Project Dollywobbler's Invacar - Ongoing

[dollywobbler]

It is horribly early. It is dark outside. I had no idea which T-shirt I'd put on this morning. Thankfully, it is actually one of mine.

Stage one of this lengthy caper involves taking the Lexus to The Midlands for a cambelt change. Then, it's on to Sussex tonight, before The Big Reveal tomorrow morning. Oh I think you're going to like this one folks! Easily my most ridiculous caper yet.

The subject matter has been standing in a field for years, so there will not be a 'drive home' element to this. Plan is just to move said subject matter to a safe location, though my eventual dream is indeed to drive it back to Wales.

Right. I'd better get started! Dudley here we come.

[garethj]

When most people buy a car it involves walking into a dealers, drinking awful coffee from a plastic cup, signing some awful forms from a plastic salesman and getting a bunch of flowers on the passenger's seat.

 

The Autoshite way is utterly superior in every way, except that the car doesn't usually go.  A trifling matter when you consider the upsides.  Good luck!

[mk2_craig]

Please tell me it has two decks and at least 80 seats.

[HMC]

Leyland National FTW?!

 

Good luck, hope you don't need a dustpan and brush to collect whatever it is!

[egg]

Well first stage is I hope the cambelt change goes well and no issues rear their head.

[red5]

Yay. If you're near to Worcester pop in

[Twiggy]

Good luck !

[rantingYoof]

Fingers crossed for the cambelt change and kind of hoping you've bought some 1950s diesel locomotive rolling stock for your announcement that you're now editing 'Train Shite Monthly' or something.

 

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[Justin Case]

I predict something that although having fairly big wheels at the front and even bigger wheels at the back, is still 'little' and 'grey'

[Supernaut]

Nah, I reckon he's gone all Cavcraft on us and it'll be a rancid Ford Fiesta that's been languishing in the corner of a stable yard, with an interior that requires use of a hazmat suit.

 

 

Whatever it is, chodspeed you magnificent lunatic.

[HMC]

What could be retro, Japanese and having sat in a field for 2 years?

 

'Barn find' kubota?

[phil_lihp]

Oh, this should be good.  Languishing in a field for years, previous mention of a Transit beavertail, got to be a car...you're not getting your old CX back that's popped up on eBay are you?  

[dollywobbler]

I can confirm that the purchase does not involve buses, tractors or Scotland.

 

Cambelt job started. We have the wrong water pump, but at least we've discovered that early on!

[Heidel_Kakao]

Oh, this should be good.  Languishing in a field for years, previous mention of a Transit beavertail, got to be a car...you're not getting your old CX back that's popped up on eBay are you?  

Wrong direction, that CX is in Scotland and DW is going to Sussex.

[phil_lihp]

True, plus there's no way it would fit on a beavertail anyway...

[mr_fish]

 

The subject matter has been standing in a field for years

 

Could be a cold start video on the horizon.

[John F]

Standing in a field for years, eh?

 

[dollywobbler]

We're getting there. We can see most of the timing belt now. So much needs removing!

[Datsuncog]

Just how many years has it been standing in the field?

 

[gadgetgricey]

We're getting there. We can see most of the timing belt now. So much needs removing!

 

Weirdly will be driving past in about an hour, so will wave or lend you a Rover 45 for your onward journey if things dont go to plan

[alcyonecorporation]

I eventually worked out what DW had bought after mithering him on Facebook. 
But I can't tell you what it is that I worked out. 

[gadgetgricey]

I eventually worked out what DW had bought after mithering him on Facebook. 

But I can't tell you what it is that I worked out. 

 

Spoilsport ...

[bezzabsa]

I'm thinking one of Solihull's finest......Land rover..possibly series 1????

[dollywobbler]

Halfway point reached with the belt. What a faff. Now we can start putting it back together again.

[vulgalour]

I can't imagine what could both have survived sitting in a Sussexian field for goodness knows how long and have DW excited enough that he won't share what it is until he's collected it.  He doesn't like rust so surely it's not some old Datsun or obscure thing from Mitsubishi or the like.  I'm actually completely out of ideas on this one.  Not helped by the current Wobbler Fleet which consists of a pre-war designed Citroen, a diminutive anachronisitic Malaysian, a boxy Japanese city van and a gigantonormous luxobarge which pretty much covers all bases.

 

I tell a lie, I can image what might get him all frothy:  Citroen Ami.  But you wouldn't want to take one of those on that had been sat in a field forever.

[plasticvandan]

whatever it is,reserve your place on the roffle now!

[They_all_do_that_sir]

I wager whoever said LAND ROVER is on the money?

[HMC]

101 forward control? AKA AUTOSHITE MOBILE OPERATIONS UNIT

[Hertz]

Citroen Ami?

[SiC]

I reckon either another LS400, or something else big engine like a s-class or similar.