FINISHED! Sun, Shine, and photos
tegwin - 21/3/09 at 08:26 PM
So.... 7 months of pain and spending a LOT of money has seen the car pass its MOT second time around...
Big thanks to all those who helped with parts and advise!!!
When I bought it the car had been repainted and then sat in a garage in bits... Mechanically it was a mess!!!
Done a huge amount of work on it, and passed MOT yesterday...
Such a relief... had an awsome afternoon out in the sun!!!
Im really chuffed to bits with the car, it sounds and drives like nothing else....
The interior could have been slightly better, but there is only a certain amount of time one can spend in front of the sewing machine before you loose
the will to live!!
Guinness - 21/3/09 at 08:28 PM
Wow! That looks brilliant! Well done.
[off to ebay / pistonheads looking at TVR's!]
Mike
D Beddows - 21/3/09 at 08:29 PM
That is VERY cool 
David Jenkins - 21/3/09 at 08:34 PM
Oooo! Shiny!
Very nice...
big_wasa - 21/3/09 at 08:37 PM
So how well does it handle ?
Genuine question .
sports or more tourer ?
les - 21/3/09 at 08:41 PM
awesome job mate...
tegwin - 21/3/09 at 08:43 PM
Sports..... By 1972 standards!!!
I wont know for sure until I get a bit more confident that its not just going to explode or fall appart on me...
But initial results seems good... lots of torque and corners well...
Would be improved 110% with a set of protech coilovers and some lower profile tyres....
omega0684 - 21/3/09 at 08:55 PM
that looks absolutely superb!
handyandy - 21/3/09 at 09:04 PM
one word
STUNNING
andy
YQUSTA - 21/3/09 at 09:09 PM
That is a cracking job looks very nice its come a long way from when you picked it up
mr henderson - 21/3/09 at 09:16 PM
Looking very good indeed. How's it looking under the bonnet?
I know silver on black numberplates are very much the things for those cars entitled to use them, but speaking as older than the LCB average person,
they always look a bit anachronistic to me, because when that car was new, no way would it have had those plates.
Not complaining, just an observation
John
imp paul - 21/3/09 at 09:31 PM
love it well done mate sweet motor
MikeR - 21/3/09 at 09:46 PM
Looks absolutely fantastic. Very very nice.
Liam - 21/3/09 at 09:47 PM
Nice photos, those!
liam
blakep82 - 21/3/09 at 10:11 PM
WOW! thats an amazing finishe on the paint!
kipper - 21/3/09 at 10:19 PM
Well that looks beautiful, well done,
But who is that distorted bloke taking the pics 
Kipper.
Simon - 21/3/09 at 11:16 PM
Same sentiments from me - very well done (god, I sound like a teacher)
ATB
Simon
twybrow - 21/3/09 at 11:40 PM
Classic automotive porn! I can't beleive how far it has come.... Well done, and enjoy.
Shadowcaster - 22/3/09 at 05:26 AM
I say Sir that looks rather good, excelent job
LBMEFM - 22/3/09 at 06:24 AM
Fantassssssssssssssssstic
Blackbird Rush - 22/3/09 at 07:25 AM
quote:
when that car was new, no way would it have had those plates.
Surely not, presumably its a '71/'72 car on a K plate so the plates are correct.
Car looks great!
mr henderson - 22/3/09 at 07:59 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Blackbird Rush
quote:
when that car was new, no way would it have had those plates.
Surely not, presumably its a '71/'72 car on a K plate so the plates are correct.
Car looks great!
When the car was new, the pround owners would have wanted to proclaim its newness by having the current reflective plates fitted.
By 71, years before that even, the old style plates were never seen on new cars. Ever. That's why cars from that time, sporting the entirely
legal old style plates, look so incongruous to me.
John
Hellfire - 22/3/09 at 09:00 AM
You've done a good job on that. It looks brilliant. Enjoy the summer
Phil
jlparsons - 22/3/09 at 10:49 AM
Fantastic from ever angle mate, except the shots with that wierd lookin fella in it 
Peteff - 22/3/09 at 11:26 AM
Classy and classic
focijohn - 22/3/09 at 11:36 AM
this is inexcusable, no text and...... your not outside thought we had something special 
Blackbird Rush - 22/3/09 at 09:14 PM
quote:
When the car was new, the pround owners would have wanted to proclaim its newness by having the current reflective plates fitted.
Fair enough, before my time, just thought that up until 73 black and silver plates were fitted then changed at the suffix letter change to the
reflective ones we have today.
the black & silver ones now add to the classic look and authenticity (assuming the car is a pre 73!) funny how different times change peoples
perception.
mads - 22/3/09 at 09:20 PM
looks great - come a long way from when I saw it when I came to pick up the trailer. Enjoy the summer!
mr henderson - 22/3/09 at 09:35 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Blackbird Rush
quote:
When the car was new, the pround owners would have wanted to proclaim its newness by having the current reflective plates fitted.
Fair enough, before my time, just thought that up until 73 black and silver plates were fitted then changed at the suffix letter change to the
reflective ones we have today.
the black & silver ones now add to the classic look and authenticity (assuming the car is a pre 73!) funny how different times change peoples
perception.
Yes, I'm having to scrape the memory bin here, but I certainly remember my father's new Mk2 Vitesse coming with reflective plates and that
was a G reg. Can't remember how long before that that reflective plates became virtually standard