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[LightBulbFun]

in other Invacar news (of which there has been a lot flying around today, iv been flat out! I bet Stuart is reading this, chuckling to himself while drinking a Dry martini or something being glad he retired from all this! all good fun tho )

 

 

I have been contacted recently by a person who has an AC Model 70 they wish to sell, and they contacted me about it, as they did not simply want to throw it on ebay and more wanted to find a good home for it rather then outright profit 

so I figured id post some pictures of it here and gauge interest etc figure out who is serious etc  

the chap wants about £1.2K for I know which is strong money here, but in the scheme of things is sadly! not so bad, given what Model 70's sadly go for these days on ebay etc!

as you can see from the pictures she is TPE285S and she is from the same field of Model 70's that TWC725K and TPA621M was rescued from  

so that should give you a general idea of sort of shape she is in and what sort of stuff and work she will need, the engine does turn over freely by hand although has not been fired up AFAIK

there is some bodywork damage, but all the bodywork is all there, theres no large chunks missing, its mostly cracks and the such like

Glass is all there except for nearside window glass (although I dont know if thats not there or simply not pictured/was removed for safe keeping, I need to check, but for now assume its not there and is missing in action)

so she is definitely a project rather then something you can get in and drive, but it should be a workable project!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(really interesting to see a handle on the roof outside like this, iv never seen it before on another Model 70 Im guessing it was installed so a user could grab ahold of it and hoist him or herself up or something such)

[Tadhg Tiogar]

4 hours ago, Mrs6C said:

I suppose I should 'fess up now and let the community know that I have taken on the ex-Egg and ex-Blank Frank Invacar Mk12C...

It has been dismantled and is in its main component parts, many of which fit in the back of a C15...

...

 

That's going to need a lot of dehumidifying.

[Vivaro]

I still think it a great shame Stuart ever retired from the ICR, cus what he didn't know, wasn't worth knowing! Is there totally no way he could be persuaded to return to the ICR to run it properly again or even sign up here to join LBF as our resident invacar guru? You've said he talks to you a lot LBF, we need him here to talk to us too! Does anyone know actully why he packed it all in when he did, seemily at the height of his game and popularity of invacars starting to go through the roof, becuse like I've said before, he and the ICR were brilliant when it was him that was the ICR

[somewhatfoolish]

1 hour ago, LightBulbFun said:

in other Invacar news (of which there has been a lot flying around today, iv been flat out! I bet Stuart is reading to this chuckling to himself while drinking a Dry martini or something while being glad he retired from all this! all good fun tho )

 

 

I have been contacted recently by a person who has an AC Model 70 they wish to sell, and they contacted me about it, as they did not simply want to throw it on ebay and more wanted to find a good home for it rather then outright profit 

so I figured id post some pictures of it here and gauge interest etc figure out who is serious etc  

the chap wants about £1.2K for I know which is strong money here, but in the scheme of things is sadly! not so bad, given what Model 70's sadly go for these days on ebay etc!

as you can see from the pictures she is TPE285S' and she is from the same field of Model 70's that TWC725K and TPA621M was rescued from  

so that should give you a general idea of sort of shape she is in and what sort of stuff and work she will need, the engine does turn over freely by hand although has not been fired up AFAIK

there is some bodywork damage, but all the bodywork is all there, theres no large chunks missing, its mostly cracks and the such like

Glass is all there except for nearside window glass (although I dont know if thats not there or simply not pictured/was removed for safe keeping, I need to check, but for now assuming its not there and is missing in action)

so she is definitely a project rather then something you can get in and drive, but it should be a workable project!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(really interesting to see a handle on the roof outside like this, iv never seen it before on another Model 70 Im guessing it was installed so a user could grab ahold of it and hoist him or herself up or something such)

Whereabouts is it?

[LightBulbFun]

13 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Whereabouts is it?

somewhere in the South-east 

(so not very close to you assuming your location is true sadly)

 

here are a few more, detailed pics

 

 

[R1152]

"Good job I'm broke", he said with feeling. 

[High Jetter]

Blimey, it suddenly got really busy round here! 2 projects on the go - is anyone taking bets on whether @AdgeCutler or @Mrs6C will have theirs on the road first? I, for one, am looking forward to the progress reports. I hope someone from here gets the for sale one.

