Does anyone know this car? NNR 399W
russbost - 21/9/23 at 01:05 PM
Car is an NG Henley Pastiche - I bought it recently to get it back on the road, just trying to find out more about it's history - who built
it/owned it originally & any info on the peeps that did a ground up resto on it a few years back, but never finished it see pic below. Previous
owner had no history on it at all
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swanny - 22/9/23 at 01:39 PM
there is an NG owners club and a group on facebook which seems quite active. i enquired about buying one and had several responses quite quickly
russbost - 22/9/23 at 02:46 PM
quote:
Originally posted by swanny
there is an NG owners club and a group on facebook which seems quite active. i enquired about buying one and had several responses quite
quickly
Thanks I'll take a look at FB!
nick205 - 22/9/23 at 03:09 PM
I don't know the car or NG's.
Are they Locost'ish underneath or based on something else?
swanny - 22/9/23 at 03:10 PM
ladder frame chassis kiots. made them for a good few years i think 80's and 90's. NGs seem to have a good reputation for quality
russbost - 22/9/23 at 05:57 PM
quote:
Originally posted by swanny
ladder frame chassis kiots. made them for a good few years i think 80's and 90's. NGs seem to have a good reputation for quality
Yeah, I'm not expecting miracles from a ladder frame chassis!, but it's quite sturdy, it's effectively all 2.0 Mk5 Cortina, it's
had a really great partial rebuild chassis all cleaned back & painted, new nuts/bolts all over the place, new brake cylinders, refurbed calipers,
new discs/pads/rear shoes/drums, all suspension/springs, engine/gearbox/axle cleaned & painted & whole body resprayed - unfortunately that now
needs doing again as the paint wasn't properly applied & has microblisters all over the place.
I think it changed hands around that point & the guy that took it over either didn't have a clue/ran out of time/money/skill or whatever. The
wiring was a complete mess, now largely sorted, I still need to sort a few bits, which I'll be asking the LCB collective for some info on if I
can't find info elsewhere, needs a set of tyres as all perished, needs the auto adjust clutch sorting out & a new clutch cable, I'll
sort a roll hoop for it & remount seat belts more sensibly, can't make up my mind whether to bother with a roof or not, probably depends
what's available through the owners club!
Should be a lovely old thing when done & they do still make decent money
swanny - 25/9/23 at 07:01 AM
i think the Henley is slightly larger too, so better for bigger drivers like me. (I'm on the hunt for one :-) )
Paul
russbost - 25/9/23 at 09:04 AM
quote:
Originally posted by swanny
there is an NG owners club and a group on facebook which seems quite active. i enquired about buying one and had several responses quite quickly
What's the FB group called? I tried searching NG & NG Owners & a few other derivatives, but not coming up with anything?
swanny - 25/9/23 at 09:09 AM
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NG.Owners/
russbost - 25/9/23 at 10:26 AM
Thanks!
pewe - 27/9/23 at 09:22 AM
What engine's in yours?
IIRC they did a V8 (Rover) version.
Always had a hankering for one...
russbost - 27/9/23 at 10:46 AM
quote:
Originally posted by pewe
What engine's in yours?
IIRC they did a V8 (Rover) version.
Always had a hankering for one...
Mines just a standard 2.0 Pinto, tho' TBH. I doubt there's a huge performance difference between the Pinto & a standard Rover,
particularly if they've both got a fair mileage under the belt!
