Seventies waftamatic: 1973 Daimler Sovereign Series One 4.2

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craigjm said:

Breadvan72 said:

Hello troops. I sold the Daimler to a friend who has a vast collection of cars of many types, and he is slowly restoring it. It is quite a big job, as perhaps not surprisingly the grot underneath the paint was quite extensive.

Probably quite similar to what I found when I removed the paint on my XJ coupe

Every time I think about buying a Series XJ I just remember the hidden rot on your XJ Coupe and the idea seems less appealing.

BV72 - What's up with your XJS?

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Deets here:-

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

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A big no comment from me on that shiz! I ain't doing politics on PH. OK, I lied: I will just guffaw slightly that the Brexiteers have still failed to realise that there is going to be more legal bks, bureaucracy and rule by faceless suits than there was before the well informed and not at all fibbed to electorate pulled the eject handle. Still, at least they'll be our faceless suits, eh?

The whole thing is a kerching-fest for lawyers and other suit wearers, so maybe I'll be able to afford some non rusty cars for a change.

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FPWM, and with a pound Sterling set to be worth three Cowrie shells or one stone knife after 29 March, I may have to cut back on the Ocado Prosecco.

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Actus Reus said:

Well I shan't derail this thread further, but I'll say this - it's a gift for notaries. Mrs Reus already has her eyes on a big house in Essex and a white Range Rover. Sadly the cost of a week's groceries is set to reach such a level that we'll actually be staying put and buying a Morris Marina.

It's turning out to be very lucrative for me too, as I thought it might. The great irony is that wkers like us are exactly the sort of people this Brexit vote was in large part meant to spite, but angry men in flat roofed pubs in Huddersfield will suffer while we benefit. None of this makes me happy.

Anyway, back to terrible, rusty, shoddy but wonderful cars please.

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dme123 said:

[ The great irony is that wkers like us are exactly the sort of people this Brexit vote was in large part meant to spite, but angry men in flat roofed pubs in Huddersfield will suffer while we benefit. None of this makes me happy.

I agree completely. I am not happy about that either, even though I will profit from the lunacy. This year's Bar European Group shindig (at a luxo hotel in Crete) will be even more jovial than usual.

Anyway, back to the stbox motors. Here's me Dolly out for a blat last night

Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 27th March 17:23

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The SD1 up West:-

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Ha! I wish. But remember, if it flies, floats, or fks, it's better to rent it (or at least borrow someone else's). Houses, too.

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gforceg said:

Breadvan72 said:

The SD1 up West:-

I remember when SD1s looked big. Look at that parking space kidz.

Check this out:-

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P5BNij said:

Nice to have you dipping your toe in PH waters again BV. It's about time you bought an Espada, which my good lady often refers to as 'an Italian SD1'...

Nyar, a Ferrari Daytona is an Italian SD1 (David Bache is supposed to have ripped off the Daytona design when he drew the SD1). I have driven an Espada. It had a mega heavy clutch, was hard to see out of, and got very hot. Fun to try, but I am not sure that I would want to own one.

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You have my sympathy. With me, the Stupid remains strong.

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Thread revival - the car looks waaaaaaaay better now it is owned by Six Cylinder (this is his photo) -

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All that I know from the car's papers is that the Webasto was fitted either when the car was new or soon after it was new. The Webasto may have been a dealer fit option.

Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 30th December 10:44

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Looks mega!