brownnova Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 As you know @Mrsbrownnova and I are expecting a baby! The midwife visited yesterday (in full PPE) and all was well. However this thread has nothing to with the baby really... as the due date is still 13 days away! Anyway apparently "push presents" are a thing, where you're supposed to buy your beloved jewellery or some kind of special gift. One woman in work got bought a brand new BMW... So what to buy the love of your life as a gift to cheer her on her way to sneezing out a baby... Ah yes I know the perfect thing. A piece of old chod with a Boris MoT and no hope of passing another without some serious work. Owing to continued Welsh Lockdown and not wanting to drive all the way to the midlands and back it is currently on the back of a trailer wending it's way to Wales. So less than 2 weeks to a newborn, with an already slow moving project in the garage we buy another project... WCPGW... Floatylight, Coprolalia, trigger and 38 others 33 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Congratulations on your impending new arrival! chodweaver and brownnova 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Must be the season for it as I am also awaiting a new arrival. No babies in our case though. brownnova, LightBulbFun, Roobarb and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 On to some clues... this will be the second oldest vehicle in the fleet, although the model was being produced at the time of production of the oldest member of the fleet too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Just now, dollywobbler said: Must be the season for it as I am also awaiting a new arrival. No babies in our case though. As I said on the book of faces spooky that we agreed to buy cars and are having them delivered on the same day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 43 minutes ago, brownnova said: Anyway apparently "push presents" are a thing, Push presents! Pah. back in my day women were glad to get home from the hospital to a clean house. Bloody push presents! Where are our presents for being called a bastard during labour? yellowperil, RobT, eddyramrod and 8 others 4 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Oh, and congratulations BTW Roobarb, brownnova, camryv6 and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Push present... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNUSED-GENUINE-1980s-CITROEN-2CV6-DOLLY-DEALER-SHOWROOM-NUMBER-PLATE-DISPLAY/323798366528?hash=item4b63e2f940:g:eXQAAOSwO7haEcAK @dollywobbler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Hopefully not a push present in that it's not capable of moving under it's own steam. Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Delivery was arranged for 2pm... at 1.30 ish @worldofceri arrived complete with superb lockdown face fuzz and our new little car on the back... Push present notwithstanding it drive under its own steam up into the drive... and it purrs beautifully... Have a teaser whilst I finish having a good old poke round.... I wasn’t expecting one of these... The Moog, privatewire, Roobarb and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Radio slung under the dash on the nearside - Mini possibly? Skizzer and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 I was thinking Mini as well. That has a look of champagne beige, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Not a Mini... but in the group test in the September 1985 edition of Motor magazine they did pit one against a Mini in a ‘best cars for under £3500’ group test.... so a definite Mini rival. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 That looks like a 2CV dashboard... brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 its something really basic I can tell that much! like it might be from the mid 80s, but I have a feeling the design goes way back further id also say/thinking 2CV? but you already have one, maybe His and Hers? brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 They've already got a 2CV, so maybe it's a Dyane instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Were Dyanes still being produced in '85? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 If it's a Dyane I'll be very jealous. VERY jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 16 minutes ago, dollywobbler said: That looks like a 2CV dashboard... I thought that, but there's soundproofing under there, look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 7 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Were Dyanes still being produced in '85? Nope. Stopped in 1983. Looks like it had the factory sound deadening still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 12 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said: If it's a Dyane I'll be very jealous. VERY jealous. If it was a Dyane I’d be very jealous of myself!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Panda or Estelle I reckon; both older models in 85, and both cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Ta-dah!! Yea... it’s another 2CV... what did you start that day at Chumley @dollywobbler? Craig the Princess, dave j, gadgetgricey and 37 others 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 It’s twins! camryv6, Shite Ron, stripped fred and 11 others 2 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Very nice! Does it need much doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 hour ago, brownnova said: Delivery was arranged for 2pm... at 1.30 ish @worldofceri arrived complete with superb lockdown face fuzz and our new little car on the back... Push present notwithstanding it drive under its own steam up into the drive... and it purrs beautifully... Have a teaser whilst I finish having a good old poke round.... I wasn’t expecting one of these... Another 2cv? brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Thank goodness for Boris MOTs eh? brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Tamworthbay said: Very nice! Does it need much doing? On inspection not as much as first feared... but yes it’ll need some time spending on it to get it through another MoT and to get it presentable... I’ll show you all the bits after tea! Tamworthbay, paulplom, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Ta-dah!! Yea... it’s another 2CV... what did you start that day at Chumley [mention=3690]dollywobbler[/mention]? Didn't see that coming!Lovely....Sent from my SM-A505FN using Tapatalk brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 34 minutes ago, brownnova said: On inspection not as much as first feared... but yes it’ll need some time spending on it to get it through another MoT and to get it presentable... I’ll show you all the bits after tea! Genuinely jealous, it’s one of those cars I have wanted for ages but the right one never came along at the right time and I fear they are now out of my price range. brownnova and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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