There are "Barn Finds" and there are "Heated Garage Finds"!
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Fantastic! A mate of mine had a white one when we were at University, back in the early 1990s. Parts were difficult to get hold of even back then!
Dacia Duster leaflet by WoertherseePics, on Flickr
Dacia Duster leaflet by WoertherseePics, on FlickrRunty28 said:
Back in 1992 after a costly divorce my father had one of these brand new.
I was 6 years old and was driven to a layby wedged in the back of his 1964 Daimler SP250 (Dart). Little did I know this would be getting part exchanged for said Duster.
I was given a can of tango which I promptly threw up on the carpet of the Dart, my Dad almost seemed to appreciate that. So with misty eyes, him and I the Dart was loaded on a low loader and we drove home in a J plate white and grey Duster complete with plastic covers on the seats.
The Dart disappeared from the world for 25 years until a week after my dads death when it appeared for sale. The vendor was the chap that took it in part exchange and had been in storage for all of that time. I did make contact with him at a rather emotional time for me and he remembered me well, he too got a bit emotional.
In a weird way, the Duster despite is awfulness I did grow quite fond of.
It opened the floodgates for an endless stream of bear bones 4x4's including a myriad of SJ Suzukis and Nivas etc.
Anyway, a truly outstanding find. Lovely to see one again.
Did you buy th Dart then?I was 6 years old and was driven to a layby wedged in the back of his 1964 Daimler SP250 (Dart). Little did I know this would be getting part exchanged for said Duster.
I was given a can of tango which I promptly threw up on the carpet of the Dart, my Dad almost seemed to appreciate that. So with misty eyes, him and I the Dart was loaded on a low loader and we drove home in a J plate white and grey Duster complete with plastic covers on the seats.
The Dart disappeared from the world for 25 years until a week after my dads death when it appeared for sale. The vendor was the chap that took it in part exchange and had been in storage for all of that time. I did make contact with him at a rather emotional time for me and he remembered me well, he too got a bit emotional.
In a weird way, the Duster despite is awfulness I did grow quite fond of.
It opened the floodgates for an endless stream of bear bones 4x4's including a myriad of SJ Suzukis and Nivas etc.
Anyway, a truly outstanding find. Lovely to see one again.
M1C said:
This is excellent.
Well done on the purchase! You can tell it's been sitting inside in the warm, i dont think there'd me much or any of that outside now! Well, years ago probably!
Great plate too. That'll be worth some money....but i'm guessing you'll want to keep it on the car?
Yep, it's staying with the "JEEP"!Well done on the purchase! You can tell it's been sitting inside in the warm, i dont think there'd me much or any of that outside now! Well, years ago probably!
Great plate too. That'll be worth some money....but i'm guessing you'll want to keep it on the car?
Danez said:
Did you buy th Dart then?
Absolutely wish I did. I was about £8k short and sadly my brother doesn't share the same passion so wouldn't get involved. Absolute credit to the vendor though as he immediately knocked off £5k and was desperate for me to own it. I will own it one day though. Looking through all his fastidious records etc I have tracked down his TR6 still alive and well the Dart has been MOT'd every year since. 
I've now got some more information on J6EEP's history, supplied by Karry, the sister of the late owner.
Her brother (David) was not actually the first owner, David was the second owner and the first owner was the supplying Dealer Scarborough 4x4 Centre Ltd, who registered the Duster under the personal reg: "J6 EEP".
Karry has very kindly sent me the following information, which I share with her permission:
J6EEP was bought because David was in a very rural parish on the edge of North Yorkshire / Cleveland Hills - he was Rector of Loftus with Carlin Howe - he was worried about getting snowed in and being unable to get to his parishioners so he bought the car as a second vehicle just to cope with the snow - but then he was offered the chance to build his own church (and I mean a physical building, not a mission) in Middlesbrough - he took up the challenge and built and designed a modern Byzantium Domed church. He was then created Canon of Ampleforth and an advisor to the Archbishop of York - Jeep languished in the garage. We nagged him to sell the Jeep but he was very loathe to part with it as he had formed an attachment to it. before he was ordained, he was an astrophysicist - but having studied physics he was interested in all aspects of cars - or indeed anything. What he didn't know, he went and found out. He was the most intelligent man I'll ever know and the Archbishops of both Canterbury and York declared he had the best brain in the Church of England when it came to Canon law. But to me, he's just the big brother I miss. Jeepy is the most genuine vehicle you could ever find in a "barn" - and she carries many memories for us - in the words of Neil Young "Long May She Run".
Karry later sent me a further message:
"The Archbishop of york cut short his conference in the Isle of Man to give David the last rites and a blessing - a service was given in Rome for him by the Archbishop of Canterbury who was visiting the Pope at the time - David was special and he never knew how special he was - the fact that Jeepy has gone to someone who wants to keep her intact is very important to me. David would have wanted to see her restored - he gave money to causes like the restoration of the Flying Scotsman and the Mallard - history, legacy - very much a part of his psyche".
I really am starting to appreciate how lucky I am to be the current custodian of J6EEP!
Graham
Her brother (David) was not actually the first owner, David was the second owner and the first owner was the supplying Dealer Scarborough 4x4 Centre Ltd, who registered the Duster under the personal reg: "J6 EEP".
