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Hi folks my name is Ant..some of you may know me through my other thread on retro rides ... ants 1970 citroen azu van ex 4x4. Readers of that thread will already know that I am not one to shy away from a challenge! So when I moved to Hungary I was immediately on the look out for a new vehicular restoration project, Making friends is always easier when you can share some common interests. Shortly after moving to my dream home in Hungary from my beloved birthplace in the UK I sought out people close by who were into the same sort of stuff as me Having bought a big house with an even bigger garden I was in dire need of a trailer for the garden tractor i had already bought to make it more vesatile Money was an issue so it needed to be used and cheeeep About 8 doors down was a house with lots and lots and lots of vintage tractors/cars/coaches and random machinery After some persuasion my wife “and translator “ katalin was Gently blackmailed into knocking on the door with a view to “making enquires” That is when I was priviledged to meet the owner Kovács sándor aka Sanyi To cut a very long story short he sorted me out with what I needed and indeed very quickly became someone I have an immense amount of love and respect for! Whilst there I was given a tour of all the machinery Everything he has is very very cool but my eyes were drawn towards one vehicle in particular but with needing to sort my new house into some semblance of order I filed my desire for that vehicle into that crowded compartment of my cluttered mind labelled “one day that would be nice” Two years later...that day has arrived And I have finally bought this!..ie today sunday 3rd of February 2019. I do love a challenge! My intention is to fully restore this beutifull car with the help of these two. But first Ill need to cut that tree down bung some wheels on..drag it out with Sanyis 1956 Steyr tractor..and get it home Any interest...shall I continue? Much love...Ant.
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Last Edit: Feb 4, 2019 0:21:46 GMT by antopipac
1967 citroen azu 250 1988 lada 2104 combi 1970 citroen azu 250. 1984 mitsubishi l300 camper 1987 citroen 2cv6. 1998 daewoo matiz 1970 citroen dyane. 1996 mazda bongo 1988 citroen 2cv6. Vespa pk50 polini 102 Vespa pk50 polini 75 cc highlytuned. 1996 hyundai galloper 3.0 v6. 1988 seat marbella.1980s lada samara, Lots of bicycles..and boats an vintage hifi. Vespa pk50 xl2 needs tuning!
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liken this love to see the children get involved my 10 year old helps me
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meet tiny ie fionn og with his polo
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8- shielsy68 ...Good Man....looks like your lad has got his priorities right I truly believe that we as parents all have a responsibility to at least try to ignite a passion in our children for the things we have learnt to love! They wont always share our passion but they will learn more about what makes us tick! My two are Daisie and Emily...its taken me a while but Ive managed to prove to them through previous restorations that restoring a car like this is going to be a challenge for me but its a challenge that I will meet and defeat I tell them to persevere... have faith in their abilities...seek help when they need it I hope that will help them in their future lives Ant
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1967 citroen azu 250 1988 lada 2104 combi 1970 citroen azu 250. 1984 mitsubishi l300 camper 1987 citroen 2cv6. 1998 daewoo matiz 1970 citroen dyane. 1996 mazda bongo 1988 citroen 2cv6. Vespa pk50 polini 102 Vespa pk50 polini 75 cc highlytuned. 1996 hyundai galloper 3.0 v6. 1988 seat marbella.1980s lada samara, Lots of bicycles..and boats an vintage hifi. Vespa pk50 xl2 needs tuning!
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Excellent - that'll be a great adventure with your girls - best of luck. Will it really be a like for like restoration, or are you tempted to do something a bit wilder - such as drop a Fiat twin cam in there?
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We all like a good project! its always good to see the kids involved, much better than being glued to the play station or faceache!
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Brilliant. Some people have trouble seeing the potential in things that are rusty and knackered, they just cant see or imagine what a bit of hard work can do. Those girls look pleased as punch at the thought of being involved in the restoration of that Lada, so I guess they are able to see the potential in it, thats half the battle sorted. It'll be good for them. Good luck with it and keep us posted.
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brave brave man you are !
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jelmerc31
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Ja mar ik bin net benaud!
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Nice Lada! My dad has a 2106. We always buy parts at LadaPower.com or Russian4x4. Parts are cheap but they can rust faster than a Fiat 124....
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My wife’s uncle used to have one. Was one of the first cars I got to drive when I first went to Hungary.
