vulgalour Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 *insert vague comment about new project here* morris_ital_lover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I've never worked out what it's called. It's on the hill on the road up to Bridge of Don and seems to be in two parts, a private bit in a massive quarry hole and the public bit up top. Edit- this one https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@57.179882,-2.150574,3a,90y,327.21h,91.71t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sOG1kM8l9iWh55LHN5y4SSw!2e0?hl=en That's Persley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 While I live in Cornwall now I used to live near Aberdeen and used to go in there with my dad. When I go up there on holiday now I'm always surprised the scrappy is still there and not been built on. Surprised and glad . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crapcarcollector Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Spotted dolly at sainsburys. Nothing to do with you is it Mr Wobbler? Sent from my Nokia 3310 using the force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 As I now live and work in France, I live in shared accommodation in a village and share this car: It wouldn't take a week until I'd have sorted me my own set of shite. And if it was a Velosolex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Spotted dolly at sainsburys. Nothing to do with you is it Mr Wobbler? Sent from my Nokia 3310 using the force.Not a Dolly, it's a normal 2CV Spécial. Now all Dolly's are spécials, but not all spécials are dollys! crapcarcollector, meshking and dollywobbler 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Not a Dolly, it's a normal 2CV Spécial. Now all Dolly's are spécials, but not all spécials are dollys! Pendant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Pendant *Pedant. Sloth in a bowl, Junkman, dollywobbler and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I appear to have booked the beige one's MoT for tomorrow afternoon. Gave me the kick up the arse to sort the handbrake, fix the foglight (blown bulb) and get the front number plate screwed back on which has been off the car for most of the last year. I'm going to fail on rust that I already know about, but at least the welder next Wednesday will then know how much of a crash diet he needs to put my wallet on. fordperv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthebeard Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Spotted a really 'used' looking Vauxhall Viva this morning. In glorious white with brown streaks. Seems to be in daily use as it is taxed and parks up in slightly different place. No pics as had no camera, but will try again in the morning. Looked dreadful, so full marks to the owner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 *Pedant.There's always one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucedoctor Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Me and a mate took this new wagon up for whitewalls today. It's an Imperial Landaulet, built on a 1996 LTI Fairway (black cab) chassis. The photos don't really show it, but it's fucking HUGE. 2.7 N.A. Nissan diesel with 3 speed autobox. Driving it over a humpback bridge was bloody scary. Having all the aerodynamic qualities of a brick supermarket, it tops out at about 60. There's fuck all room in the front, it has no demister and the steering is mega vague. However, my mate who owns it has already taken deposits for weddings as far away as 2016. Demand is mega. He got 3 calls about it in the short time we were out and about today. It's a new build, SVA'd, retains the ID and reg of the original vehicle. Lovely in the back, though. The RX-8 in the background is fucked, as you might imagine. Jim Bergerac and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I remember seeing one of those on the EBAY tat thread once. The proximity of the driver to the windscreen in hilarious IIRC. saucedoctor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagoraSX Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I REALLY don't get the appeal of those things at all, what's wrong with a proper car? richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 PendantI'll have you know I've been published in Pedant's corner in Private Eye. It's just a bit of a sore point in 2CV circles that everyone calls them Dollys when they're not In other news, still waiting for quotes for the headgasket, but the new starter fires it up like a dream. Makes me realise how noisy and slow the old one was. Just a shame it's sending smoke signals at traffic lights! barefoot and dugong 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucedoctor Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 ^ this. However, the Imperial is hugely popular with brides to be. My pal runs 2 LWB S Classes as well, and is seriously toying with the idea of a new-ish RR PhatNob. The Imperial is (obv.) only for weddings, but the Mercs and the prospective Royce double up nicely in the executive hire game (as do the 2 Vianos he runs, one of which is mine). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I've agreed to take on another Princess. It will be stored and worked on in a more different place to my three other cars. There is a bloody good reason for taking this one on though, it's a bit special. Sigmund Fraud, cms206, Craig the Princess and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Vulg Have you gone and had the 1st one from the production line that was up for grabs? if so you hero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Indeed I have. There's still plenty of opportunity for this to all go wrong, but I'm REALLY hoping it doesn't. Wilko220, Asimo, saucedoctor and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Livered Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 It's a long way from you isn't it, you've probably got collection all sorted but do let me know if you need help with that. I (like most on here I think) was hoping you'd take it on. HMC, oman5 and fordperv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I've agreed to take on another Princess. It will be stored and worked on in a more different place to my three other cars. There is a bloody good reason for taking this one on though, it's a bit special. Sam Glovers one?. As my minds been on doom and gloom things today i decided to paint my Cortinas rear seats to take my mind of them, Here's some refresher photos from before. and after graffiti remover and pressure washing. Better but miles from perfect, I dropped my front seats off at the trimmers recently and they recommended a local company who sell very good vinyl paint in any colour, they are called http://shop.bradleysmart.co.uk/ by the way, a expensive £66 later i had 5 cans of colour matched paint and a bottle of Plasticprep. i gave them a good wipe over with the prep which makes the vinyl tacky and also wiped them with a tack rag as it's all in the prep! I'm very pleased with the results, I am slightly concerned that the colour might be slightly grey but I have enough paint to do the door cards if needs be and i still need to do the front seats once i get them back, the paint is fantastic, it's not sticky or tacky in anyway, I just hope it's as long lasting as they say it is. fordperv, Tayne, Skizzer and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 It is a long way from me, and it's even further away than its new storage home. The main problem at the moment is that the new storage facility is a bit on the full side and the old storage facility is disappearing fairly soon, that's my biggest logistical problem at present. All the work the car needs can be done at the new storage facility as I'll have access to a complete restoration workshop and the car will be used for promotional purposes as well as being fully road legal. Such is the plan at any rate. Princesses are pretty simple cars and having the 1800 B series in it getting the engine in good shape isn't going to be that difficult if it needs it. It's a big, big job to sort it out but because of what it is, I believe it's worth doing, especially since it has documentation to prove it's the first one. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 That rear seat looks new again, excellent looking product that. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertz Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Those Rear seats look bloody superb Trigger, well done! trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Indeed I have. There's still plenty of opportunity for this to all go wrong, but I'm REALLY hoping it doesn't.Gr12 news I was hoping it would go to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Those seats look excellent trig trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Those Rear seats look bloody superb Trigger, well done! I'm well chuffed with it, Ok so there's a few nicks and marks on the seat if you look closely but this paint was transform the seat, it honestly looks and feels original and unpainted. Even the wife was impressed when i showed her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derskine Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Changed nearside rear wheel bearing on 18 today.Not as much of a bastard as the front one but really need to get myself a decent bearing puller set, my puller is completely shit.Almost gave up getting the race off the stub axle but managed to pry it with a crowbar - result!A drive tomorrow will tell if I changed the right one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Great results on the seats, trig! Lately (specifically with the 504) I've found wife enthusiasm hard to come by !!! trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Bloody Norah, nice work Trig! trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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