MrOtter
West Midlands
"Your car is your story, so don't let someone else write the book." - Moog
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Mar 15, 2016 13:08:52 GMT |
Well, it happened again, I bought another old car. Two projects at once clearly wasn't enough for me, so I bought a third! Reasons I bought it: 1. It has a 5.3 V12. 2. It's brown and full of leather and wood. 3. It has a 5.3 V12. 4. It's very solid for a 44 year old car, although it hasn't been on the road since 1987 so it didn't have much chance to absorb much winter road salt. It's got a few dents and scratches but I love the patina on it. 5. and finally, it has a 5.3 V12. It doesn't run yet as apparently the starter is dodgy, but my god I can not wait to fire this up. Not too much more to say at the minute, I saw the advert on Thursday, viewed it on Friday, and it arrived by trailer on Monday, so I had about enough time to take some pictures and throw a cover on it last night and that's it. I'll let the pictures do the talking for now.  DSCN0726 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr  DSCN0727 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr  DSCN0729 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr  DSCN0730 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr  DSCN0731 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr  DSCN0732 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr  DSCN0733 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr  DSCN0734 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr  DSCN0736 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr  DSCN0737 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr Look at that headlining!  DSCN0738 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr  DSCN0739 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr  DSCN0741 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr  DSCN0745 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr  DSCN0742 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr No idea when I'll really make progress on this, need to sort out my Mini and CX first really... wishful thinking   DSCN0744 by Sven Cumner, on Flickr |
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Last Edit: Mar 15, 2016 22:37:18 GMT by MrOtter
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Mar 15, 2016 14:23:29 GMT |
Thats a lovely thing,i would run it as is with some localised paint and keep that patina. Looks like it's just legged it out of a Sweeney episode circa 1976  |
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Mar 15, 2016 14:38:54 GMT |
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Sweet......did this come from merseyside?
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Matt
1979 Mini Marcos
1974 BSA Ariel3
1990 Honda Vision NE50
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vanpeebles
Part of things
I am eastbound in pursuit of a white Lamborghini, this is not a recording.
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Mar 15, 2016 14:47:26 GMT |
 Can't wait to see a vid of it firing up!
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Last Edit: Mar 15, 2016 14:47:38 GMT by vanpeebles
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Mar 15, 2016 14:52:22 GMT |
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Nice, whatever you do, don't paint it!!
Great pair of comfy cruisers you have.
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gazz81
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Mar 15, 2016 15:08:12 GMT |
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That looks great, what engine is it?!
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Mar 15, 2016 15:22:46 GMT |
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One of my friends had one of these many years ago as well as a V12 e-type manual.
“It I’ll pass anything bar a petrol station…” was his comedy quip.
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MrOtter
West Midlands
"Your car is your story, so don't let someone else write the book." - Moog
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Mar 15, 2016 18:33:10 GMT |
Thats a lovely thing,i would run it as is with some localised paint and keep that patina. Looks like it's just legged it out of a Sweeney episode circa 1976 Nice, whatever you do, don't paint it!! Great pair of comfy cruisers you have. Thanks guys, and don't worry, it's definitely not going to be painted, I'll do my best to preserve it as it is! Sweet......did this come from merseyside? It did indeed come from Merseyside. Can't wait to see a vid of it firing up! Me neither! That looks great, what engine is it?! I don't know actually, I should probably find out... One of my friends had one of these many years ago as well as a V12 e-type manual. “It I’ll pass anything bar a petrol station…” was his comedy quip. Yeah I don't realistically expect this thing to top 10-12mpg or so, it'd cost me around £20 to drive to work and back for the day so I'll have to be picky on when I drive it! Great quip though, I'll remember that! |
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Last Edit: Mar 15, 2016 18:33:53 GMT by MrOtter
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Mar 15, 2016 19:42:52 GMT |
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Give it to me.....I'll drive it.
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Matt
1979 Mini Marcos
1974 BSA Ariel3
1990 Honda Vision NE50
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Mar 15, 2016 20:11:34 GMT |
Ouch, have fun working under that hood! Tight for space! Looks lovely though  |
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1979 Mk1 Passat Estate 1.6 LS
1996 Mk3.5 Fiesta 1.3 Classic
1997 Mk1 MX5 1.8i
2005 Mazda 3 TS
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pOG
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SHATNER'S BASSOON
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Mar 15, 2016 22:07:48 GMT |
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FUQ! That's abysmally cool. Top bombing.
