Looking for A944 HVC

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sgrimshaw

7,323 posts

250 months

Monday 19th April 2021
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Powderpuff said:
Just a little update.....dad's car is now my car and safely tucked up in the garage biggrin
Pictures please smile

Twinfan

10,125 posts

104 months

Monday 19th April 2021
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Superb result!

DKL

4,490 posts

222 months

Monday 19th April 2021
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Great news Gordon, congratulations on a successful search. Definitely pics please.
On a separate note 21 had it's first run of the year. At least it still works!

BrotherMouzone

3,169 posts

174 months

Monday 19th April 2021
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Powderpuff said:
Just a little update.....dad's car is now my car and safely tucked up in the garage biggrin
Awesome news, congratulations!

Powderpuff

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355 posts

249 months

Tuesday 20th April 2021
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DKL said:
Great news Gordon, congratulations on a successful search. Definitely pics please.
On a separate note 21 had it's first run of the year. At least it still works!
Glad you've had the 21 out, I'll get Kate's out when the weather improves up here.

The 944 needs work, mechanically good but cosmetically it needs various trim bits, the correct offset wheels and will need a respray....plenty of time to do bits now it's back in the family






LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

196 months

Tuesday 20th April 2021
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Fantastic result.

g7jhp

6,964 posts

238 months

Tuesday 20th April 2021
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Love the fact you have manged to find and buy back your Dads old car.

Great you have the pic from collection day.


Still looks great now but the cookie cutters wheels did look right and will complete thf look.





Look forward to seeing the car when refreshed!



jeyjey

220 posts

97 months

Thursday 22nd April 2021
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Awesome!

johnoz

1,016 posts

192 months

Thursday 22nd April 2021
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Great story, and well done for finding it,,

PS2018

323 posts

73 months

Friday 23rd April 2021
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Great story very happy for you

bristolracer

5,540 posts

149 months

Friday 23rd April 2021
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Well done
Looks like your dad's car had cookie cutters on it and now sits on teledials?
Changing them back will correct the offset. The teledials may be from a 924S hence not filling the arches.
Get the cam belt and tensioners done ASAP if it's had little use recently, a snapped belt is terminal on these. Also worth checking all the drain holes, water collects in the battery tray and leaks through to cause mischief in the electrics.

Djw John

99 posts

149 months

Friday 23rd April 2021
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You didn't happen to find it in West Lothian did you? I'm 99% sure I saw this in a local street I'm not normally in about a month ago.

Put it this way if you hadnt already found it I would've been sending you the address to contact them!

Google [bot]

6,682 posts

181 months

Friday 23rd April 2021
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Well done OP, I think everyone loves a story like this.

Get them horrible wheels sorted out. The paintwork seems much more lustrous than back in the day wink

Powderpuff

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355 posts

249 months

Friday 23rd April 2021
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bristolracer said:
Well done
Looks like your dad's car had cookie cutters on it and now sits on teledials?
Changing them back will correct the offset. The teledials may be from a 924S hence not filling the arches.
Get the cam belt and tensioners done ASAP if it's had little use recently, a snapped belt is terminal on these. Also worth checking all the drain holes, water collects in the battery tray and leaks through to cause mischief in the electrics.
Thanks for the comment

I'm probably going 16" Fuchs (copies) instead of as you say the wrong offset teledials - 16" has a better choice of rubber.

The belts have been replaced in last 12 months by the previous owner so should be ok.

Re the battery drains - another job on my list but it's very unlikely to see rain for a while biggrin

G111MDS

320 posts

91 months

Friday 23rd April 2021
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Fantastic you’ve been able to find it! Would be great to see some pictures smile

Powderpuff

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355 posts

249 months

Friday 23rd April 2021
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Djw John said:
You didn't happen to find it in West Lothian did you? I'm 99% sure I saw this in a local street I'm not normally in about a month ago.

Put it this way if you hadnt already found it I would've been sending you the address to contact them!
It wasn't in West Lothian, a bit further north in Arbroath.

It will have been a different car - A944HVC was off the road and under armed guard on an MOD base until it had it's MOT on 16th April. Interesting experience having to be cleared by soldiers with assualt rifles to collect a car biggrin

Powderpuff

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355 posts

249 months

Friday 23rd April 2021
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G111MDS said:
Fantastic you’ve been able to find it! Would be great to see some pictures smile
Pictures of it in the hangar and the garden are both on the day of collection. I'll post up more when it's had signifcant changes smile