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chodweaver Rank: Renault 16

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You think it might catch the wind a bit?

Being the 2.5 diesel (let's hope it's the turbo), it'll be spritely up to, ooh, 15 mph, and anything above that will take a while. The gearchange is huge but at its best, pleasing to use (which is fortunate, given how much cog swapping is required to keep this moving). There is no PAS and the wheel is enormous. The seats are the most basic from a base 1980 Golf, with itchy cloth. All the ingredients for a truly miserable vehicle...

It'll be an absolute hoot to drive and the exhaust note is glorious.

I'm counting my blessings here - if it weren't for the lockdown, I'd be trying to figure out where I could park that while I raped it for bits for the chodcamper.

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wuvvum Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Totalcarcheck reckons it's a turbo, but that's not 100% reliable.  In real world driving I've found the turbos are no quicker than the NA diesels off the line - that engine has so much turbo lag that you don't get any boost at all in first gear, and even in second you need to be doing 20+ before anything much happens.  2.4 petrol is still the best engine for these, as long as you can afford the fuel bills.

Also on every one of these I've driven the gearchange has been fucking horrific - if yours is decent you're lucky (or you've just replaced all the bushes).

vulgalour Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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I was (still am) and that one is appealing.... tentatively watched, since I currently have nowhere to put a car in bits at the moment.  Looks like a potentially good project for someone if it stays cheap.

Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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8 hours ago, Semi-C said:

This feels more like an episode of Storage Hunters than owt else.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1953-AUSTIN-SOMERSET-UNFINISHED-PROJECT-SOLID-CAR/193416032387?hash=item2d087e7083:g:rjAAAOSwM9hejtfG

 

Do you think if you pulled hard on the driver's side of that front bumper, then let go, it'd make a satisfying SPROING noise and keep bouncing to/from the car? It'd be a bit disappointing if it didn't.

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Semi-C Rank: Citroen Ami

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1 hour ago, Cavcraft said:

Do you think if you pulled hard on the driver's side of that front bumper, then let go, it'd make a satisfying SPROING noise and keep bouncing to/from the car? It'd be a bit disappointing if it didn't.

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UltraWomble Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

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7 hours ago, vulgalour said:

How bad of an idea is it to buy a rolling chassis for a pre-war car in the hope you can find the body and paperwork needed to return it to the road?  Asking for a friend, like.

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Barn-find-1937-Austin-12/223976027204

Shame its not a Morris 10-4 as I know whwere there is a large chunk of bodywork with V5

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