[somewhatfoolish]

8 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

Glass is all there except for nearside window glass (although I dont know if thats not there or simply not pictured/was removed for safe keeping, I need to check, but for now assuming its not there and is missing in action)

 

 

From the damage to the roof, trim and window frame there may have been a forklift involved, which would explain the absence of glass; clearly a historic injury though, so maybe from when it resided in a field?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

7 hours ago, R1152 said:

"Good job I'm broke", he said with feeling. 

Ironic, because that's exactly what the Invacar is. 

[Mrs6C]

This doesn't look bad at all.

I'm sure there were a couple of folk here who wanted a Model 70. Now is their chance to form an orderly queue for this fine AC machine!

 

[Six-cylinder]

Posted on FB today by Chris Young

[Mrs6C]

That's a bit bigger than a C15...

[LightBulbFun]

13 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Posted on FB today by Chris Young

Ohh interesting! not one I immediately  aware of

although looking at the general condition etc of the Invacar Mk12, id not be surprised if it was one of Big Als 4 or one of the 13 Trysull cars

 

[Six-cylinder]

7 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

Ohh interesting! not one I immediately  aware of

although looking at the general condition etc of the Invacar Mk12, id not be surprised if it was one of Big Als 4 or one of the 13 Trysull cars

 

Trysull cars?

Same photo just cleaned up the best I can.

 

[LightBulbFun]

1 minute ago, Six-cylinder said:

Trysull cars?

this magnificent lot

or what I understand you call a "nightmare"

[Six-cylinder]

12 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

this magnificent lot

or what I understand you call a "nightmare"

When did all this happen?

Where are they now?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

32 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

this magnificent lot

or what I understand you call a "nightmare"

Christ! 😵

[LightBulbFun]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

When did all this happen?

Where are they now?

if your being held hostage by @Mrs6C blink twice

"Nooo leave the Lancia alone, Fine ill engage him about Invacars if you want!"

 

on a more serious note 

all happened back in about 2013 now, they where discovered in abandoned building in the middle of some woods somewhere in Trysull

a whole bunch of Invacar Mk12's where found, along with 2 AC Acedes's  a Mk14 and Mk15

and very excitingly a Stanley Mk7! (the only one known to survive)

 

and more Mk12's!

majority of them ended up with the ICR/Simon Mckeown

a few where dispersed elsewhere, 1 or 2 ended up being painted gold and stuck on a plinth in Liverpool IIRC

scott Milnes got a few one of which was sold fairly recently by him to someone else 

and the Stanley Mk7 went to Ian Hellings in the US

 

Sadly the Majority of these machines are missing Chassis plates which is a shame as it means currently I cant ID them as I dont know where or if the Invacar Mk12 and AC Acedes have a chassis stamped chassis number

the only ones that retained its chassis plates is the Stanly Mk7 and the very rare Blue and white Invacar Mk12c, so got lucky there at least

 

 

 

[MT606]

10 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

somewhere in the South-east 

(so not very close to you assuming your location is true sadly)

 

I'm a bit closer but still 'Bugger!'

[Six-cylinder]

32 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

if your being held hostage by @Mrs6C blink twice

"Nooo leave the Lancia alone, Fine ill engage him about Invacars if you want!"

Thank you.

I don't know what she has put in my coffee to cause me to ask questions about Invacars!

[LightBulbFun]

6 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Thank you.

I don't know what she has put in my coffee to cause me to ask questions about Invacars!

haha

Jokes aside tho I do appreciate the engagement in the subject  

[AdgeCutler]

Wow, Invacars galore, if I hadn't just picked up the Mk12e I'd have been very interested in the 70 but then it's a bit rich for me.

I took a couple of pictures of door remnants today, perhaps they of use as reference? The frames are good for use as a pattern and the skins give a good reference also. Though without closer inspection I can't tell if there used to be a structural piece across the bottom or the skin was just "floating"? As you see, I actually have two of them and at least the tops will be usable once more? This was only a flying visit on my way to work. 

