For Sale 1981 Talbot Horizon 1.1LS

[theorganist]

Due to impending arrival of another Maxi and the arrival of the Mercedes I have decided to sell my Talbot. I am not sure what it is worth, I have recently spent £300 on having two front wings painted and fitted so ideally I would like £300.

 

I has 51,000 miles and MOT till January.

 

It's good points are:

 

1) Engine in good mechanical condition - drives well, doesn't burn oil

2) Two new front wings

3) Basically solid, has been waxoiled underneath and most of the body is solid, didn't need welding at the last MOT and only a small amount at the previous MOT

4) You can grow plants in the front of the car (see bad points)

 

It's bad points are:

 

1) Leaks into the front footwell via the passenger parcel shelf - it is not as bad as it was as it used to create a very deep puddle but it still needs looking at, there is one small hole in the inner wing where I am told it is coming from which just needs filling, however I am not convinced it is coming from there. The interior is quite damp still.

2) Greenery is growing in the front carpet!

3) Interior is tatty, drivers seat in particular is extremely worn as is the top of the rear seat, I have put seat covers on

4) Gearbox is worn but works. It sometimes jumps out of first if it is not pushed in firmly enough and second crunches

5) Exhaust is blowing at the manifold.

6) There seems to be a tapping sounds from the front under acceleration but my garage hasn't found any problems and it has not been picked up at any MOT's

 

I do want this to go to a good home so am loath to put it on ebay, I will put it on car and classic also.

 

The new wings have greatly helped but it needs someone to take it to the next level.

 

I will make a long journey but the blowing exhaust is quite loud so I wouldn't recommend it!

 

 

 

 

[hairnet]

oof oof mustnt mustnt

[Fabergé Greggs]

Oh god. Where are you?

[captain_70s]

Ding ding ding.

 

Bargain alert!

[theorganist]

Oh god. Where are you?

Stourbridge

[purplebargeken]

Mum had one of these as a loaner. Ace! Would if I could like you wouldn't believe. 

[Jim Bell]

I'll ask what everyone is thinking.

 

Is the brick included?

[purplebargeken]

I was actually thinking 'what fucking brick'. I have now spied it and can sleep more soundly at night. Maybe*

[trigger]

That's hotter than Molten Lava.

[theorganist]

I'll ask what everyone is thinking.

 

Is the brick included?

 

It could be lol. It is a symptom of my paranoia, not a reflection on the efficacy of the handbrake!

[HillmanImp]

 

6) There seems to be a tapping sounds from the front under acceleration but my garage hasn't found any problems and it has not been picked up at any MOT's

 

Isn't that just the sound the engine makes on these?

 

This is mightily tempting as these are on my hit list as my old man had 2 of them. FSW 369Y was probably the first car I properly remember (although was the 1.3). I vaguely remember the cars before it and a lot about the Visa they had immediately before but I remember everything about the Horizon, the interior, the engine etc. The other ones were just cars but this was the car that got me interested in cars. 

 

A Horizon is probably one of the only cars I would consider replacing the Visa with. 

 

Sadly I can't right now as life is getting in the way but hopefully it will stay in the fold and I can have my time with it at a later date. GLWTS etc. 

[sierraman]

I'm glad in a way that I don't often have £300 burning a hole in my wallet. If I had the time and the space I'd love this.

[theorganist]

Isn't that just the sound the engine makes on these?

 

This is mightily tempting as these are on my hit list as my old man had 2 of them. FSW 369Y was probably the first car I properly remember (although was the 1.3). I vaguely remember the cars before it and a lot about the Visa they had immediately before but I remember everything about the Horizon, the interior, the engine etc. The other ones were just cars but this was the car that got me interested in cars. 

 

A Horizon is probably one of the only cars I would consider replacing the Visa with. 

 

Sadly I can't right now as life is getting in the way but hopefully it will stay in the fold and I can have my time with it at a later date. GLWTS etc. 

Lol well they do have a reputation. However the 1118cc engine disappointingly lacks the rattle of the 1294 and 1442cc versions. It was considered now and at the time to be the best of the engines for refinement. My R5 is actually noisier.

[P304r5]

this is beautiful 

[spartacus]

Is there a reason this couldn't roffle?

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

That's lovely. I can hear the tappets from here.

[DaveAspley]

I like Horizons, I can round up 300 pounds, beige is the colour of winners, Stourbridge is not far from Nuneaton, I'm calling a "sleep on it" though as I'm currently a little bit pissed.....

[vulgalour]

Drunkeness is a terrible excuse.  Coward.  

[Angrydicky]

This looks properly miserable. My WANT'O meter is reading off the scale

[Split_Pin]

Absolutely first class Autoshite there. Fix the leak, take to shows, enjoy!

[wuvvum]

I can go one better (or worse) than that - I had a 1.1 LE.  Proper misery spec, in doom blue.  I bought it for my then girlfriend to learn to drive a manual - she was 'Murican and had only ever driven autos.  I paid a tenner for it, although I never told her that.

[doubleyeller]

I think this is just wonderful to see - old cars still available to drop-outs like us for their true value, instead of horribly overpriced with "Barn find" bollocks to boot!

A man shouldn't have to pay a fortune for an old car - Shite ownership should remain an accessible hobby for the                     non norm-conform minority who started and patronise Autoshite! "Never in the field of Talbot ownership, was so much owed, by so many, to so few........." etc

 

GLWTS, but I'm feeling a bond forming with my lovely MK3 Fiesta, and there's still the R20 to drain me of all funds!

[dollywobbler]

All the talk of rattle, rattle but doesn't this have a bored out Imp engine? Unrelated to the Simca skeleton biscuit tin scenario.

[dollywobbler]

I could be wrong. That might have been the one litre.

[tooSavvy]

I could be wrong. That might have been the one litre.

Yuppp

 

TS

[oldcars]

Winner winner chicken dinner, this is class.

[theorganist]

It's definitely the Simca engine.

[vulgalour]

Rover did an OMGHGF to me today so this is suddenly very tempting.  I need to check a few things first so I may be back in a few days if it's still here.  I'll keep you posted.

[theorganist]

Rover did an OMGHGF to me today so this is suddenly very tempting.  I need to check a few things first so I may be back in a few days if it's still here.  I'll keep you posted.

Oops, sorry to hear that.

 

Well I haven't put it on Car and Classic yet, I will wait till later in the week.

[oldcars]

Rover did an OMGHGF to me today so this is suddenly very tempting.  I need to check a few things first so I may be back in a few days if it's still here.  I'll keep you posted.

 sad new, love your Rover.