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Posted
7 minutes ago, Knotty Ash Towers said:

Nice, but £11k nice? Not with crusty arches and a mismatched bonnet. 

I know this is very rivet counter nerd, but is this the period correct stereo for a Ghia X? Looks a bit shit to me

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A rare little Hillman Husky - a bit rough but these were useful little things in their day - what Rootes were good at this kind of niche marketing wringing the most value out of a limited range of cars and engines. There was a van too under the Commer banner. Over and above the saloons of the era these remain practical for running about use.

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Going to need lots of bodywork but not too expensive given it appears to be on the road.

https://ebay.us/m/OcowRJ

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Posted
15 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

There was a van too under the Commer banner.

And the Husky floorpan/underframe was also used for the Alpine and Tiger sports cars.  AIUI it was quite some way down the production line before the body type was assigned.   

Posted
1 hour ago, D.E said:

Looks like the steering rack needs some attention.

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For over £6k I would have expected all of the issues to have been addressed before sale.

Posted
1 minute ago, horriblemercedes said:

Wire wheels on a XJ! That is dreadful

It doesn't look right somehow, does it? 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Knotty Ash Towers said:

It doesn't look right somehow, does it? 

I don't know. I don't think it's hideous on it personally.

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£2,500 for a Ford Ranger Pick Up.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/157652255234?_skw=ford+pick+up&itmmeta=01KH45X345GT6NZYN7MMBHEAVG&hash=item24b4ce8202:g:UTAAAeSwbzZpf1P4&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA8GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xA7PPDUyzGBpQlLcg2NwpU5RRVpEM24kKWF99jVE6%2BVQV9WXQ2WkNCH%2Fgc88JxvRbk9Sk4KVwlB8KA7%2FJYn21gTqWoJOQdXYZM2FOSju7qKGzwEvWnIUYMtZZaLZpC4VqmZx8yH8p2%2FFNJf%2BI4v%2FLUFi4SdzCXKmDSM0q6L2KRheGTAFC%2FASf5319lSz8N0OF1MlqYhdECZsep%2FldG8xC2LQXIgDVM5V7chS3DroQsJAqPQhBkKAXi9F%2B7%2BTYr%2F5jsvpH7CFWNVdm%2Bcaa1yJ%2FH7RXBxtJ4UlLcZNqvAt7rZoA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR7Ky9IWJZw

Can't copy a photo of it for some reason. But this in the description makes it a worthwhile investment.
 

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The clutch has slipped for 10 years if you floor it whilst driving

But I don’t slip it because I ease it with finesse so it’s not worn

Pulls cars/trucks out of ditch

With no problem and doesn’t slip

 

 

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Posted
56 minutes ago, St.Jude said:

I don't know. I don't think it's hideous on it personally.

I remember the prototypes were on wires.

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Rare black leather and clearly loved with the personalised plate etc. Injection by this date - looks very clean under the bonnet.

But...

It's not a manual - none were. Wonder why they say that in the ad' as well as it being an auto. AI I expect.

Why did they not put them on wires? Probably cost and production issues. There was a years long waiting list for XJ at first - so just keeping up with that was enough.

Posted
7 hours ago, grogee said:

Nice, but £11k nice? Not with crusty arches and a mismatched bonnet. 

I know this is very rivet counter nerd, but is this the period correct stereo for a Ghia X? Looks a bit shit to me

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It looks right to me, it is an ERST32p digital radio cassette. Flash as F**k in 1982 and equivalent to approximately £1,500 as an upgrade on a Cortina at the time, looks better switched on with a red digital display.

I agree the price seems a bit steep to me,  Imperial Red really suits the car but it is still a lot more than I would pay. The garage on the number plates has been flattened and is now houses, I remember looking at a mk1 Granada there with my father when I was about 10 years old, they always had nice used cars there. Unfortunately my father never bought a Granada despite my best efforts to persuade him.

Posted
3 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Why did they not put them on wires?

Because the XJ was considered a car for the future; Jaguar didn't want any retro-cues holding back their image.

And they had designed those splendid XJ steel wheels, fitted with very special new design of tyres, just to underline their forward thinking.

Posted
7 hours ago, lesapandre said:

A 3.3 range-topper Viscount no less with the wood and electric windows. Possibly leather seats too.

Rare in Spanish waiter spec

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Posted
8 hours ago, grogee said:

Nice, but £11k nice? Not with crusty arches and a mismatched bonnet. 

I know this is very rivet counter nerd, but is this the period correct stereo for a Ghia X? Looks a bit shit to me

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That's the esrt32p top of the tree fetch silly money now.

Posted
17 minutes ago, Rocket88 said:

Rare in Spanish waiter spec

I think it's auto looking inside. 

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