Domes mighty Scimitar Shite-Now Sold :(

[dome]

Greetings Earthlings

 

I have consumed almost enough red wine to make the reality of what I have just done seem less painful.

 

Tomorrow I set off on a quest.

 

This quest will be long  well about 4 miles actually and will involve me collecting a thing of much beigeness, with added shonk.

 

It is plastic, and was once favoured by a certain member of the Royal Family. Did I mention it's beige? The MOT can be measured with a sundial and it's barely moved in 3 years. WCPGW?

 

In true autoshite fashion, I'm perusing ebay in search of an 8 track to fit to it as a priority.

 

More to follow in the morning....

[fred]

Buying it off Princess Anne? Heard shes a bit of a goer, play your cards right - 'nudge nudge'

[seacow]

Is it the Reliant off ebay?

[Guest Breadvan72]

Princess Anne in the 70s?  Totes would!
 

[Guest Breadvan72]

PS - Ford V6 vroomy underneath shaggered oot plastic?  Unsheath the mighty sword of shonk!

[fred]

I'd tap her now! but Im a sad old crust

[Guest Breadvan72]

15 pinter.  No, make that 20, with tequila chasers.

[fred]

AV IT!!!!!!!

[Guest Breadvan72]

Time is so cruel, and not just to the cars.  Bit rusty about the tailpipe, eh?



 

[Guest Breadvan72]

Goddammit, man, it's almost 9 AM and still not even a photograph of the back end of a bus station, let alone a ruined old dog.   OK, apart from Princess Anne.

[dome]

T minus 2 hours to collection. Current status: in bed. Current mood: bemusement at my latest purchase, and slightly turned on by a young Princess Anne. Time for coffee and a cold shower...

[Guest Breadvan72]

Fill yer boots.

 

 

 

 

Oh, and...

[mercrocker]

God I love her in those proper big old black boots. I mean the GTE...

[martc]

She also had a Robin - this thread could have a twist.

[320touring]

I had a shot of one that was scimitar at shitefest;)

 

I may have competition for you at the next scotoshite meet..

 

good luck avec les collections

[DeeJay]

I wonder if she ever had a Rabbit?

The wife might be quite pleased to see that piece of plastic.

[Guest Breadvan72]

God I love her in those proper big old black boots. I mean the GTE...

 

 

This one is just TOOO pervy.

 

[Guest Breadvan72]

I wonder if she ever had a Rabbit?

The wife might be quite pleased to see that piece of plastic.

 

 

Keyboard alert!  Nose-Coffee inbound!

[dome]

Sustenance and tunes at the ready

 

[Guest Breadvan72]

Square sausage?  Scottishland-o-rama-tastic!

[robinmasters]

Why all the pictures of Princess Anne? Is she in some way connected with this type of car?

[Jim Bell]

I don't think so.

[chaseracer]

[Lacquer Peel]

Princess Anne has let her taste in cars go.

 

[Guest Breadvan72]

Still rocks the boots, though.

[Brian Damage]

15 pinter.  No, make that 20, with tequila chasers.

 

Christ on a crutch.  Imagine waking up and seeing that on the pillow next to you...

[dome]

Well, here goes.

 

My good lady was spoken to nicely and persuaded to give me a lift in her horrible German bubble car lovely Audi.

 

 

You know you're going to the right place when these are outside...

 

 

Old boy was nice, gave me some bits and pieces and history/manuals/Autodata book etc.

 

Off I went. It'll take a bit of getting used to driving something this old again...

 

You dirty tease you...

 

 

Money shot!

 

 

Girl at the petrol station asked if I was off to the classic car show and how old it was. Older than me was my reply. Obviously a fanny magnet...

 

Fluids checked, air in the tyres and off home.

 

First impressions?

 

Feels fairly tight without being crashy-it's got Spax adjustables. Brakes seem to work, engine pulls well and the overdrive works. Coolant was a bit low so need to keep an eye on that. Sound nice though with pops on the overrun

 

Mechanically seems OK, the bodywork is a different story though. Interior needs some work-I have the centre console but it's damaged. Tape player didn't like Queen. 

 

 

 

Off now to give it a clean...

[stillOrange]

It was on my watch list on eBay. Qualiteeeeee

 

The auction finished before the end so I presume you've made an offer the owners couldn't refuse

[dollywobbler]

Nice. I really need to try an SE6. I've only ever driven SE5s.

[mercrocker]

These keep coming up on my radar, usually when I have the latest welding receipt in front of me...Not being overly nitpicky but I would want a proper fuel line clip on that filter given the propensity for these cars to self-immolate.