*buys petrochemical shares*
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Mar 15, 2016 22:46:42 GMT |
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1. Make engine work
2. Drive.
3. That's it, you've won.
What a wonderful, wonderful car.
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The Millenium Volcon"Get yourself a Volvo if that's what you really want, you might be dead next year. In the meantime, you could be going sideways in a gigantic land barge."
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In my dark & distant past, a flash mate of mine bought a manual V12 E Type. He drove like a knob mind, but i do remember him saying that he was getting 7-8 to the gallon !!!! -& upto about 12-13 if he was careful - which was very rare........
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Phil H
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1972 Jaguar XJ12LPhil H
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Surely no-one who buys something with a V12 expects double-digit fuel economy - in fact you can't use the word "economy" when a Jag V12 is involved. Soul, yes. Power, yes. Lots of slobbering and drooling noises, most certainly (do your best Homer Simpson drooling impression). For economy, you have the CX  Spot of rust killer, lacquer the whole thing satin, take out shares in BP and NGK, throw on a set of boots and enjoy! Bookmarked. |
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lovely thing, please keep the patina! (or 'pateena' as Jay Leno says)
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MrOtter
West Midlands
"Your car is your story, so don't let someone else write the book." - Moog
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Mar 16, 2016 12:22:12 GMT |
Give it to me.....I'll drive it.
Ha, we'll see in a few months if I'm fed up enough of working on it to give it away to you
Ouch, have fun working under that hood! Tight for space! Looks lovely though
Yeah it doesn't look like there's a lot of wiggle room! I'm hoping that being used to the Mini's engine bay will help me here, that can be tight at times too.
FUQ! That's abysmally cool. Top bombing. *buys petrochemical shares* 1. Make engine work 2. Drive. 3. That's it, you've won. What a wonderful, wonderful car. In my dark & distant past, a flash mate of mine bought a manual V12 E Type. He drove like a knob mind, but i do remember him saying that he was getting 7-8 to the gallon !!!! -& upto about 12-13 if he was careful - which was very rare........ Surely no-one who buys something with a V12 expects double-digit fuel economy - in fact you can't use the word "economy" when a Jag V12 is involved. Soul, yes. Power, yes. Lots of slobbering and drooling noises, most certainly (do your best Homer Simpson drooling impression). For economy, you have the CX Spot of rust killer, lacquer the whole thing satin, take out shares in BP and NGK, throw on a set of boots and enjoy! Bookmarked. Thanks for the kind words all! Oh yes, and please don't misinterpret my comments on the economy as a criticism, obviously I didn't buy this to worry about fuel costs - that said, I don't get paid enough to afford to drive it daily! I just love the silliness of knowing it should do around 200 miles on 90 litres/20 gallons of juice lovely thing, please keep the patina! (or 'pateena' as Jay Leno says)
Funny, I've always pronounced it 'pateena' myself... in any case, it'll be staying!
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Mar 16, 2016 12:27:21 GMT |
The only way is Draguar!  |
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MrOtter
West Midlands
"Your car is your story, so don't let someone else write the book." - Moog
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Mar 16, 2016 12:37:50 GMT |
I do love Roadkill, I've watched all their episodes at least three times... maybe that's why I'm so fond of the brown-ness of the car?! If the V12 turns out to be ruined then I'll obviously have to get a blown V8 in there instead |
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Battenberg
Part of things
Time for Cake....
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Mar 16, 2016 12:40:05 GMT |
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More Presence than Queen Latifah at a Weight Watchers meeting.... Bookmarked!
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Current Fleet:
1968 Wolseley 1000
2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe
2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport
1998 318is Coupe
2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged
1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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craig1010cc
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Mar 16, 2016 19:30:20 GMT |
The only way is Draguar! I'm god it's not just me that thought that as I scrolled through the pics. An awesome car to have, and you can never have enough projects (well, before you get married anyway, then apparently you can  ) |
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LIKE 
Can't wait to see a vid of it firing up!
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