stephen01 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 900 van, pandas, marea weekend, new 127 project, you sir a role model for any aspiring shitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 is that the one that was featured in a recent edition of classic van? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Yes, apparently so, the owner took it to the 'Classic van & pick-up' show at Gaydon last year. As a result it got a bit of attention and they did an article about it. I haven't yet seen the article myself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosfandango Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Love it @vin, as well as the citivan. My formative years were in 127s. I had an absolute heap of them. My favourite one was shite brown. It went great but absolutely nothing worked on it. Instead of spending money on important things that would make it actually function better, I got a set of speakers and a new stereo. I remember fitting the door speakers and standing back to admire my work, only to realise that I could no longer wind down the windows as the speaker covers obstructed the winders... So, they were just another thing to add to the bits that didn't work on the car. Still, the Blue Nile sounded awesome basting out on the tape deck It started my lifelong love of Fiats & I still have one to this day (I bought a 124 spider in '89 when I could afford it) and your citivan project and now this new 127 van has made me smile with fond memories.Looking forward to progress on both. Love your fleet! CFD mat_the_cat and uk_senator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I've just spotted this on Facebook Jim Bell, crapcarcollector, Cavcraft and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest benno Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Top bombing on acquiring the fiorino vin, don't think it could have gone to a better owner personally, nice to see a happy ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex V6 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Well I got back this afternoon from a successful collection mission. It was to Burntwood in Staffordshire... Some of you may have guessed what it is that I have acquired. To be honest it is something I have wanted for years. Ever since I started driving in fact, but there were never any really decent ones around in the early nineties... A 1981 Fiat 127 Fiorino... It was the one that 'Benno' first posted pictures of on his thread. The chap I bought it off has spent loads on the bodywork and running gear. It has a replacement engine in (I've got the original) but isn't running yet. It needs properly prepping for a full respray too... Now safely tucked away in my lock-up... IMG_1108.JPGIMG_1111.JPGIMG_1113.JPGIMG_1114.JPGIMG_1115.JPGIMG_1112.JPGIMG_1110.JPGIMG_1117.JPGAnyone else spot the "Shiter In Waiting" who lives across the road from the First photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 Two weeks ago I put the 900T in for an MOT. It Passed :-D So I got it insured on the chassis number and last monday I sent all the forms, paperwork and payment to the DVLA in order to get it registered. Today in the post I got a mutherfunkin V5!!! NMA 370T IS HITTIN THE ROAD!!!! Jon, skattrd, Cardinal Wolseley and 37 others 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Excellent news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglevan Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 well done - that looks a thing of beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 I've just ordered some raised number reflective numberplates for the 900T from 'Tippers'. I'll get the camera out when they are fitted... Angrydicky, Felly Magic and strangeangel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 No pics yet I'm afraid (no proper plates yet). I did get some cheapo plates made up when I got the V5 though, and I have done nearly 200 miles over the bank holiday and this week, getting the engine run in. It is an absolute hoot to drive. It has the driving position of an office chair and initially you have to think about when to turn, what with you being sat on top of the front wheels, but once that is out of the way it is ACE... 8) strangeangel, CGSB, Lacquer Peel and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Brilliant stuff, well done! Vin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Vin - it looks magnificent. There is so much to enjoy about driving a 900: Watching in the door mirrors those little B pillar repeater indicators flashing awayThe feeling you are as big as a bus/lorryWinding up the revs as you thrash along Everyone smiles at a 900 Absolutely brilliant restoration. Vin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Excellent stuff! Must be incredibly satisfying, driving something around that you've put so much work into. Vin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Congratulations- great to see all the hard work pay off! Vin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted May 7, 2016 Author Share Posted May 7, 2016 These arrived today. Honestly, they are things of beauty. Everybody was right... We've also had a family gathering/barbecue which involved giving rides to sister, BIL, step brother and step BIL. They all absolutely loved it :-D Angrydicky, mat_the_cat, Cavcraft and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Wow. Especially neat that the three letters are an anagram of the original! Vin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Congrat's Vin, that's a thing of beauty and you've gone beyond doing wonders. Vin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Awesome work as ever Vin.Let us know the next time you're taking it to show, it'd be good to see your vans in the metal. Vin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted May 7, 2016 Author Share Posted May 7, 2016 Wow. Especially neat that the three letters are an anagram of the original! I would have loved to have gone to the DVLA office in Beverley or Lincoln and got a Hull/East Yorkshire or Lincolnshire number, but I couldn't :-( I do like to think that Gemma (who signed it off in Swansea) maybe 'anagrammed' it on purpose... MA is a Chester identifier, so Billy will be lovin it... Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompei Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I was told last week that the Beverley DVLA is gone ... Great work on the van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted May 7, 2016 Author Share Posted May 7, 2016 Cheers Andy Beverley & Lincoln went when they all went... If only I'd welded faster... :mrgreen: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 not one for personalised plates, but what about FIA 900 T esp on rear one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted May 14, 2016 Author Share Posted May 14, 2016 I fitted the new plates during the week and I stopped and took some pictures while I was out in it this afternoon. I've done about 400 miles in it now, getting it run in. It has a top speed of about 56 mph at the moment. I reckon with a few hundred more miles under it's belt it will probably hit the heady heights of 60 mph :-D I certainly wouldn't want to go any faster than that in it... Some of the stickers that are in the windows... National petrol 'Service with a Smurf' - promotional campaign that started in 1978, same year as the van... TV advert from the time... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqZvZVwYIuI I have a bit of a 'Motorail' fetish and I have had this sticker for years, waiting for something to stick it on!! This is a bit of a crap picture, what with the sun and the like...so I've included one before I put it in the van There is a link here to a picture on Flickr of a class 47 hauled 'Motorail' train from 1984...first vehicle on the carflats is a 900 camper... https://flic.kr/p/f1Y1Mv Bucketeer, Eddie Honda, Urko and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Top stuff and those most recent pictures make it almost (they weren't putting white plastic collars around young trees in '78) impossible to date, could have been taken any time between when the van was build and today. Urko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 That just looks remarkably delicious. Urko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Love the period stickers Urko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 uk_senator, Bucketeer, vulgalour and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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