HMC- Mr Chowdhury’s Mercedes

[barrett]

AFAIK there is still a Citroen GSA estate in orange for sale on the CCC pages.  It used to belong to MNDE of this parish (although not seen here for some time) and has had much cash lavished on it over the years.

 

It needs more cash spending on it, as the vinyl roof has not fared well, and there is now some rust in the roof and the rear arches need tidying, but it's an otherwise brilliant car.

 

Current owner wants £550.  They would probably jump at £500 knowing it's going to a decent home.

 

I'd like to see some pics of that. My CCC membership has just expired and I never signed up for the forum anyway. Can you do some cross-posting? I vaguely remember it from the old days on here, but only vaguely

[quicksilver]

Has there ever been a better sounding engine than the Rover V8? I normally hate LDVs with a passion after several traumatic childhood experiences with school minibuses, but even running on six that sounds great and so unlike the horrible clattery diesels normally found in them. It's the second best vehicle ever to be fitted with that engine (second only to Mat's Stellar of course).

[dollywobbler]

I'd like to see some pics of that. My CCC membership has just expired and I never signed up for the forum anyway. Can you do some cross-posting? I vaguely remember it from the old days on here, but only vaguely

 

I've been warned away from that car by someone I respect. Sadly, it really does need a ton of money throwing at it. Would be cheaper to buy the glorious beige estate than revive the red one I suspect. Shame, but then I guess that's often the way.

[trigger]

You really are on top of your shite purchasing game! Both the LDV and GSA are grand!

[Bren]

Be careful with the leads - some leads for the engine are shite quality - bassets liquorice would be better.

[Noel Tidybeard]

have fond memories of a GSA within the family- was a posh pallas one and all- as teenagers we found it amusing that when the rear fog light was on if you put main beam on it turned the rear fog off

we also used to lol abit when you leaned on the rear bumper after the engine had just been switched off and the rear of the car would still lift you back up

iirc wasn't the happiest when cold and damp until warmed through and it seemed slow until the second choke

[dollywobbler]

have fond memories of a GSA within the family- was a posh pallas one and all- as teenagers we found it amusing that when the rear fog light was on if you put main beam on it turned the rear fog off

 

I remember a relative's Cavalier Mk2 doing that. Was it not the requirement at some point? After all, you should never need both.

[Noel Tidybeard]

I remember a relative's Cavalier Mk2 doing that. Was it not the requirement at some point? After all, you should never need both.

 

never tried it on the x reg chavalier tbh the gsa is the only car i remember doing it

[cort16]

Just drop this in it if it'd bursy

 

 

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TVR-V8-ENGINE-4LTR-240-bhp-1998-SERP-TYPE/222791648538?hash=item33df6ac51a:g:sMwAAOSwDNdVr5Yh

[mat_the_cat]

Has there ever been a better sounding engine than the Rover V8?

 

Any excuse to post this again! No Hyundai ever sounded this nice

 

[Talbot]

I've been warned away from that car by someone I respect. Sadly, it really does need a ton of money throwing at it. Would be cheaper to buy the glorious beige estate than revive the red one I suspect. Shame, but then I guess that's often the way.

I'd be interested to know on what basis.  Yes, it needs work, but I suspect it doesn't need thousands worth of work.  I was considering grabbing it myself for a while, but then had a reality check as to my current excessive fleet and lack of driveway and garage.

[HMC]

The LDVGT is in for its mot tomorrow. The current ticket is out early Feb. Any prediction on the resulting fail? OBVS there's a "major leak of exhaust gasses" and one silly thing being the wiper blades. I Recon structurally it's never been welded and is in excellent order, but may suffer from a few non use related things; but fundamentally it's a simple beast. I've got zero time so I've just asked a trusted local Place to run it through and sort the essentials....

[eddyramrod]

Good luck!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

It is a flippin brilliant thing mind you. I don't see how it can fail any test TBH

[Zelandeth]

Emissions based on the missfire.  HC content will be sky high.

 

Remember a side light bulb being out in one of the earlier photos too.

 

Really do have unreasonable levels of want for this van...

[DodgeRover]

Excess HC on emisions if only running on 6 and a bit?

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

I'd be interested to see the sheet on this if it does fail fella - a Lada 2101 locally is what stopped me taking this over the euro canal...... I don't know if anyone has shouted DIBS yet. If I haven't found a decent(ish) Delica by the time you could come to sell - please let me know.

 

It is a thing of true beauty........ best of luck with the test.

[Kiltox]

Hmmm - bought for its engine/to be a donor and then sold on running on 6....

 

LDV at its finest

[HMC]

Update- my favoured place doesn't do class 7 mots so they're having it done at another place in town.

[Guest Hooli]

I remember a relative's Cavalier Mk2 doing that. Was it not the requirement at some point? After all, you should never need both.

 

Dunno but wiring them to dipped headlights like that does make sense.

[Talbot]

And yet an Astra of similar vintage will leave it's rear fogs on when on main beam.  And rather amusingly if you leave the foglamp switch on, when you flash your main beams, it flashes the foglamps too.

[HMC]

Whilst I'm waiting anyone care to guess partsbin wise where this gear selector and console came from originally?

 

[Talbot]

The selector and PRND321 bit looks very much like the Range Rover one I had many moons ago.

[HMC]

Just heard back from the Metropolitan Police from my freedom of info request...

 

 

So confirmation it was a Met police fleet vehicle, but no extra details sadly. Having said that, as it is unmarked, unglazed in the back and has been professionally fitted with insulation and lining and strip lighting in the roof etc I can only conclude it was used as a covert surveillance vehicle. If it could talk no doubt it would have a few tales to tell!

[dozeydustman]

Gear selector I've seen in FX 4 taxis, and a j-reg Dennis Delta (but without the P position) which was my old lorry at my old work.

[Felly Magic]

That is a bog standard Morse T shift lever, buses such as the Dennis Dart & Mercedes Benz Vario have a similar shifter minus park too

[oldcars]

Not sure but i do have a urge to scrub that floor with some G101.

[Captain Furious]

Anyone else expecting an FOI response to be a bit more....official?  Surprised he didn't call you m8.

[eddyramrod]

I would certainly have expected better spelling and grammar....

[egg]

Anyone else expecting an FOI response to be a bit more....official?  Surprised he didn't call you m8.

 

Note also they got rid of the 'old system' so they don't have to tell you anything