HMC Quattroporte assaulted

[ETCHY]

The Minor is just wonderful. Very well bought.

[2flags]

It is a wonderful fleet you have there sir. I see you are channelling your inner district nurse with the minor. 😁 Your kids will have some wonderful memories.

[HMC]

6 hours ago, cobblers said:

Wow! Absolutely perfect minor spec!

I wonder what was going on in the mind of the guy that put the kidney scalpers on? Takes all sorts I suppose.

My fave spec too, my first was a 4 door so ive always had a soft spot for those. Plus the sweet little 948 and clap hands wipers with an original issue plate. 

These arnt speed machines; its probably not used to climbing hills in Jaywick, but there are plenty in West Devon. Even so it felt quite “flat” performance wise, and it occasionally backfired on downhill engine braking situations. Plus its only covered 1000 miles in the last 25 years, although it looks to have had a recent thorough service.

My plan of attack on the flat-ness was to use simply use it, and replaced a perished distributor advance vacuum hose and also slightly advanced the distributor position. Its definitely a bit more eager now, at least as far as can be  expected. 

Meanwhile i went shopping in the VDP1300 which is driving really nicely and, to my eyes, looks great in a slightly dilapidated way.  I keep looking at it, i really like the design and packaging of it. Plus i keep crawling all over/ under it expecting a horror show but it isnt even very rusty. Im going to attack it with many litres of dynax s50 when the weather is a bit warmer.

 

Letterbox-eye view

 

 

[HMC]

UMMM, 

[sdkrc]

Who's your crack dealer @HMC?

This looks superb, what a fleet!

[HMC]

5 minutes ago, sdkrc said:

Who's your crack dealer @HMC?

This looks superb, what a fleet!

Its a cartel; Charles Spencer King, Alex Moulton and the crackhead in cheif; Issigonis.

[Matty]

42 minutes ago, HMC said:

UMMM, 

Updates come that fast these days I've stopped buying a newspaper 😄

[HMC]

So, its mine. I had a long chat over the phone. Its been used regularly, the base unit is apparnelty good, hes spent a grand on the brakes, but its cosmetically dreadful. The opposite of many p6s then, i hope.

[HMC]

This is a bit like speed dating. Bought at 845, to be collected at lunch, and delivered for dinner.

Lets hope its not a minger where it counts, and that we have a meaningful relationship.

[Six-cylinder]

@HMC You are certainly firing on all cylinders!

 

[HMC]

Its got some nice bits of history;

[wuvvum]

Yeah yeah, never mind all that, let's see a photo of the brake fluid reservoir.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

The fleet groweth. Do you have a dedicated team at the insurance company? 😉

[grogee]

Can't wait to visit the Tavistock Motor Museum this spring. 

Congratulations @HMC

What's the current fleet status, all working and driveable?

[HMC]

1 minute ago, grogee said:

Can't wait to visit the Tavistock Motor Museum this spring. 

Congratulations @HMC

What's the current fleet status, all working and driveable?

Yes, you can take any/ all of them for a blast around if you fancy!

[holbeck]

Well done. 

Is the name change to "The Gaffer" in the offing?

[hairnet]

That's just nuts

You need a name change to roulette

Or fruit pastilles 

[garethj]

On 4/1/2023 at 7:07 PM, HMC said:

My Russian girlfriend thought it would be offensive to drive through northern France with a poppy on the grille; i thought it was more a sign of solidarity with the french? 

It won’t be as bad as David Cameron’s visit to China a few years ago, wearing a poppy.  A nice reminder that we got the entire nation hooked on opium and charged them handsomely for it👍

Cracking fleet update, I think once you get the Minor running right you’ll find performance is fine.  Four-up attempting a long, steep hill will be a struggle but I bet you’ll find that 90% of the time it’s other traffic that’s holding you up.

[HMC]

Update- Word from Gloucestershire is that its being loaded up as i type.

[HMC]

Growing up, there was one parked up on a friends street, sort of derelict. I remember if our ball ever went astray and bashed the sill, it would flap around and huge chunks of rust would fall to the ground. I hope that doesnt come back to haunt me.

[montytom]

Looking good Matt I have a 2200sc aswell. My father took it apart and completly sorted out the rust on mine. Just a few niggly bits then it will be on the road.

[HMC]

LOCKED AND LOADED

With an appropriate tow vehicle!

[timolloyd]

My money is on the Discovery arriving behind the P6!

[gadgetgricey]

Rear Chrome does not look bad at all.
Vinyl roof needs some work though

 

[D.E]

Cooool!

 

45 minutes ago, gadgetgricey said:

Vinyl roof needs some work though

It is balding😁

[HMC]

Well, its here…… And its wonderful

I mean- it looks dreadful. But it drives wonderfully, and the base unit is not rotten.

So im well pleased with my £1000 p6

[tooSavvy]

@HMC.. Nice bush around the 'money slot' *Auto... MPGz 😱

Good score m9 😉

[chaseracer]

OUTSTANDING 😎

[LightBulbFun]

11 minutes ago, HMC said:

Well, its here…… And its wonderful

I mean- it looks dreadful. But it drives wonderfully, and the base unit is not rotten.

So im well pleased with my £1000 p6

thats lovely! thats exactly the sort of shite id love to have along side REV solid underneath where it counts, and nice and shabby on the outside, no worries about having to street park it and and anything nice deteriorating or such  

[Marm Toastsmith]

I think that might actually be my favourite of the fleet, no mean feat.

Are you going to have to sell something?