Barn find MK 2 Rally car

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Barn find MK 2 Rally car

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After more than 30 years of negotiations, I finally managed to buy this old Rally car.
The car was built as a Rally car in 1977 by the brothers Tommy and Ole Borring Møller, at their fathers car repair shop in Faxe Ladeplads, Denmark. The brothers used to drive Cooper S´s as their daily drivers, before switching to Golf GTI Mk1´s. Pictures from yesterday, when i picked up the car.
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The brothers stopped using the Rally car in 1983, and it has been parked on the same spot ever since.
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Looks to be in great shape,

Who ever used to drive it looks to be on the short side though :lol:
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What a superb find, complete with period Halda and Magic-tree.
Looking forward to more details a photographs.
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the tyres needed some air :)
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What an absolutely WONDERFUL discovery!!

We all dream of finding a car like that one.

What are your plans?
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So. Cool. Cant wait to see it In Real
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mk1 wrote:What an absolutely WONDERFUL discovery!!

We all dream of finding a car like that one.

What are your plans?
I will try to get it going, without a respray :-)
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5 port head, carbs and distributor was stolen many years ago :-(
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It was very easy, to get the car rolling, they had removed the brake shoes, and the calipers were removed from the discs and hanging in wires under the car. Very clever :-)
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What a find! Looks a great shell, 30 odd years of patina , be a shame to wash it! :? :lol:
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The Borring Møller workshop built 1960, and now for sale
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The brothers did a nice job, when they prepared the car for rallying
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Heavy duty sump guard mounting :shock:
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Adjustable camber, caster and Spax dampers :-)
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Strengthening of the front floor and cross member
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Modify and repair as little as possible I'd say - great little car!
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Extra support for the fuel tank, twin fuel pumps and bracket for the jack :-)
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Rear mounted servo
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Genuine oil cooler hose
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