Estate(s) of the nation - British tourer purchased 05-12-24 - See page 34

[nigel bickle]

Congrats. A long trip, well executed. Good write up, too.

 

Couple of days off, then it's the ' fun' of legalising it, hopefully before the whole damn country shuts down for a Pagan Festival.

[Heidel_Kakao]

Yeah indeed Nigel, MOT is already booked for Monday coming, no point in hanging about.

[Mrs6C]

Jolly well done, H-K and Cedric!

[brownnova]

Superb!  Welcome home! Look forward to seeing this in the flesh, hopefully before Chumly - that's too long to wait! Truly an epic thread... which is far from done yet.

 

Eleventy million/10, would read again, bump for a reel thread, this place etc etc.

[Angrydicky]

Nice garage you've got there, can you get this inside?

[wuvvum]

 

I stand corrected.

[Tamworthbay]

So when is it up for Roffle?

[skattrd]

Awesome car, collection, and write up.

 

If you think NOVA/customs might value the car at less than you paid, you can get them to value it for import duty. They just ask or a description of the car.

I did this with a Daihatsu I imported, which they valued at quite a bit less than I paid. ... That said, Finland is EU isn't it, so no import duty?

[Spottedlaurel]

Great to hear that it made it back to UK after a fantastic adventure. I've been reading this through the week, gave me some great lunchtime reading.

 

Will post some related pic's later.

[hairnet]

Orig EU reg so no import tax

 

too old also

[Squire_Dawson]

Congrats. A long trip, well executed. Good write up, too.

 

Couple of days off, then it's the ' fun' of legalising it, hopefully before the whole damn country shuts down for a Pagan Festival.

 

Christ was a Pagan?

[Pillock]

Don't you dare get this thread shut down over a religious diversion

 

Along with most of the ASMM, I had a quick blat in this and can confirm that it's a very, very nice thing. It sounds lovely, it has plenty of poke (as much as a carpark full of people would reveal) and feels like it would just be a wonderful place to spend time.

 

Thanks Heidelburg_Coco for allowing several weirdos to do laps of Cannock.

[dollywobbler]

I should probably post this here too.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Pretty French temptress looks ahead with a hint of jealousy as Japanese stunner tries to take centre stage.

Yum.

[hairnet]

i think you did better in the cedric than either xm woulda

[D Spares & Tyres]

Please get that car out of the elements asap. I'll even help you fit French windows and some ramps to your house if you can't get it in the garage

[vulgalour]

Would someone explain why one of the wipers on Cedric appears to be an empty bottle of Fanta?

[D Spares & Tyres]

Someone with a wiper fetish probably stole it. Who could that be?

[Heidel_Kakao]

Please get that car out of the elements asap. I'll even help you fit French windows and some ramps to your house if you can't get it in the garage

[Heidel_Kakao]

Would someone explain why one of the wipers on Cedric appears to be an empty bottle of Fanta?

Sorry it's going to be days before I write up that part of the trip, it occurred between Hamburg and Zandvoort! And it's not empty, about three quarters full!

[hairnet]

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ya names not down yer not comin in

[Pillock]

Can't wait for the full writeup.

The tagline is apparently "it got even weirder after the strip club".

[Heidel_Kakao]

So much win in this...but that Lego XC90 in the museum: could anything be more Swedish than a Volvo made of plastic interlocking bricks?

Missed this before, Lego is Danish and Volvo Swedish.... If you replaced the word Swedish with Scandinavian then it would be perfect

[Heidel_Kakao]

It's snowing!

[Heidel_Kakao]

 

My first ever YouTube video!

[Heidel_Kakao]

 

And second ever!

[Spottedlaurel]

Somewhat appropriate to see it in the snow, after its years in FInland it'll feel quite at home.

 

Random Cedric 130 images that I have:

 

Datsun Cedric 2000 Station Wagon (130) export brochure by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Before the squared-up front end, the original 130-model Cedric looked like this. A handful came to the UK, Datman was sent a period photo of one only the other day.

 

Datsun Cedric 2000 Station Wagon (130) export brochure by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Japanese estates were sold either as a wagon, intended primarily for personal use.....

 

Datsun Cedric 2000 Van (130) export brochure by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Or as a van, for commercial use. Although it's a generic export brochure this one does have a stamp on it for a UK dealer - Berkeley Garage of Milton Road, Southampton. Doubtless long-gone.

 

Here are some that I've seen myself:

 

Datsun 2000 Cedric (130) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Datsun 2000 Cedric (130) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

This one was in Medler's back in the '90s.

 

1970-ish Datsun 2000 Estate, Swaffham c.2000 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

1970-ish Datsun 2000 Estate, Swaffham c.2000 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

I think Junkman mentioned this one earlier on. I seem to recall it was responsible for rather comprehensively destroying a Granada hearse with some help from Swaffham's post and wire fence.

 

1970 Datsun Cedric 2000 Estate (130) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

1970 Datsun Cedric 2000 Estate (130) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

That unusual opening side window is good for dogs. These aren't my photos, the owner sent them to me but I did see it myself......

 

1970 Datsun Cedric 2000 Estate (130) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

At the rainy JAE at Billing in 1997, where it drew a crowd. I believe it does still exist in storage somewhere, but it hasn't been on the road for a long time.

 

1968 Nissan Cedric Custom Six (130) Billing JAE 1997 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

1968 Nissan Cedric Custom Six (130) Billing JAE 1997 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

It's unknown if saloon models were sold in the UK, as any surviving 130 models I know of have all been estates. This one was an import from Japan, it belonged to a chap from Scotland who amassed a rather large collection of big Datsuns and Nissans (including a President). I haven't got a clue if it survives, DVLA says untaxed since 2000.

 

Wedding Day, 2002 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

And finally, a smart white saloon was used as one of our wedding cars. My friend from Holland kindly brought it over with him for the weekend, I think it was originally from Switzerland. Mrs SL had the privilege of being driven to the venue in it.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

What a way to end 2017 - I can't imagine there being a better collection thread this year, both in terms of the car and the trip......and a big pile of bonus win with the Lego content.

 

You've got me hankering after a Toyota crown again, specifically a mid 80s one. As a kid a friend's dad was given one in need of repair in lieu of some work he done (He was either a spark or a plumber). It lay behind the house and we used it to play in. Memories of velour and buttons.....

 

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[CreepingJesus]

Missed this before, Lego is Danish and Volvo Swedish.... If you replaced the word Swedish with Scandinavian then it would be perfect

Yes, my bad! Youngest daughter corrected me on that when I showed her the pic. There's nothing like a cutting comment from a sassy eleven year old to cut a man down pronto...

[Heidel_Kakao]

This UK car is just down the road from me in Telford, I will be getting a picture of them together in the near future!