Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2
Discussion
TR4man said:
Take my money! If I had somewhere to store that I reckon I could scrape the funds together but wouldn’t be able to start anything for a few years 
TR4man said:
This week’s Brave Pill ? I can’t begin to imagine the cost of restoration of this machine or whether it would even make
sense.
Mellow Yellow said:
Lord.Vader said:
Take my money! If I had somewhere to store that I reckon I could scrape the funds together but wouldn’t be able to start anything for a few years
...bet that's what the current owner said 18 years ago 
They probably couldn't get parts 18 years ago, nevermind now!
V41LEY said:
TR4man said:
This week’s Brave Pill ? I can’t begin to imagine the cost of restoration of this machine or whether it would even make sense.
You'd probably make satisfying progress on the oily bits but I wouldn't fancy your chances on getting a late 70's solid state digital dash and touch sensitive buttons back up and running. Where would you even start to find the bits or anyone who knew how it worked?
Dapster said:
V41LEY said:
TR4man said:
This week’s Brave Pill ? I can’t begin to imagine the cost of restoration of this machine or whether it would even make sense.
You'd probably make satisfying progress on the oily bits but I wouldn't fancy your chances on getting a late 70's solid state digital dash and touch sensitive buttons back up and running. Where would you even start to find the bits or anyone who knew how it worked?
Dapster said:
Indeed, that looks terrifying.
You'd probably make satisfying progress on the oily bits but I wouldn't fancy your chances on getting a late 70's solid state digital dash and touch sensitive buttons back up and running. Where would you even start to find the bits or anyone who knew how it worked?
Step forward the Audi Quattro community. A lot of faults in these first generation electronic cars tend to be not in the complicated computer components, but rather problems with dirty connections and so forth. If the faults do turn out to be in the displays or ECUs, there are – amazingly – people out there who fix this stuff. You'd probably make satisfying progress on the oily bits but I wouldn't fancy your chances on getting a late 70's solid state digital dash and touch sensitive buttons back up and running. Where would you even start to find the bits or anyone who knew how it worked?
I'd be more worried about hidden rust in that thing. (Which incidentally is horrible IMO, but in a magnificent way.)
TR4man said:
That shouts ruinous. V41LEY said:
TR4man said:
This week’s Brave Pill ? I can’t begin to imagine the cost of restoration of this machine or whether it would even make
sense.
V41LEY said:
This week’s Brave Pill ?
I can’t begin to imagine the cost of restoration of this machine or whether it would even make
sense.
There is a 1954 Bentley for sale near me which needs a full resto. The ad starts with “Got too much money and lots of spare time? Here’s the perfect solution.”I can’t begin to imagine the cost of restoration of this machine or whether it would even make
sense.
The Lagonda is another solution to the same problem.
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