This was bought as a put it back on the road job, however, it's a bit worse than I had hoped for (joys of buying sight unseen). It had been standing a while , and had allegedly been welded up a couple of years previously, however, it looks like it was mostly a quick bodgeit and scarper job.
It currently has the interior stripped out to get a better idea of the full extent of the grot, and it's a bit beyond my skills, as welding and metalwork are not my forte, everything else, fine, but pigeons curse word better than my welding!
Mechanically it's fine, it starts no bother, a very slight misfire, it drives and stops as it should, but 1 CV boot is split, and centre pipe on exhaust looks a bit crumbly too, may need a replacement expansion tank too, as it leaks when hot from a split underneath.
All electrics work except sunroof, it had been sealed shut, but with a bit of help it now tilts, but something is stopping it sliding back. It has leather from the VDP, I was told that it was factory as ex ARG management car, but it has Vitesse cloth on the door cards, so may have been fitted later, who knows. It also needs a replacement screen as its cracked down the bottom.
If you can weld, should be a fairly easy job, alas I'm more mechanical and paint minded, so to that end, I'd also consider a swap for something that needs paint or a mechanical rebuild, or indeed cash offers. I will also consider breaking it, although with only a handful left, I'd rather it was saved.
Load of pics on link here,
smg.photobucket.com/user/mach1rob/library/216%20Vitesse?sort=3&page=1
but as a taster
It currently has the interior stripped out to get a better idea of the full extent of the grot, and it's a bit beyond my skills, as welding and metalwork are not my forte, everything else, fine, but pigeons curse word better than my welding!
Mechanically it's fine, it starts no bother, a very slight misfire, it drives and stops as it should, but 1 CV boot is split, and centre pipe on exhaust looks a bit crumbly too, may need a replacement expansion tank too, as it leaks when hot from a split underneath.
All electrics work except sunroof, it had been sealed shut, but with a bit of help it now tilts, but something is stopping it sliding back. It has leather from the VDP, I was told that it was factory as ex ARG management car, but it has Vitesse cloth on the door cards, so may have been fitted later, who knows. It also needs a replacement screen as its cracked down the bottom.
If you can weld, should be a fairly easy job, alas I'm more mechanical and paint minded, so to that end, I'd also consider a swap for something that needs paint or a mechanical rebuild, or indeed cash offers. I will also consider breaking it, although with only a handful left, I'd rather it was saved.
Load of pics on link here,
smg.photobucket.com/user/mach1rob/library/216%20Vitesse?sort=3&page=1
but as a taster
