My M project arrived today

[stainless_steve]

Its a 1972 2500,i'm very happy with the purchase

[tegwin]

Snap What chassis number do you have?... I have 2315TM


Oh...and this thread is useless without photos!

Edited by tegwin on Tuesday 28th October 20:03

[stainless_steve]

Get some pics this weekend

chassis no...2242tm

[Slow M]

Congratulations!
I hope you enjoy it!
B

[stainless_steve]

Thanks Bernard,
The previous owner had it 20+ years.
About 10 years ago he started to restore it,chassis off ect
He sanded down the body work and left it for another 10 years.
Now it's my turn.

I may try and start the car before i replace it with a V8

[Gnasher]

That's a very early M,they started at 2240, I think.

I put a Rover V8 into 2247 TM. It was featured in Sprint a few years ago, & Tony Connor who was then the editor bought it from me when I got my 3000S.
SteveD

[stainless_steve]

Thanks for the info Steve.
So it could be the second M made,what colour was the 1971 motorshow car ?

[Gnasher]

No idea, but both my 2500M & 3000S started life in that fetching Ford metallic brown.

[G1ABB]

Hi ya Stainless...

Welcome to the "what the fock am I going to do with that club".. "it always comes together in the end though..

G1ABB

[stainless_steve]

Graham,i think we will end up with the same engine,i'm going to need a shoehorn to fit it though

[Slow M]

stainless_steve said:

Get some pics this weekend

We're waaaaaiiiiiiting....

[G1ABB]

stainless_steve said:

Graham,i think we will end up with the same engine,i'm going to need a shoehorn to fit it though

Maybe we can get a BOGOF deal....

[stainless_steve]

Slow M said:

stainless_steve said:

Get some pics this weekend

We're waaaaaiiiiiiting....

I've some the previous owner sent me ,will sort it out

[stainless_steve]

G1ABB said:

stainless_steve said:

Graham,i think we will end up with the same engine,i'm going to need a shoehorn to fit it though

Maybe we can get a BOGOF deal....

That sound great,you buy one and i'll have the free one

[stainless_steve]

[stainless_steve]

You can see from the pics the car was originally blue,with a gold stripe?

[tegwin]

hmmm...tidy

That is one weird place to put an oil cooler though!!!!!

Edited by tegwin on Wednesday 5th November 20:10

[Slow M]

Cool!

[stainless_steve]

tegwin said:

hmmm...tidy

That is one weird place to put an oil cooler though!!!!!

Edited by tegwin on Wednesday 5th November 20:10

I thought that,also if you look at the rear of the car you will see two holes next to the lights,any ideas?

[pelsen]

stainless_steve said:

I thought that,also if you look at the rear of the car you will see two holes next to the lights,any ideas?

yes, the reverse lights have been removed