Wobstang II

[Mrs6C]

Nearly there, Jo!

[Guest Hooli]

The busiest shipping channel in the world, if they are going to hit anything & sink it'll be now....

[richardthestag]

anyone on the south coast with telephoto lens snapping pics?

 

this is getting exciting

 

prospects of importing are looming large in my periphery, reaches for US auction site while Mrs Thestag aint looking

[Datsuncog]

Nearly there!

 

[Guest Hooli]

Probably some twat boat parked in the middle of the port blocking everyone as he'll 'only be five minutes'

 

Or is that just Adsa carparks?

[Guest Hooli]

  On 14/03/2018 at 13:15, Joloke said:

The Meteor

 

Won't it sink?

 

[danthecapriman]

Must have landed by now surely!?

 

We should go put up some bunting and balloons at Southampton docks. And maybe a cake. Welcome to your new home little shitestang!

[johngarty]

  On 14/03/2018 at 19:28, Joloke said:

Right update

 

Save some Popcorn for Tommorow as it looks like it will Moor tonight but the Unloaders are not open until 8am

 

Who said they could go home?

 

Container is due to be discharged from the possestion of my shipper Tommorrow

 

 

 

 

Give them time to unload the 12 Mexicans and 30 kilos of coke out the car ffs.

[Guest Hooli]

But the coke is Jo's to pay the import fees!

[Guest Hooli]

So it's here now?

 

 

Whooop & yeahaa!  (that's yank for 'excellent news' I think).

[Supernaut]

[Guest Hooli]

All hail the shitestang!

[johngarty]

This thread is about to take off.....

 

*fuck me £158 tax, I was bum raped at the door £35 for a shit Chinese smart phone.

[richardthestag]

yay

 

what route will they be takings?

 

thinks "autoshite escort"

 

[Shep Shepherd]

Exciting times! 

[Talbot]

  On 15/03/2018 at 13:07, Joloke said:

Unfortunately my insurers wont let me drive it fullstop even on the vin

Why dafuq not?

 

Surely at that point you're insured and driving it to a pre-booked MOT...

 

Do what? Registration? Oh, yes. That minor detail.

[richardthestag]

cough

 

 

[Yoss]

See those cranes?

One of those is what took your car off the boat. Don't know if that's still the same boat you can see under the cranes. That's a big one. Maybe yours was near the top.

[Yoss]

You're still tracking the boat then, even though your car's not on it any more? Gets addictive doesn't it. It hadn't occurred to me that the containers weren't all UK bound but I guess the rest of Europe want their fair share of Shite too.

[danthecapriman]

Nice one Jo, I bet you can’t wait for it to come home!?

 

Glad you’ve done it now though?

It’s not that bad really is it in the end. It’s just getting over the fact your buying blind and paying blind. I’d gladly do it again anyway!

[Datsuncog]

I like a vinyl roof on a 70s car, personally... but I reckon it says PLAH rather than bASe, so I guess it's down to personal preference.

 

Slot mags look ace no matter what, though!

[Mally]

I wouldn't personally, but feel free.

[MorrisItalSLX]

Hell yes to a vinyl roof, can you get it in blue to match the interior?

[somewhatfoolish]

The most difficult question is what colour to have the vinyl; a blue matching the velour, 'you forgot the topcoat' grey, lairy white or plain old black?

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Other questions are half or full? Padded or not? And what side window style do you have?

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Personally I think you should paint it Highland Green, paint the centres of the rostyles black , get some JJZ 109 showplates. Then go to a Mustang owners club event , content that your car is just as faithful replica as all those other fuckers,( and there will be at least a dozen, none of them actual 68s let alone 390 GTs)

[danthecapriman]

Great news Jo.

 

Personally, I love vinyl roofs, especially on 70’s yanks. It just looks ‘right’ and of the period for them.

Only down side is that our country is generally a wet shit hole for 50% of the year so bear in mind the corrosion issues it might possibly cause longer term.

My Capri had acquired one (non original) and it had caused some deep rusting to the rear quarters where water had gotten in and sat behind the vinyl rusting the panel. They were very obvious after stripping the car down and it meant the rear quarter panels were best being replaced... worth bearing in mind!

They are seriously cool on cars like this though.

 

Going further I’d be tempted to go triple blue!

Blue paint, ideally metallic.

Blue full vinyl roof .

Blue interior.

 

It’d look lovely!

[danthecapriman]

What!?! No PAS!? Proper base spec!

 

 

Not long left until you get it now. Hopefully all this sodding snow won’t mess things up.

[Sigmund Fraud]

Don't panic...

 

[danthecapriman]

I’m sure it’ll be fine...

 

 

Funnily I thought exactly that same thing when mine got stuck at New York docks because of no Title! It was sat up in NY through winter, and it was very cold and snowy that year.

Turned out to be fine though.