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[Astacus]

Thanks David, PM sent

[percival99]

Hi Phil,

Sorry I was getting married over the weekend so a little tied up!

I bought GYG 60J from John Chatley circa 2000 while he co-owned David Gerald. It was completely stripped and I had been told it had been stored on the previous owner's driveway a while.

It had been repainted a darker shade of blue than shown in the Brands Hatch photos. The body had been repainted numerous times and owing to the thickness of the paint it had cracks in the paint everywhere. I was led to believe that the car had been repainted after it had been stripped in the early stages of a restoration. Stripping it back to the fibreglass I could see it had been repainted many times! I think I counted 11 coats including primer from memory and it hadn't always been blue. I think it might have been a mid metalic green at some point and possibly yellow too, together with various shades of blue (metalic and solid).

Sadly I didn't keep a copy of the V5 for that car and unfortunately I can't remember any details of the previous owner although I have a funny feeling they may have been somewhere in the midlands but don't take that as gospel.

Hopefully I'll be able to make the next meet and we chat about the car.

All the best

Nick

[ATE399J]

Some progress.....

[ATE399J]

[Andrew Gray]

Getting there Phil
Seems to be a pattern emerging where projects get finished by a different owner than started the project great to see more cars getting back on the road.
Andrew

[MaggieC]

GYG60J this is unreal whilst sorting old photos I came across my vixen!! Then looked her up to randomly find this thread!!! I am Maggie (was Bird) Coleman and yes still live in kent. My now husband of 34yrs Mike rebuilt her in the late 70s early 80s. He also had a Taimar. We raced at Brands Hatch, Donnington and Malory Park in the mid 80s. My Vixen featured in quite a few magazines around that time, including the famous Vixen on a Vixen on my in laws drive (only the best steak to coax her on the bonnet!!) Would love to know if she is still around now.

[ATE399J]

MaggieC said:

GYG60J this is unreal whilst sorting old photos I came across my vixen!! Then looked her up to randomly find this thread!!! I am Maggie (was Bird) Coleman and yes still live in kent. My now husband of 34yrs Mike rebuilt her in the late 70s early 80s. He also had a Taimar. We raced at Brands Hatch, Donnington and Malory Park in the mid 80s. My Vixen featured in quite a few magazines around that time, including the famous Vixen on a Vixen on my in laws drive (only the best steak to coax her on the bonnet!!) Would love to know if she is still around now.

Hi Maggie,
The car is complete and running and located in Kent, near Ashford.
Happy to meet up somewhere if you’d like to see the car again.

Phil

[MaggieC]

Hi Phil
Great to hear she's still going at the age of 54!!
We live in Maidstone so not far too travel.
Be good to catch up at some point
Mags

[ATE399J]

MaggieC said:

Hi Phil
Great to hear she's still going at the age of 54!!
We live in Maidstone so not far too travel.
Be good to catch up at some point
Mags

Mags, could amend your account so I can email you? Or DM me so we can arrange something.
Phil