[brownnova]

21 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

in other Invacar news (of which there has been a lot flying around today, iv been flat out! I bet Stuart is reading this, chuckling to himself while drinking a Dry martini or something being glad he retired from all this! all good fun tho )

 

 

I have been contacted recently by a person who has an AC Model 70 they wish to sell, and they contacted me about it, as they did not simply want to throw it on ebay and more wanted to find a good home for it rather then outright profit 

so I figured id post some pictures of it here and gauge interest etc figure out who is serious etc  

the chap wants about £1.2K for I know which is strong money here, but in the scheme of things is sadly! not so bad, given what Model 70's sadly go for these days on ebay etc!

as you can see from the pictures she is TPE285S' and she is from the same field of Model 70's that TWC725K and TPA621M was rescued from  

so that should give you a general idea of sort of shape she is in and what sort of stuff and work she will need, the engine does turn over freely by hand although has not been fired up AFAIK

there is some bodywork damage, but all the bodywork is all there, theres no large chunks missing, its mostly cracks and the such like

Glass is all there except for nearside window glass (although I dont know if thats not there or simply not pictured/was removed for safe keeping, I need to check, but for now assume its not there and is missing in action)

so she is definitely a project rather then something you can get in and drive, but it should be a workable project!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(really interesting to see a handle on the roof outside like this, iv never seen it before on another Model 70 Im guessing it was installed so a user could grab ahold of it and hoist him or herself up or something such)

That is almost tempting... I do think it would need to be a fair bit less to turn that temptation into anything more.

Plus in fairness having a 2CV, a white Yugo, a hydropneumatic Citroen, a beard and living in Wales if I bought an invacar I might be accused of trying to emulate someone... 😂

[Six-cylinder]

4 minutes ago, brownnova said:

That is almost tempting... I do think it would need to be a fair bit less to turn that temptation into anything more.

Plus in fairness having a 2CV, a white Yugo, a hydropneumatic Citroen, a beard and living in Wales if I bought an invacar I might be accused of trying to emulate someone... 😂

I your defence in court you could mention Saabs, Motor caravans and Mazda's!

[LightBulbFun]

On 08/03/2021 at 22:05, brownnova said:

That is almost tempting... I do think it would need to be a fair bit less to turn that temptation into anything more.

Plus in fairness having a 2CV, a white Yugo, a hydropneumatic Citroen, a beard and living in Wales if I bought an invacar I might be accused of trying to emulate someone... 😂

its not an Invacar!

its a Genuine, AC, Model 70  

so theres your legal loop hole!

 

im certainly not complaining, but I will admit to being surprised to see you showing interest in one, after REV went all Christine on you and @Mrsbrownnova! LOL

 

[brownnova]

True my one driving experience so far was not that positive... but a sorted one might be quite fun... 

[LightBulbFun]

1 minute ago, brownnova said:

True my one driving experience so far was not that positive... but a sorted one might be quite fun... 

Yeah... you will pleased to know that we did sort her throttle cable in the end (well sorted it enough so she is no longer trying to drive off on her own)

so your welcome to have another go at the next FoD gathering  

 

I really do hope TPE285S can find a good home on here  

 

and speaking of a couple things to note for any prospective buyers is, I have confirmed it does not come with any glass for the side you see missing glass in the photos' but this is all flat stuff so should be fairly easy to replicate I would hope

also it is pictured wearing 12 inch wheels, but those where just put on there to roll it out of the lockup it has been living in for the past who knows how long

it will be refitted with its appropriate and correct 10 inch wheels that you see lying around in some of the shots (I dont know if the tyres hold air or not so keep that in mind for transportation etc)

[LightBulbFun]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114718672663

Cheap, Rusty but mostly complete Electric Stanley Argson anyone? going by the Registration its a Private Non ministry example  

[OldBlokeInACaravan]

1 minute ago, LightBulbFun said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114718672663

Cheap, Rusty but mostly complete Electric Stanley Argson anyone? going by the Registration its a Private Non ministry example  

Come to Daddy! 😆  

[OldBlokeInACaravan]

Just now, OldBlokeInACaravan said:

Come to Daddy! 😆  

Trouble is the collection would cost a fortune!!!!