Mr_Bo11ox Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Yo, I was in 'ABC Salvage' in Brum yesterday and spotted this festering in a corner: Its pretty crispy along the bottom edge of the rear screen, but that doesn't stop it being cool as f**k. The lad wants 300 quid or thereabouts which sounds fair enough. Lot of work but a Mk1 Carlton is a seriously rare old bus!!!! Would. Skizzer, Wilko220, egg and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 My uncle had a white one, in estate flavour, with a blue interior as a company car. Me and my sister used to ride in the boot facing backwards because we were cool. Wilko220 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 The Owd Giffer had a 1980 Opel Rekord version for 10 years from '82, until he replaced it with a six-cylinder aero Carlton. Blander front end, 'quieter' colour schemes, but otherwise much the same. Brilliant motor which got handed down through the family, but feck me it was hanging by the time my uncle killed it in the mid-90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8 scania Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 This has been on ebay a couple of times i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 One for Billy. Practically a new car compared to that Midget. BorniteIdentity and DeeJay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 I wish Lotus had used this shape for their version. Uncle Jimmy and inconsistant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 One for Billy. Practically a car compared to that Midget. FTFY. Lacquer Peel, DeeJay, fraser.innes.3 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxpower Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 There is a white one around the corner from me... have never seen it move...just parked there for about the last few years.. end of reg plate reads 555V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Auto as well! Hope it works better than the box in the Rekord estate I had on loan from djimbob way back when I was at Uni... that thing burnt nearly as much oil as it did petrol. Went well, though - as long as you mastered the whole pulling away with the fucked autobox thing, that is. Happy days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Stunning! I reckon these "zero added grille" model Carltons are one of the best looking Vauxhalls of all time. Here's one I saw at a show in Leeds ages ago:"is only a car show, if i take a piss here no one will notice" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 So much WANT for this. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Rear screen surround rotten. Inner wings have been patched. It will need a metric fucktonne of welding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 I see your welding concerns and ignore them because IT HAS A RED INTERIOR. Dippy, eddyramrod, chaseracer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted June 6, 2016 Author Share Posted June 6, 2016 Bren is right,, its bound to need plenty of welding, but it is flippin well cool. If I didn't already have 800 years worth of car repairs to do I'd have bought it on the spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 The white (rusty) one has not been MOT'd for at least 11 years (no DVLA computer accessible record but this only goes back to 2005). It was probably SORNed until August 2015 when DVLA shows tax to be due. The blue one was MOT'd until September 2015 and is currently on SORN. Nice cars. My boss had a newish one in the 1980s but traded it in for an older Audi 100 which he said was much nicer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxpower Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 EMD555V sorn last mot ran out 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Not having £300 right now is stopping me doing something very foolish/epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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