What bits have you still got for cars that you long since so
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TooMany2cvs said:
Sod "no longer own" - I've got a stack of s
t for cars I've never, ever owned.
I look into my sheds and despair.
I have some stuff like that, but only because I was grabbing NOS bits being sold off really cheap at a local scrapyard when it closed down recently.t for cars I've never, ever owned.I look into my sheds and despair.
Otherwise, I'm not familiar with the concept of cars I "no longer own".
I have the adjustable splitter off my Escort Cosworth ,sold 3 years ago.
It's in a poor condition as it sat about 4" off the ground and regularly scraped the road if too bumpy.
Tore it off completely along with the spoiler
on a single file country lane with the centre of the road considerably raised compared to the bit the tyres ran in.
Of the few Cos' that are actually driven nowadays ,some leave the splitter off the car ,it doesn't detract from the looks.
It's in a poor condition as it sat about 4" off the ground and regularly scraped the road if too bumpy.
Tore it off completely along with the spoiler
on a single file country lane with the centre of the road considerably raised compared to the bit the tyres ran in.
Of the few Cos' that are actually driven nowadays ,some leave the splitter off the car ,it doesn't detract from the looks.
The original number plates from the 1981 BMW E12 520 I owned (twice! - Bought it, sold it, bought it back two years later and then eventually scrapped it of due to catastrophic structural corrosion)
A pair of rear seat headrests, complete with mounting brackets for the E12 5 series, in black corduroy material (bought brand new from BMW in 1988 and still in brand new condition).
BMW kidney grills from My E12, E28 and E30 BMW's (the first thing I always did when I bought a BMW was fit new kidney grills and put the originals on my bedroom wall as decorations)
Four BMW E12 wheel centre caps, complete with badges.
BMW E36 owners wallet, with all of the books (except the service book), and the leather sample pouch (The car was scrapped off, so I kept the owners wallet)
A pair of 1977 "Ring Rally Giant" spot lights - complete with plastic covers, that were fitted to my first ever car - A 1977 mini clubman 1100 (They were cheap from Halfords, but did a brilliant job of lighting up the narrow country lanes that I used to go bombing around, out in the sticks)
The broken column switch assembly from the Ferrari 348 that I used to own (it cost me £1200 for a new set!)
And a whole host of other parts that I can't remember as they're all up in the attic somewhere.
A pair of rear seat headrests, complete with mounting brackets for the E12 5 series, in black corduroy material (bought brand new from BMW in 1988 and still in brand new condition).
BMW kidney grills from My E12, E28 and E30 BMW's (the first thing I always did when I bought a BMW was fit new kidney grills and put the originals on my bedroom wall as decorations)
Four BMW E12 wheel centre caps, complete with badges.
BMW E36 owners wallet, with all of the books (except the service book), and the leather sample pouch (The car was scrapped off, so I kept the owners wallet)
A pair of 1977 "Ring Rally Giant" spot lights - complete with plastic covers, that were fitted to my first ever car - A 1977 mini clubman 1100 (They were cheap from Halfords, but did a brilliant job of lighting up the narrow country lanes that I used to go bombing around, out in the sticks)
The broken column switch assembly from the Ferrari 348 that I used to own (it cost me £1200 for a new set!)
And a whole host of other parts that I can't remember as they're all up in the attic somewhere.
2172cc said:
Still got the number plates that my RS2000 came with from Mike Young's in Ilford. Also still have the Serck style pressed plates that were very popular at the time in the 80's. A great memento that I wont part with although the car is still around.
That's a good point I have a stack of number plates from old cars that's about a foot high, I always take the dealer supplied ones off and replace them with an unbranded one. Bungleaio said:
That's a good point I have a stack of number plates from old cars
Me too, but most of them are screwed to joists in the garage - gives a twinge of nostalgia sometimes when I look up - or occasionally relief that I got rid of the car. Lots got cut up to provide code boards for road rallies and 12-cars.Bungleaio said:
That's a good point I have a stack of number plates from old cars that's about a foot high, I always take the dealer supplied ones off and replace them with an unbranded one.
And then people like me spend ages creating artwork to replicating original dealer plates, to go on our restored cars 
droopsnoot said:
TooMany2cvs said:
Sod "no longer own" - I've got a stack of st for cars I've never, ever owned.
I look into my sheds and despair.
I have some stuff like that, but only because I was grabbing NOS bits being sold off really cheap at a local scrapyard when it closed down recently.t for cars I've never, ever owned.I look into my sheds and despair.
I've never owned a Ford of any kind, and I can't remember ever seeing a Mk1 Cortina estate in the flesh. Took some work to figure out what the mystery light was for, too...
I might get round to listing it on Fleabay one day 
Yertis said:
Bungleaio said:
That's a good point I have a stack of number plates from old cars that's about a foot high, I always take the dealer supplied ones off and replace them with an unbranded one.
And then people like me spend ages creating artwork to replicating original dealer plates, to go on our restored cars Hmmm what's we got....
Pair of front spots from a RIley Pathfinder my dad owned in the Sixties.
Airbox for a Vauxhall Omega 2.5D
Spare wheel? jack and remapped ECU for a Corsa C 1.7 DTi
Flasher unit for a Sierra
Enough spare Land Rover bits to build another one probably.
Haynes manuals for a Mini, Metro, Renault 11 and Ford Orion (a sad litany of shyte motors I used to own) and an owner's manual for my dad's old Austin Champ.
My dad, who professes to have no interest in cars has had an impressive list of cool (to my mind) cars and bikes including two 80inch Series One Land Rovers including a light green one that was one of the first 3000 built, the Riley, a BSA 350, a Lambretta, a Series IIA Land Rover (which I now own) and two Austin Champs
Pair of front spots from a RIley Pathfinder my dad owned in the Sixties.
Airbox for a Vauxhall Omega 2.5D
Spare wheel? jack and remapped ECU for a Corsa C 1.7 DTi
Flasher unit for a Sierra
Enough spare Land Rover bits to build another one probably.
Haynes manuals for a Mini, Metro, Renault 11 and Ford Orion (a sad litany of shyte motors I used to own) and an owner's manual for my dad's old Austin Champ.
My dad, who professes to have no interest in cars has had an impressive list of cool (to my mind) cars and bikes including two 80inch Series One Land Rovers including a light green one that was one of the first 3000 built, the Riley, a BSA 350, a Lambretta, a Series IIA Land Rover (which I now own) and two Austin Champs
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