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    Posted: 24-July-2007 at 23:18

It has finally resurfaced on eBay

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Originally posted by Horsetan Horsetan wrote:

Bit of an acquired taste

+1...... at least the wheels are easy to clean.......


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So what exactly did the British engineers "re-engineer"?

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^^

The roof, to incorporate panoramic-style glass. The front airdam (slightly). And, errm.... that was it.


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote B10VYT Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26-July-2007 at 09:06
Originally posted by Horsetan Horsetan wrote:

The roof, to incorporate panoramic-style glass.
The front airdam (slightly). And, errm.... that was it.





If it DID have a 'panoramic glass roof' it appears to have been filled in!

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Originally posted by AndyS AndyS wrote:

So what exactly did the British engineers "re-engineer"?

The badges of course...



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Isnt the whole back of the thing including the bootlid different? Or do my eyes deceive me...?
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Whatever it is that was re-engineered, it went way overbudget for little apparent change.....

Just like a government quango


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The bootlid and rear quarter panels are completely different, not my cup of tea but it obviously appeals to someone.

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Originally posted by Horsetan Horsetan wrote:

Bit of an acquired taste

Is it an aquired taste because it doesn't seem to be rusty ?

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Originally posted by Nigel Nigel wrote:

Originally posted by Horsetan Horsetan wrote:

Bit of an acquired taste

Is it an aquired taste because it doesn't seem to be rusty ?



..that's the British engineering..


..it might not seem to be rusty, but underneath it will be rotten
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Weren't those the same wheels that were originally fitted to the car on Wheeler Dealers??
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The car is now owned by Clayton Harrison, E24 dismantler extraordinaire....

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I have a photo of the car that was published when it was new, bought at great expense from the Observer Archive. I understood that the glass roof section slid into the boot similar to the AMG engineered Merc 2 seater that my brother owns, but the EBay pics do not bear this out. The cost of the conversion was well over 60K, which in 1982 was perhaps equivalent to about 150K now! I wish that I had seen the post earlier, as I have wanted to prepare an article on the vehicle for a long time, but have never managed to locate it. Clayton Harrison got a bargain for 5.5K I reckon, provided the car is in as good nick as it looks? Anyone know how to contact him? If so, please advise.
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Originally posted by Howard Howard wrote:

...Clayton Harrison got a bargain for 5.5K I reckon, provided the car is in as good nick as it looks? Anyone know how to contact him? If so, please advise.

PM sent, Howard. I have his mobile number.....


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