A SERIES SAVED FROM THE CRUSHER

[mexicodan]

CAN YOU BELIVE I FOUND THIS OLD GIRL IN THE LOCAL CAR BREAKERS,
THE TREE SLIME HAS AMAZINGLY PRESERVED THE PAINT QUITE WELL, A ALL THINGS BEING WELL SHOULD BE READY FOR THE NEXT SHOW SEASON.

[stevo]

Well done mate, what year is it?

[mexicodan]

I THINK ITS 79/ 80 ON A V REG,,

ONLY 2 LOCAL GARAGE OWNERS FROM NEW, THEN SOMEHOW GOT FORGOTTEN ABOUT STASHED AWAY BY A CAR BREAKER, I WAS LOOKING FOR SOME PARTS FOR MY P REG TRANNY WHEN I FOUND HER SITTING OVER THE BACK,, CRIMINAL WHAT SOME PEOPLE THROW AWAY,,
ALTHOUGH SADLY THERE IS ALSO A MK2 LUTON WHICH HAS HAD THE CAB RUN OVER BY THERE 360..

OTHERWISE I WOULD OF SAVED THAT AS WELL.

[Luke]

love it crew cab aswell
got any latest pics
and you should start a progress report thread on this to keep us up to date on the latest on the restoration

[mexicodan]

HAVE ONE LATISH PIC, BUT WILL POST SOME LATER ONES SOON, YES DONT MIND DOING A THREAD ON IT, HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO A CHAP FROM THE FORD HERATIGE DEPT, WHO HAS BEEN VERY VERY HELPFULL IN GETTING ME SOME INFORMATION AND FORD PICS ON THE A SERIES WITH A VIEW TO ME PUTTING ALL THE PICS / INFO ON A WEBPAGE, AS IM SURE YOUR AWARE TYPE IT INTO A SEARCH ENGINE AND THE ONLY A SERIES RELATED THING THAT POPS UP IS SOME CHAPS CAMPER THAT SOLD ON EBAY!!

[mexicodan]

THIS ONE WAS AFTER 4 DAYS OF CLEANING THE NEARSIDE!!
GOING TO COST A FORTUNE IN T-C

[stevo]

Thats amazingly clean mate, what a find. Any idea what mileage is on it?

[pce-hq13]

I have to say mexicodan that looks fantastic after the cleaning, looks like just had respray...

Excellent find dude...

Please keep us updated as it looks awesome

I once got given a cavalier(i did say given... ) and it had been under some trees for two years and i spent two days cleaning it up, first day scrubbing the green mold and bird crap of with a nail brush and the second day T-Cutting it, it looked great almost like a new car when i finished (was still a crappy cavalier though)

Paul

[madmark]

wow what a find! is she 2.4 or 6cl york???

[gemini]

looks like a Di

[mexicodan]

HI ITS FITTED WITH A EARLY DI ENGINE, (THANK FULLY)

THE YORK HAS LONG GONE, GOOD THING, THOUGH THERE STILL IS THE CAN OF PRE STRAT GAS AND ALL THE GAS INTAKE AND HANDLE EQUIPMENT STILL ON THE DASH..

AND THE PAINT LOOKS BETTER IN THE FLESH, THAN THE PICS,

[FredTransit]

What a find! Nice one, I would have had that like a shot if I had seen it. Here's a tip, got to Netto and buy some of thier own brand kitchen cleaner with bleach, it will get that mould off a treat, might need a couple or three bottles, but it's less than a £1 a bottle so no big deal. I have used it before, on a luton body that stood in a field for 3 years, same depth of mould but it came off a treat. Wouldn't use it on colours though! Might save you that fortune in T Cut.....

[bigmastif]

love it look forward to seeing your future pics

[Neil]

nice find, are the kingpins ok, there not easy to find

[Lee J]

thats a beaut mate, think you need a tyre on the front though lol