Karry has very kindly sent me the following information, which I share with her permission:
J6EEP was bought because David was in a very rural parish on the edge of North Yorkshire / Cleveland Hills - he was Rector of Loftus with Carlin Howe - he was worried about getting snowed in and being unable to get to his parishioners so he bought the car as a second vehicle just to cope with the snow - but then he was offered the chance to build his own church (and I mean a physical building, not a mission) in Middlesbrough - he took up the challenge and built and designed a modern Byzantium Domed church. He was then created Canon of Ampleforth and an advisor to the Archbishop of York - Jeep languished in the garage. We nagged him to sell the Jeep but he was very loathe to part with it as he had formed an attachment to it. before he was ordained, he was an astrophysicist - but having studied physics he was interested in all aspects of cars - or indeed anything. What he didn't know, he went and found out. He was the most intelligent man I'll ever know and the Archbishops of both Canterbury and York declared he had the best brain in the Church of England when it came to Canon law. But to me, he's just the big brother I miss. Jeepy is the most genuine vehicle you could ever find in a "barn" - and she carries many memories for us - in the words of Neil Young "Long May She Run".
Karry later sent me a further message:
"The Archbishop of york cut short his conference in the Isle of Man to give David the last rites and a blessing - a service was given in Rome for him by the Archbishop of Canterbury who was visiting the Pope at the time - David was special and he never knew how special he was - the fact that Jeepy has gone to someone who wants to keep her intact is very important to me. David would have wanted to see her restored - he gave money to causes like the restoration of the Flying Scotsman and the Mallard - history, legacy - very much a part of his psyche".
I really am starting to appreciate how lucky I am to be the current custodian of J6EEP!
Graham
grahamtr7 said:
I've now got some more information on J6EEP's history, supplied by Karry, the sister of the late owner.
Her brother (David) was not actually the first owner, David was the second owner and the first owner was the supplying Dealer Scarborough 4x4 Centre Ltd, who registered the Duster under the personal reg: "J6 EEP".
Karry has very kindly sent me the following information, which I share with her permission:
J6EEP was bought because David was in a very rural parish on the edge of North Yorkshire / Cleveland Hills - he was Rector of Loftus with Carlin Howe - he was worried about getting snowed in and being unable to get to his parishioners so he bought the car as a second vehicle just to cope with the snow - but then he was offered the chance to build his own church (and I mean a physical building, not a mission) in Middlesbrough - he took up the challenge and built and designed a modern Byzantium Domed church. He was then created Canon of Ampleforth and an advisor to the Archbishop of York - Jeep languished in the garage. We nagged him to sell the Jeep but he was very loathe to part with it as he had formed an attachment to it. before he was ordained, he was an astrophysicist - but having studied physics he was interested in all aspects of cars - or indeed anything. What he didn't know, he went and found out. He was the most intelligent man I'll ever know and the Archbishops of both Canterbury and York declared he had the best brain in the Church of England when it came to Canon law. But to me, he's just the big brother I miss. Jeepy is the most genuine vehicle you could ever find in a "barn" - and she carries many memories for us - in the words of Neil Young "Long May She Run".
Karry later sent me a further message:
"The Archbishop of york cut short his conference in the Isle of Man to give David the last rites and a blessing - a service was given in Rome for him by the Archbishop of Canterbury who was visiting the Pope at the time - David was special and he never knew how special he was - the fact that Jeepy has gone to someone who wants to keep her intact is very important to me. David would have wanted to see her restored - he gave money to causes like the restoration of the Flying Scotsman and the Mallard - history, legacy - very much a part of his psyche".
I really am starting to appreciate how lucky I am to be the current custodian of J6EEP!
Graham
That’s a heart warming tale. A real antedote to some of the trolling that has infected PH. Her brother (David) was not actually the first owner, David was the second owner and the first owner was the supplying Dealer Scarborough 4x4 Centre Ltd, who registered the Duster under the personal reg: "J6 EEP".
Karry has very kindly sent me the following information, which I share with her permission:
J6EEP was bought because David was in a very rural parish on the edge of North Yorkshire / Cleveland Hills - he was Rector of Loftus with Carlin Howe - he was worried about getting snowed in and being unable to get to his parishioners so he bought the car as a second vehicle just to cope with the snow - but then he was offered the chance to build his own church (and I mean a physical building, not a mission) in Middlesbrough - he took up the challenge and built and designed a modern Byzantium Domed church. He was then created Canon of Ampleforth and an advisor to the Archbishop of York - Jeep languished in the garage. We nagged him to sell the Jeep but he was very loathe to part with it as he had formed an attachment to it. before he was ordained, he was an astrophysicist - but having studied physics he was interested in all aspects of cars - or indeed anything. What he didn't know, he went and found out. He was the most intelligent man I'll ever know and the Archbishops of both Canterbury and York declared he had the best brain in the Church of England when it came to Canon law. But to me, he's just the big brother I miss. Jeepy is the most genuine vehicle you could ever find in a "barn" - and she carries many memories for us - in the words of Neil Young "Long May She Run".
Karry later sent me a further message:
"The Archbishop of york cut short his conference in the Isle of Man to give David the last rites and a blessing - a service was given in Rome for him by the Archbishop of Canterbury who was visiting the Pope at the time - David was special and he never knew how special he was - the fact that Jeepy has gone to someone who wants to keep her intact is very important to me. David would have wanted to see her restored - he gave money to causes like the restoration of the Flying Scotsman and the Mallard - history, legacy - very much a part of his psyche".
I really am starting to appreciate how lucky I am to be the current custodian of J6EEP!
Graham
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