One For Jeroen,

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wil_h
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One For Jeroen,

Post by wil_h »

Well I have no idea what this is and was surprised to see and A-series in it.

Looks quite cool
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S motor...
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its one of those f40's innit :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

bet it just gets bought and gets the motor raped from it.

shame, its so vile its cool! 8-)
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One of the better looking "thingies" seems quit well built.
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Post by Jeroen Booij »

Holy! Never seen this before. :shock:
Thank you Wil. I will try to find out more about it. Great find.
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guru_1071 wrote:its one of those f40's innit :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

bet it just gets bought and gets the motor raped from it.

shame, its so vile its cool! 8-)
Just got Jeroen,s newsletter, the car is started & running again, it will be restored :D

it had all the right S parts, in both engine/box & brakes 8-)
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I wonder what it sounds like?
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To answer my own question, surprisingly fit!

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Yes that does sound very healthy 8-)
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Someone got a bargain!

Sounds like the chassis and mechanical bits are pretty decent. Personally, I'd have the body off it and into a skip and start again, and build something that I'd not be embarrased to be seen in!
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