There are "Barn Finds" and there are "Heated Garage Finds"!

[grahamtr7]

I drive a Dacia Duster as my daily, and was interested in the original Dacia Dusters from the 1980's and early 90's, of which very few survive. About a year ago I was informed about an original Duster found in a garage after the owner sadly passed away. It is a 1992 Dacia Duster Roadster model, and the tax disc in the window is dated 1993, meaning the vehicle has been driven only for one year or less. I have eventually managed to acquire the vehicle and am amazed by its condition. I've since discovered the garage actually had a central heating boiler running it continually, so this "JEEP" has effectively been sitting in a heated garage for the last 25 years!

A few photos:











Graham

Edited by grahamtr7 on Monday 5th February 21:16

Edited by grahamtr7 on Monday 5th February 21:17

[Butter Face]

Awesome Graham!

I’m a Renault/Dacia salesman and love seeing stuff like this. Good luck in keeping it nice!!

Edited by Butter Face on Monday 5th February 20:51

[Jimmy Recard]

Wow! What an odd car to garage for that length of time. Nice find, that's very cool.

[Krikkit]

Is that numberplate a coincidence as well?

[jkh112]

They were rare even when still on sale new. What are you going to do with it?
Does it have rear seats?

[grahamtr7]

Krikkit said:

Is that numberplate a coincidence as well?

Yes, it's a bit of a mystery. I believe it's the original reg, but it must have been a "personal" reg too I think. I'm still waiting on the reg document.

[Butter Face]

It is indeed the first registration of the car, never been on any other plate!

[grahamtr7]

jkh112 said:

They were rare even when still on sale new. What are you going to do with it?
Does it have rear seats?

No rear seat, but I think it is a Roadster model rather than a Pick-up, because there is no rear bulkhead behind the seats (and there are also rear grab handles and ashtrays!)

[Too Drunk to Funk]

Cool. Had almost forgotten about them.

[grahamtr7]

Krikkit said:

Is that numberplate a coincidence as well?

The number is part of the reason I love it so much (I like my numbers!):



Graham

[grahamtr7]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Where about is that?

I am sure I have seen it recently....

It lived in Middlesborough (now in Aberdeenshire)

[Its Just Adz]

That’s a pretty cool little car

[grahamtr7]

exelero said:

I'm sorry to disappoint you but that is not a Duster. It's an ARO 10. Plenty of them still running in Romania

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARO_10

It's a Dacia Duster in the UK!

[exelero]

I didn't know they called them Duster in the UK. Everywhere else is called ARO 10.

[grahamtr7]

grahamtr7 said:

It's a Dacia Duster in the UK!

This is good though - it means there is a good supply of spares available!

[lord trumpton]

great find!

What's the mileage then?

[grahamtr7]

lord trumpton said:

great find!

What's the mileage then?

Only 4000 miles!

[lord trumpton]

grahamtr7 said:

lord trumpton said:

great find!

What's the mileage then?

Only 4000 miles!

Wowzers! Well done on a great find!

[anonymous-user]

I remember seeing a brand new one of these in 1991, and being amazed even then by how crappy the build quality was. The interior door trim was some weird sponge/foam with the thinnest layer of vinyl on top of it - and that was already starting to wear through, on a new car. Not in the least surprised there are so few left, but well done for finding this one.

[Yipper]

Good find.

Should be in a museum.