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look what i found

by rich30mex » Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:18 pm

got sent to pick up some powder coated stuff up for work today and i found this round the back of there factory is been sat there for over 10 years

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fingers crossed but might be my summer project for just a fue pennys :D :D
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Re: look what i found

by Allys Cally » Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:23 pm

needs alot of work by the looks of it, but if done right would certainly be worth it :D
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Re: look what i found

by rich30mex » Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:28 pm

the car looks pretty solid form what i can see its mainly bad paint work
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Re: look what i found

by v6 steve » Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:30 pm

thats going to take a lot of work, time and money good luck keep us updated
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Re: look what i found

by rich30mex » Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:33 pm

will do if i get it got to find some were to put it first :whistle:
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Re: look what i found

by specks » Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:12 am

i know a guy who would give his arms for that,he is after one big style.
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Re: look what i found

by MadOnVaux! » Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:07 pm

Excellent, definitely a rare find...hope you manage to get it and start work on it, will be an interesting one to watch :)
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Re: look what i found

by Callyman » Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:42 pm

specks wrote:i know a guy who would give his arms for that,he is after one big style.

Mate of a mate just sold his minter Calibre for £2.5k
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Re: look what i found

by bigdaz1987 » Wed Feb 02, 2011 7:04 pm

love those cars would trade the cally any day for 1 of those :whistle:
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by Allys Cally » Wed Feb 02, 2011 7:10 pm

bigdaz1987 wrote:love those cars would trade the cally any day for 1 of those :whistle:

nope would need to be a mk1 or mk2 astra gte for me, but i think i've mentioned that once or twice before :lol:
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Re: look what i found

by Robs-se » Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:40 pm

I miss my mk1 Astra in Carmine Red :(
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Re: look what i found

by specks » Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:12 pm

callyman wrote:
specks wrote:i know a guy who would give his arms for that,he is after one big style.

Mate of a mate just sold his minter Calibre for £2.5k



pretty sure the gut im on about,his cousin bought it off you a few weeks back,they were from london.
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Re: look what i found

by MadOnVaux! » Thu Feb 03, 2011 4:28 pm

Just noticed those lower door mouldings look like they are on with self-tappers!!! :!:

I wonder if its a genuine un?
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Re: look what i found

by rich30mex » Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:26 pm

yep iv run the reg past webuyanycar.com and it comes up ok
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Re: look what i found

by specks » Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:36 pm

get it bought,wish i could find a wee gem like that.
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