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She's been off the road since 2013 , the DVLA database is showing it as a 2.0 , seller says its overdrive ...the stuck in gear will probably just be the clutch siezed ..relatively easy fix ...
1962 WITH NICE AGE RELATED NUMBER IS A BONUS TOO ...
If I had the space and money , this would be heading my way ...
You may not be able to remove the registration number.
Anything with an "S" in a 6 digit plate is often a reissue and so you cannot transfer it.
It can of course be retained if the car is used or modified.
YOU ARE RIGHT ..Its a re-issue that would have been issued late 90's from memory ( I was a number plate dealer in the 80's and 90's )...undoubtably due to having its original number transferred ...That's why I referred to it as an age related number .
The point I was trying to make was that it would look completely at home on a Formosa 120 GR as it has no defining age suffix like many Vitesses do ...
If someone was looking to put a non-specific date of issue number plate on one of my cars , to get a 6 digit number , the cheapest one DVLA will sell you is £399 ....so to get one included in the deal is a nice sweetener and makes the donor even more attractive in my eyes ...
Had a really nice phonecall today ...a guy from Cromer in Norfolk phoned me to say he is going down to pick this car up tomorrow as it ticks all his boxes for his build plans ....namely , an F 120 GR.
I am so pleased because its perfect for one of my kits and a good price.
He is going to send me some pictures when he gets it home and starts pulling it apart with a view to ordering the kit in the new year ...
THANK YOU ....I will put up suitable donors from time to time and encourage anybody else who sees any cars to do the same ...
I do know of a 1600 MK1 Vitesse locally in about the same condition as the one above but on an 'E' registration , I think ...its £1100 ....pm me for details ..
This ones a bit sad but an offer on it might be worth a go , its been on for a while and is too far gone for a 'normal' buyer ...its got some decent 'cashback' bits as well ...
Hi i need some advice. i need new outriggers and side rails for my vitesse,i can get them from rimmer bros at a cost £253 or can make them from box section
As long as you follow the same dimensions or footprint as the original chassis , ie don't narrow or widen the chassis , you can use a box section as the rules allow a boxed channel as part of a chassis refurb . If you were restoring it might bother you , but we aren't restoring , we are improving !!!
SE5 with a 3 litre / manual with overdrive ...few other nice bits , stainless exhaust etc...
Cashback on Scimitar parts is pretty good ..due to the parts all coming from other retro vehicles of the day too ... I have a mate who virtually breaks them full time ...
SE5 with a 3 litre / manual with overdrive ...few other nice bits , stainless exhaust etc...
Cashback on Scimitar parts is pretty good ..due to the parts all coming from other retro vehicles of the day too ... I have a mate who virtually breaks them full time ...
I'm no expert Dave but donor prices are going up off the back of rising classic cars in general ...and they aren't making anymore of them ...so I guess it has a reasonable value ...
The upside is Recreations and Evocations are riding on the shirt tails of those rising prices too ...so , it may cost more to build one , but its worth more at the end too ...
Interesting Spartan project too ...looks like its got a Spitfire engine , extended column and gearstick and a Spitfire fuel tank ...so perfect for a Formosa or even a Miglia as I have used a Spartan a couple of times on them too ...
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