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scottos said:
No way, i follow the current owner on Instagram, hes just posted those pics. Small world eh!
Yiannis was/is also on the 02 forum.http://www.02forum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=...
It's a small world indeed.
Evidently my car should have reached Bari in Italy by now, so will be heading along the A14 heading for San Marino, Milan and on into Switzerland. The driver is going to give me a call the day before he reaches the UK and then we can arrange a rendezvous. My best guess is he'll call Wednesday but it's supposed to be here within the next few days either way.
One of the mods I need to make for UK registration is the fitting of a rear fog light. I found this one in Holland.
One of the mods I need to make for UK registration is the fitting of a rear fog light. I found this one in Holland.
LanceRS said:
Is it not old enough to not require the fog lamp?
I thought as much, however the DVLA said I needed one as part of the import registration process but another said I should just include the MOT exemption form. I may ring an MOT tester today and ask? The light is period though, so I don't actually mind fitting it.Had a call today and the truck is now trundling through Germany. It has to stop in the Netherlands and Belgium so it'll be Tuesday when it finally reaches Southampton. Disappointed that I won't have it for Goodwood this coming weekend but it could be worse.
Sent all the paperwork to the DVLA to see if I can get the jump on the registration process. Evidently it takes 10 working days and I should have an age related plate. Possibly.
New cam cover is on route also.
Sent all the paperwork to the DVLA to see if I can get the jump on the registration process. Evidently it takes 10 working days and I should have an age related plate. Possibly.
New cam cover is on route also.
Well it was all going so well but the car is currently sat in the Netherlands. It looks like it should finally reach the UK, vla Dover, on Monday evening and I'm now going to rendezvous with the transporter driver in Slough, sometime on Tuesday. The alternative was to just wait till they were able to get it nearer, which they suggested might be Southampton another week later. There was an option to have it brought to Truro (eventually) but that was an extra £480 and I'm neither able, nor prepared to pay that. So Tuesday it is. Luckily I have the use of a single car transporter so will be heading up at the crack of dawn.
10 days on and my little 1602 is due to land in Dover in the next couple of hours.
I'm actually meeting the truck in Slough tomorrow lunchtime and will be heading back to Cornwall with it. It feels like an absolute age since I bought the 02 and arranged for its being transported the 2300 miles home. I've used the time to obtain a few things to put my own stamp on it though and there's even sunshine forecast for that first journey home.
I'm properly excited.
I'm actually meeting the truck in Slough tomorrow lunchtime and will be heading back to Cornwall with it. It feels like an absolute age since I bought the 02 and arranged for its being transported the 2300 miles home. I've used the time to obtain a few things to put my own stamp on it though and there's even sunshine forecast for that first journey home.
I'm properly excited.
|https://thumbsnap.com/GwovGRlO[/urlWell it's here!
The truck finally arrived at some random street on an industrial estate in Slough at about 5.30pm yesterday. At first glance everything looked ok apart from the nearside front tyre being totally flat! Not an ideal start. I was just trying to see if there was a spare when who should pull up but an RAC van with the driver keen to admire and chat 02's! He couldn't have been happier to pump up the tyre and 5 minutes later the car was off the truck and sat idling at the roadside.
I used to own another LHD 02 on 40's which I'd bought from Geoff Weeks at ETA motorsport in about 1989 so climbing into this one took me right back to Woof as we called it. (It was registered WUF975S) First stop was a petrol station for a tank of super unleaded and to fit my homemade copies of the Greek number plates. I insured the 02 using the chassis number and confirmed that I could legally drive home to my local garage for an MOT test. I just figured that having no plates at all was an invitation for a pull, so in true Blue Peter style here's a pair I made earlier.
The 260 mile journey home was actually pretty uneventful. The only downside being the exhaust had taken on knock during shipping and a slight blow had grown louder and louder. Fortunately there's a new complete system coming soon. I finally got home around 11pm, shattered but glad to have the 02 safely here.
First job will be a thorough inspection but the first signs are very good indeed.
The truck finally arrived at some random street on an industrial estate in Slough at about 5.30pm yesterday. At first glance everything looked ok apart from the nearside front tyre being totally flat! Not an ideal start. I was just trying to see if there was a spare when who should pull up but an RAC van with the driver keen to admire and chat 02's! He couldn't have been happier to pump up the tyre and 5 minutes later the car was off the truck and sat idling at the roadside.
I used to own another LHD 02 on 40's which I'd bought from Geoff Weeks at ETA motorsport in about 1989 so climbing into this one took me right back to Woof as we called it. (It was registered WUF975S) First stop was a petrol station for a tank of super unleaded and to fit my homemade copies of the Greek number plates. I insured the 02 using the chassis number and confirmed that I could legally drive home to my local garage for an MOT test. I just figured that having no plates at all was an invitation for a pull, so in true Blue Peter style here's a pair I made earlier.
The 260 mile journey home was actually pretty uneventful. The only downside being the exhaust had taken on knock during shipping and a slight blow had grown louder and louder. Fortunately there's a new complete system coming soon. I finally got home around 11pm, shattered but glad to have the 02 safely here.
First job will be a thorough inspection but the first signs are very good indeed.
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