Pleased to report that the Mk3 from Vanmad down the south side of Brum has landed today. Sorry some of the pics are a little dark - it's because it was getting - errr - a little dark!
Here's what she arrived on:
Needs a bit of time with a hose and some shampoo, as she's been stored in a barn for quite a while - but sure we can manage that!
Battery dead as a door post, so haven't had chance to see if she'll go yet. Needs most of the exhaust, and possibly a new manifold if I can't get the broken studs out - previous one was stolen, along with the oil filler cap and drivers seat!! Some people eh
Water level was very low - nothing in the header tank, and some of the hoses around the engine felt "crunchy" - although they don't appear to be cracked or perished or anything. Is this likely to be dried rust on the inside, or the actual inside of the pipe itself going all dry and cracking? Either way I'll make sure it has a proper good flushing before we start it up. Oil looks clean and is at the right level. Very little rust anywhere on the body - all sorted before she went into storage - nothing in any of the usual spots. Underneath looks good too from a quick look while she was still on the truck - doors are solid
Ran a finger along the bottom edge of the rear doors and they're smooth as a baby's bum. Tidy.Vanmad chucked two leather electric front seats out of a Granada (I think) Don't know whether to stick them in the County or in this one - as we wanted to change the County to two singles in the front anyway.
Only other thing is it looks really dinky at the side of the County - made me smile
Not been a bad day at all today!
I'll keep you posted with pics etc as we get her back on the road.
Cheers,
Andy
The year after it must have done the same trip backwards as the mileage came back down to about 80k 
1 by 1 the penguins keep stealing my sanity!!
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