ETG's horror show - BL tat, Eastern Bloc beauty joins the fray.....

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

After my disbelief at finding a manual V8 version of my favourite 'fat lass' I chomped at the bit and threw a bid in (local sale site let's you do that without all the bay of evil shite associated - the seller just says yeah or nay....) - anyway - nothing heard for a week and it re-appeared with a BIN of just UNDER my original bid! (curse you auto spam filter type mechanism that randomly notifies me of personal helicopter builds but ignores notice MY bid was OK - bastards) - ANYWAY - contacted the dude direct and he had OK'd my offer - so off I shot (in more ways than one).

Long story short - it was off the road for tank repair (holier than the proverbial busload of nuns) and the garage roof had collapsed, crushing said tank and threatening said wonder-barge with annhialation. In steps Capt. Chodsnuffler and off he heads into the sunset with valiant steed burbling away happily...... but I get ahead of myself.

 

Met Koen - top bloke and handed over a load of associated BL/Rover odds n sods with it...... (excuse my photo'ing - I was literally shaking with excitement in the presence of the old bitch)

 

 

He owned this super clean example -

 

and the guy he shared his huge barn storage with was committing this sin in the corner!!!

 

 

 

Beautiful little thing...... a disgrace etc... blah blah blah with mattresses etc.... you know how it goes.....

 

ANYWAY - then boyo matey no.2 rocked up to his unit over the way - rockin this as his daily

 

 

and promptly invited me in to help with the Suzuki and generally look around....the Suz is ised as a beach general dogsbody for the kite-surfing club so it's in and out of the sea several times a day - and it looks bloody fantastic considering that! Front end into a submerged rock meant a facial was in order......

 

 

To be rallied or auto-tested - I forget

 

Pneumatics fubar'd (for now)

 

as well as a couple of Mk1 CRXs and a BX estate I couldn't get close to due to other modern tat in the way..... turns out he was Belgian Rally Champ at clubman level 5 times and is still a keen autotester. Ended up blabbing on for bloody ages before I remembered I was here to 'look' at a steed of my own......

 

While the slapper assumed the position

Confirming the required number of cylinders

and not 'too' shabby in the bay

 

I ran a drooling tongue over the rest - we started her up with the aid of a can of easystart into the carbs - YEAH - and I toddled off home to find a place for the old midlands based tart....

Even the world seemed to agree with my purchasing of said shed and smiled down upon me (calm before the storm?)

 

Whoever coined the phrase - buy in haste, repent at leisure - up yours, go enjoy life for once you emotionally stunted fox-botherer!

 

She landed today - delivery and interior shots to follow once I have another few minutes here at work..........

 

[Cleon-Fonte]

Oof, a Vanden Plas V8, truly the King of SD1s. Doesn't look too bad, that.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

After informing a 'permie' colleague I had a pressing matter to deal with....... I sat and awaited my fate at a mates place (I'm desperately in need of a bigger workshop).

She wafted in and my heart leapt as Koen dropped his load for me........

 

 

and I heaved her onto the driveway.........

 

Scabby arse - to be expected of a midlands lass this old to be fair

 

Fuel filler needs sorting out a bit

 

Front wing is scratched too - but not too bad overall

 

WIth the doors being the usual - oh shit what the feck is going on in there - type of pointers

 

and the dreaded scren leak signs - but inside dry and solid (for now)

 

but it's all made up for with the (documented original) mileage and the most excellent condition interior - check out my VELEVET-ITIOUS-NESS!!!!!!

 

Sills are ringing true when belted and all looking pretty fair as I can't stop grinning and won't believe the naysayers who try to piss on this bonfire........ I'm a V8 owning lord of the manor!!!!

and with this bonus dash content - I should smell like a 70's/80's velour owning pimp too

 

Proper inspection and parts/wish list confungling after the weekend as it's the GFs birthday Saturday. It will in no way shape or form be near as good as Triggers........ just so you're warned.

 

John

[Bren]

Oporto red. Rita,Sue and Bob too colour scheme.

"I thought I were great."

[Bren]

Exiled tat gatherer five minutes ago.

[Timewaster]

 

 

I'm not* jealous of that at all.

 

[hairnet]

CRAZY FUCKING BELGIANS

 

john yer a nutter mate

 

trig must be well jel

[hairnet]

if the plane lot dont object

 

can bring parts over as in zolder in 3 weeks

 

in case you get bummed by rimmers

[Dick Cheeseburger]

I wouldn't kick that out of bed for farting. Oof.

As an aside, we're clearly missing the 'protect your rare classic with a mattress plonked on the roof' trick.

[Uncle Jimmy]

Nice work Bond...

The geezer in the red baseball hat looks ready to rearrange your head gasket.

[Uncle Jimmy]

I wouldn't kick that out of bed for farting. Oof.

As an aside, we're clearly missing the 'protect your rare classic with a mattress plonked on the roof' trick.

On occasions when I fear a Panzerfaust attack in the high street I make sure to bring an old piss stained mattress.

[MrDuke]

I love the markings on that speedo. All normal up to 160, then "one-eigh... whoah... fuuUUUUUUCCKKKK!!!!"

[Guest Hooli]

Spanktastic

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

if the plane lot dont object

 

can bring parts over as in zolder in 3 weeks

 

in case you get bummed by rimmers

I do appreciate the offer dude - but I lost a couple of Triumph bits that way...... - on the other hand Eurostar are fappin brilliant and I've even had an ALfa transaxle in an IKEA bag OK'd..... various explanations of car bits have been 'intersting' but they usually have a chuckle and tell me I'm mad before waving me on through. (so far!)

 

I wouldn't kick that out of bed for farting. Oof.

As an aside, we're clearly missing the 'protect your rare classic with a mattress plonked on the roof' trick.

I couldn't believe it - a jen-yooo-whine Zagato..... it was lovely. Owner didn't seem to give a rats ass.......

 

Nice work Bond...

The geezer in the red baseball hat looks ready to rearrange your head gasket.

He can be a bit intense..... but we did have fun shackling the Suz to the floor and reversing it to start pulling the front corner out. He's mad as a hatter...... I'd never seen that approach before - beleieved it to be one of those pub stories.....

 

I love the markings on that speedo. All normal up to 160, then "one-eigh... whoah... fuuUUUUUUCCKKKK!!!!"

I hadn't noticed that....... probably over here the length of markings on the speedo relevant to the thickness of wad needed to cover the fine!

 

Spanktastic

I thought so too...... I bet views will change once I get a proper chance to look at her in the cold light of post purchase........ but feck it - for now I'm a happy bunny

[dollywobbler]

Brilliant! Some serious SD1 WIN on here at the moment. Where's Skizzer when we need him?

[5speedracer]

"He can be a bit intense..... but we did have fun shackling the Suz to the floor and reversing it to start pulling the front corner out. He's mad as a hatter...... I'd never seen that approach before - beleieved it to be one of those pub stories.."

 

 

 

First place I worked in the '70s had a stout ring cemented in the floor for that very purpose.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

OK - more on the fucked trash collectibles I have in various locations as I try to sort the hoard and get a single place of soul crushing despair worship sorted...... this is sitting outside my place at the moment. Keys for new leased garage to be collected in the coming days then mammoth move to complete.

This makes me smile for the moment though........

 

Trim and flat tyre to be fixerated

 

Headlamp surrounds the usual crusty 'mare

 

'Monster' decals for added bhp-yo.....

 

 

[wuvvum]

That is a stunner!  And I can't remember the last time I said that about a Lada.