holbeck Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Jeremy Irons had one. Didn't work out too well though..... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/jeremy-irons-tells-of-battle-to-avoid-crash-1264999.html
messerschmitt owner Posted February 27, 2015 Author Posted February 27, 2015 this is the Lancashire one - four week old Gumtree ad don't like the look of that front wheelarch ... And don't want this kind of body!
skattrd Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 That looks fantastic. If I needed a car that was less comfortable than a Series Land Rover and possibly less reliable that would be at the top of my list. Can't wait to see the collection thread, will you be driving it back home? How dare you, I reckon Umms are way more sophisticated & comfortable than a series Landy. It's got 5 forward gears, power steering and a turbo, plus 3 wipers. Current plan is to drive it 200+ miles back from Devon (I'm partially deaf already which should help) or if I'm having the other one possibly have it delivered with that. garethj and scruff 2
skattrd Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 That Lancashire one doesn't look great Campbell, it's down to one wiper as well.
scruff Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 How dare you, I reckon Umms are way more sophisticated & comfortable & reliable than a series Landy brand new Defender. Can't wait for the pics and the lowdown....!! skattrd 1
messerschmitt owner Posted February 27, 2015 Author Posted February 27, 2015 hey, why would you buy a Land Rover when you can have a same age Santana for half the price! SkattrdI thought the same on the Lancashire one - driver's wiper is on the scuttle. I guess £600 delivered, which makes yours cheap, especially as I don't really want a pick up. The Blue one in Exeter has only two wipers too.
mercrocker Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 Did they import these into the UK at one time? Sure I remember seeing them parked up at Southampton docks when I was doing a bit of casual trespassing in the school holidays. Would have been early '90s I guess. Didn't really know what they were at the time but that bonnet line is pretty distinctive.They would have been the actual French built Cournil (UMMs were Portugese licence-built versions). Used to come across on the Viking (Townsend Thoresen) ferries from le Havre or Cherbourg (cant remember which....) and there were always a couple in the transit shed.
brickwall Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 Another thing i forgot to mention is the binnacle. A sight to behold.
messerschmitt owner Posted March 2, 2015 Author Posted March 2, 2015 turns out the man who runs the UMM OC is also a fellow bubble car nutter. He has 14 UMMs skattrd and Lacquer Peel 2
cros Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 You often see these things unused even when they still look fairly respectable. Is there a vital part that's no longer obtainable?
skattrd Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 I don't think anything for these is unobtanium, there are a couple of Portuguese suppliers who advertise shipping rates to the UK. 14 Umms is ridiculous, we need pictures!
messerschmitt owner Posted March 3, 2015 Author Posted March 3, 2015 There are less parts in the uk as the main dealer on Exeter sold his stock back to Portugal.
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