny. I could honestly see it as a daily driver for me given the cash flow. I really need an Rover "R8" 200 in my life. I'm still kicking myself over Red one I tried to save a couple of years back from Vulgalour's brother.

 

Is there any chance he has a N/S/R door, heater matrix and pipes, or front indicators for a Maestro in decent condition?

Most probably, I'll ask him tomorrow and get back to you.

[Angrydicky]

That would be great, thanks!

[RoadworkUK]

Wowsers.

 

Well, my 800 wants for absolutely nothing (unless an immaculate beige leather interior or set of 'prestige' 16"s was knocking about).

 

Hasn't got an A/C compressor for an Audi AEB 1.8T has he?

 

Thought not. Good luck with this; gr11 idea.

[purplebargeken]

That V6 MG looks bloody good. Damn.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

I like the Nightfire Red 214 SEi

Hands off!*

 

Miss the silver 214SLi my dad used to own. GR8 car.

 

As is usually the way I don't have any cash with which to buy this but I SO WOULD

[Shep Shepherd]

^

I had a Caribbean Blue 1994 214 Si. Great car until the lacquer started to peel off its roof in great swathes; I scrapped it in 2004 in disgust not long after I bought The Volvo...

[Lord Sterling]

Hasn't got an A/C compressor for an Audi AEB 1.8T has he?

He might have, he did break up an Audi A4 recently and has all the parts on the shelf, I shall ask.

 

He has no 800 parts sadly, if he does, they usually go to me.

[The Moog]

Ooohhh nice Saab.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Does he have and mk1 or 2 fiesta bits?

[Noel Tidybeard]

me likey the blue allegro

[Lord Sterling]

Does he have and mk1 or 2 fiesta bits?

I don't think he does, but on the same industrial estate there is a bloke who has a unit who restores old Fords. Whilst I was there on Saturday, I spotted an old S-reg 1300S Fiesta who was looking for the blokes unit. I could ask there if you send me a list of what you need.

[fordperv]

mrs fordperv has just been aaaawwwwwing at the amaranth 100 convertible and i completely agree

[Partridge]

That Rover Floppytop is sexual.

[forddeliveryboy]

How much for the 95?

[Anglevan]

Given his excellent taste in cars let me know if he has owt for the Marina, mines of 79 vintage. Good luck with the venture.

[inconsistant]

I likes the torquewise Allegro. Good luck with the sales m'Lord.

[purplebargeken]

I'd swap him the 75 for any of those MG's. Nice!