The time has come - I have moved house and the Sherpa (so old it isn't a Sherpa but a Leyland by Austin Morris) is up for sale. I've done nothing since buying it apart from a few runs out and it has languished as I move house and now resides in a corner of the driveway.
Starts on the button but needs the new (secondhand, good and supplied) radiator fitting as the old one is holier than Pope Francis. Will drive anywhere, noisily and with a bit of steering wander - can reach the heady heights of 70mph, stops and starts but has some rust issues - most obvious is the passenger side step, which will need rebuilt and renewed - on a separate chassis so easy to do and less of an issue than having to get it spot on, as with a monocoque. Fitted with the single carb version of Austin's finest B series 1800cc engine (as also fitted to the open top version and the Marina)
Ideally, she's a restoration project and by no means too bad not to have MoT'd for this summer as a project - all the internal camper van fittings work and she has a decent stereo fitted too. She will need some window seals too and some patches and small bits of welding all over, before a blow over.
Infinitely rarer than a Type 2, infinitely cheaper than a Type 2, more space than a Type 2, better looking than a Type 2, and no Type 2 scene tax.
I'm after £650.
PM me. Or call after 3.00 PM only on oh seven seven six eight 268 nine one niner
Starts on the button but needs the new (secondhand, good and supplied) radiator fitting as the old one is holier than Pope Francis. Will drive anywhere, noisily and with a bit of steering wander - can reach the heady heights of 70mph, stops and starts but has some rust issues - most obvious is the passenger side step, which will need rebuilt and renewed - on a separate chassis so easy to do and less of an issue than having to get it spot on, as with a monocoque. Fitted with the single carb version of Austin's finest B series 1800cc engine (as also fitted to the open top version and the Marina)
Ideally, she's a restoration project and by no means too bad not to have MoT'd for this summer as a project - all the internal camper van fittings work and she has a decent stereo fitted too. She will need some window seals too and some patches and small bits of welding all over, before a blow over.
Infinitely rarer than a Type 2, infinitely cheaper than a Type 2, more space than a Type 2, better looking than a Type 2, and no Type 2 scene tax.
I'm after £650.
PM me. Or call after 3.00 PM only on oh seven seven six eight 268 nine one niner