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1955 Austin A30 1981 Jawa Mustang 1990 Trabant 601 (Tommy) 1989 Trabant 601 2009 Jaguar XF 2012 Toyota AYGO 2018 Scomadi TL
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Thanks Everyone great comments..keep that encouragement coming We made some progress today My mates bigger tractors are out of commission over winter as he drains out all coolant to avoid frost damage so we had to make do with his trusty Kubota We managed to get wheels on and dragged it out Next we had to negotiate it through a veritable obstacle course of lethal heavy farm eqipment steering through this was accomplished by straps attatched to the back wheel then pulling the back end of the car with the tractor at 90 degrees...if you know what I mean Easy to do but difficult to explain Anyway lets have another picture I must say at this point that I'm quite pleased with the overall condition of the bodywork on this car....it has potential Also I found out today that it was parked up in that spot about ten years ago. Anyway we had to call it a day as that little tractor whilst being more than powerful enough to drag the car up the garden was now amusing itself by digging four very deep holes in the soft ground. Sanyi made an executive decision...the result being that tomorrow he will be recommissioning the 1956 Steyr tractor Bigger wheels and more power! We’ve done the most difficult bit though..so its all good..rome wasn’t built in a day! Emily was happy too
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1967 citroen azu 250 1988 lada 2104 combi 1970 citroen azu 250. 1984 mitsubishi l300 camper 1987 citroen 2cv6. 1998 daewoo matiz 1970 citroen dyane. 1996 mazda bongo 1988 citroen 2cv6. Vespa pk50 polini 102 Vespa pk50 polini 75 cc highlytuned. 1996 hyundai galloper 3.0 v6. 1988 seat marbella.1980s lada samara, Lots of bicycles..and boats an vintage hifi. Vespa pk50 xl2 needs tuning!
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Excellent - that'll be a great adventure with your girls - best of luck. Will it really be a like for like restoration, or are you tempted to do something a bit wilder - such as drop a Fiat twin cam in there? Hi Morris63 id love a twincam but my budget for this car is small and by that I mean tiny I quite like the idea of a standard car I must confess...they are getting rare now...maybe some period accessories A lot depends on the state of the engine which is currently unknown since the bonnet is stuck closed I'm hoping there is an engine there
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1967 citroen azu 250 1988 lada 2104 combi 1970 citroen azu 250. 1984 mitsubishi l300 camper 1987 citroen 2cv6. 1998 daewoo matiz 1970 citroen dyane. 1996 mazda bongo 1988 citroen 2cv6. Vespa pk50 polini 102 Vespa pk50 polini 75 cc highlytuned. 1996 hyundai galloper 3.0 v6. 1988 seat marbella.1980s lada samara, Lots of bicycles..and boats an vintage hifi. Vespa pk50 xl2 needs tuning!
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That looks astonishingly rust free compared to anything we'd find over here in the UK!
Looks like that could clean up nicely with some elbow grease. Parts availability shouldn't be a problem at least.
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Current fleet: 73 AC Model-70. 75 Rover 3500. 84 Trabant 601S. 85 Sinclair C5. 06 Peugeot Partner 1.6HDi.
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That looks astonishingly rust free compared to anything we'd find over here in the UK! Looks like that could clean up nicely with some elbow grease. Parts availability shouldn't be a problem at least. Agreed the bodywork is eminently saveable and initially it will be getting the elbow grease treatment rather than a respray...the bootlid will be replaced with a good second hand one as the one on it is in poor shape...bonnet looks saveable..drivers door needs some tickling with a hammer but there is surprisingly little rust overall Parts availability is excellent,plentiful and cheap Now I'm just about to head over to continue the rescue....and its started snowing .....wish me luck!
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1967 citroen azu 250 1988 lada 2104 combi 1970 citroen azu 250. 1984 mitsubishi l300 camper 1987 citroen 2cv6. 1998 daewoo matiz 1970 citroen dyane. 1996 mazda bongo 1988 citroen 2cv6. Vespa pk50 polini 102 Vespa pk50 polini 75 cc highlytuned. 1996 hyundai galloper 3.0 v6. 1988 seat marbella.1980s lada samara, Lots of bicycles..and boats an vintage hifi. Vespa pk50 xl2 needs tuning!
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In for updates - looks perfect. Just get it running and low and sorted.
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Congrats! I also have a Lada that sat for 10 years. Needed just a new battery and cleaning of the distributor to fire up.
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Oh my word what a project! Hats off to you!
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paul99
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That looks astonishingly rust free compared to anything we'd find over here in the UK! Thats cos any worth having (and a good few that weren't too) got shipped back by Russian fishermen who'd make a proffit selling them back home. Remember reading an article where 18 of them were crammed onto a small trawler that had put into Hull briefly. There was no deck space left
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Last Edit: Feb 5, 2019 17:13:28 GMT by paul99
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battery...fuel....drive. i wouldn't even wash it , let alone polish it. after all its taken years to look like that!!
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating '80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip '97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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In for updates - looks perfect. Just get it running and low and sorted. Sir you must be a mind reader Exactly what I have in mind
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1967 citroen azu 250 1988 lada 2104 combi 1970 citroen azu 250. 1984 mitsubishi l300 camper 1987 citroen 2cv6. 1998 daewoo matiz 1970 citroen dyane. 1996 mazda bongo 1988 citroen 2cv6. Vespa pk50 polini 102 Vespa pk50 polini 75 cc highlytuned. 1996 hyundai galloper 3.0 v6. 1988 seat marbella.1980s lada samara, Lots of bicycles..and boats an vintage hifi. Vespa pk50 xl2 needs tuning!
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