Austin 1100 GOLDMINE! update

[fotorabia]

Some of you may remember this..spotted about 6 months ago..i left a note with the Maori lady who worked in the beer store nxt door to it..she passed it on to the owner..

 

and nobody noticed thats actually a Forward Control Land Rover roof on it..

 

the very nice bloke rang me today..

 

story goes...the chap turns these into super chopped down cabrio coupes..this is surplus to his requirements..all it needs is a oil pump and i may need to attend to some panel work...but not only can i have this..hes got a Countryman 3dr Estate i can have..needs a new wing and its covered in religious slogans from 25yrs ago...im off to see the whole workshop and cars next week..armed with cash..

 

I can have this for $1000..1974 Austin 1100 Deluxe[i thinks so!].NZ assembled..one of the last..Barney Purple.

And the same folk have another Countryman for sale!

[michiel]

Wow - I love those Countrymans! (Countrymen?)

[fotorabia]

Viva gets rescued next week..have booked a new exhaust...im definitely buying the Mk3 1300 and the church going Hatch cos i think hes going to give me a good deal...purple is gonna have to wait...and the other Countryman wont be cheap..

[Station]

I got run over by a blue one of these in the 80's.

[Vin]

I got run over by a blue one of these in the 80's.

Was it being driven by John Cleese on his way to Norwich

[keef]

I like the purple one. Unusual colour!

[dollywobbler]

Cor, excellent work! Proof that leaving notes is a good idea.

[Calum_B]

I think that may be an aftermarket Land Rover roof.Or some NZ only oddity.

I agree. Don't recognise it as any Land Rover roof, FC or not. Also, very strange it being made from steel sheet, rather than birmabright or similar! Looks a home-made jobbie I think.Nice ADO16s though! Odd colour for one that purple - never seen one that colour!

[barrett]

Great saves fella, looking foward to some pix when you get the home...

[VWPowered]

go for it rab, i like that purple one

[fotorabia]

I went back to Marton to investigate the warehouse that contains the 1100 Traveller...6000sq ft filled with glorious junk...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He's renting the old central Post Office...so he has a few cars over there...he now wants to sell off most of it off..and we ve been offered the lease on the Post Office when he goes..

 

 

PO has lots of inside postage stamp parking..

Building is huge..massive backyard..and we may get it for 30squid a week!

[scruff]

Wow!!!!! I do hope you are gonna move in, what a fantastic house of shite!

[VWPowered]

cant you tell him you'll take all his tat too

[keef]

What a GREAT place!

[FredTransit]

Jeeezuz! I would.....

[fotorabia]

Idea is: we help him offload all his tat..the Traveller [Holy Roller] has had a major left side wing whack..but hes got all parts to fix it..and the Catholic graffiti on it is ART!..plus the the town is cool...tonnes of empty warehouses...central to all other towns...

 

obligatory small town NZ scenery..a dead HQ Holden..

[VWPowered]

seems its could be a good star for your own tat business rab :Dgive us somewhere to take vacations too

[fotorabia]

seems its could be a good star for your own tat business rab

 

give us somewhere to take vacations too [/quote

 

Hmm...im sure we could put you to good use...cleaning up the countryside of wrecks and packaging them off to Europe perhaps...then we l take u fishing..

[barrett]

awesome, you need to get this and set up Autoshite Australasian HQ.

[fotorabia]

That would be AUTOSHITE AOTEAROA...Land of The Long White Car..Waka in Maori is a canoe or a car or a plane!WAKA TUTAE is Autoshite in Te Reo Maori...just kidding!

[M'coli]

.and the Catholic graffiti on it is ART!

Once bought a car (from Dumbarton) with **** THE POPE scratched in the side...