hairymel Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Sunbeam S GLS S or GLS, probably a GLS no prizes yet - even the supplying dealer wasn't sure! there is also another intriguing bit of information here the address on the service book is possibly the address it was collected from (didn't have door number and google maps puts it somewhere within a couple of doors) and don't know the name of the previous owner it could be the mythical one lady owner car 11111!!!!!!!! or not all in all the brief poke about shows it to be remarkably sound considering. the sills (inner and outer) are rotten at both ends but the rear jacking/suspension mounts look ok the front jacking points are gone as to be expected and the d/s floor is not there at all after prodding, and this rot extends to the engine bay and chassis leg but hopefully will be repairable inner wing/bulkhead/outerwing junction is a big hole both sides rear and front lower corners of the body are rotten as expected top of boot floor is rotten but the wheel well still looks ok (still to stinky to touch!) sill tops and p/s inner sill have holes in I am expecting many horrors to surface once proper digging takes place but it could be much worse apart from some interesting repairs to the front wings and patches to the rear outer sills the whole car is remarkably unmolested (except of course corrosion/sunlight damage/ the passage of time) i am liking the paper labels on the exhaust and front struts, but not as much as the 'ziebarted from new' sticker on the tailgate Dick Longbridge, worldofceri, Bucketeer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mainwaring Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 This is fucking mindblowing. How are you getting on with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Remarkably sound underneath considering! Good on you for having a go at this one ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Must be time for an update. She a runner?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 This is Autoshite This is what I signed up for Fuck your Focii and Rover 75s, I want to see more of THIS !!!! Well done for saving it and glad you didn`t get pulled by the coppers on the way home. With that Tranny and that load, you would have a hard time trying to explain that you weren`t on the way to the scrapyard without a waste disposal license! Regular updates please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 When I saw this pop to the top I was hoping for a pic of an MOT cert with no advisories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mainwaring Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 When I saw this pop to the top I was hoping for a pic of an MOT cert with no advisories My bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairymel Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 no updates at all i'm afraid! still got a oval car to build before moving on to a* sunbeam, and i have just bought my very own recovery truck which is so rotten it deserves a build thread of its own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairymel Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 actually - one small update - the address on the owners cert is the address it was collected from... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 no updates at all i'm afraid! still got a oval car to build before moving on to a* sunbeam, and i have just bought my very own recovery truck which is so rotten it deserves a build thread of its own well get on with it thenpitchers are mandatory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob88h Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 I’ve sorted AutoShite into alphabetical thread order and I’m on a voyage of joy and discovery. This is the very first Thread that comes up and has left me on tenterhooks already. Three questions: 1). Did ELM 97T get any further? 2). What is this other legendary Sunbeam/Talbot restoration that’s being talked about and where can I read about it? 3). Did the recovery truck get a build thread? Please bear in mind that although 5 years have passed by un-noticed, now you’ve got someone who can’t sleep until they find out on your conscience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Wow, I'd forgotten about this thread! I remember HairyMel's Sunbeam escapades originally from the blue - I reckon that must have been a decade ago now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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