I know it's the done thing to slag off Robin Hoods, but I had great fun with one which I owned around 1995/1996. Sold it to a bloke in Livingston and have wondered what had happened to it ever since then.
Lo and behold, 'project for sale' on ebay and here it is, 14 years down the line.

I would like to confess to the Revolutions with the yellow centres. Got them out of the scrappy for £40, blasted all the black paint off, polished the rims and painted the centres yellow. It was the done thing.

It's looking sad now.









Robin Hood (Dolomite) on ebay

[Edited on 26/4/09 by zilspeed]

Doesn't look too bad for 14 years ago...

Seems like a new project for you...

Steve

At least it has a proper engine in it now!



Mike

"I do not have the v5 logbook but for about £30 you can apply for it from the DVLA"

I guess he could have applied for it too. You often see this kind of rubbish in Ebay ads, if it's so easy why doesn't the seller do it?

John

Was it correctly registered when you had it John - or will the potential new owner get a shock when they receive the V5 through the post?

JC

Bit of a wash and brush up you could be ready for Stoneliegh then

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Was it correctly registered when you had it John - or will the potential new owner get a shock when they receive the V5 through the post?

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Was it correctly registered when you had it John - or will the potential new owner get a shock when they receive the V5 through the post?

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It says on there " the car has been registered as a robin hood, i know this because it was printed on the tax disk"

The cost of a replacement V5 is £28 which is about 10% of the present price which he will not be getting back so I see why he didn't bother.

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It was definitely correctly registered.

I've spoken to the vendor and he bought it off the bloke I sold it to.

I bought it off a retired Formula Ford racer who was a bit of a local legend for "doing it on the cheap".
My type of bloke in other words.

But as you all say, sort out the V5 and the car becomes a whole lot more attractive, well let's say slightly less unnattractive.

Favourite days of that summer would have been the day that big Bob my mate discovered he didn't have cancer. I gave hime the Robin Hood for the afternoon and told him to go and have some fun and he did just that.

When I bought it, I paid £1,500.

When I sold it, I think I got either £1,300 or £1,500 back on it. Certainly not less than the £1,300.

Happy days.

I always expect when I see a kit car with a reg number on it, but no V5 that there is another "Robin Hood" out there running round on that registration.

I'd imagine that when you do apply to the DVLA for a V5, there will be a few questions asked?

Of course I could be wrong.

Anyway, happy memories Zil!

Edit to say I don't think it'll reach £1,300 this time round!

Have just checked the DVLA and KEC303T comes back as a Robin Hood S7. Not showing as taxed though! So looks like it might still be legit.

Mike

[Edited on 27/4/09 by Guinness]

I still have the name and address of the bloke I sold it to - written on the inside cover of my copy of 'Legend of the Lotus Seven' by Dennis Ortenburger.
I could verify it's legit relatively easy if needed.