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Kevinstewart
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1st purchase
1st purchase
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Hi,
Thought I'd just say hello as I'm new! Just bought my first A35 a few weeks ago a barn find no rot solid body but with parts missing, and a terrible coat of Dulux green brushed on paint!! It's had all new brakes but from the end of the handbrake there is nothing to the rear axle! No rods cables brake frame etc. But the worst part is no paperwork as lost and no reg plates as also lost.has got chassis numbers. Engine is seized as well good project???lol. So while looking for parts another project came up again 1958 new everything just needs fitting respray and floors welding! Does run brakes work has papers and reg number! So now I have two!!! Second purchase will be done first now while I try to get reg number for first.
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David Swain
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Looks lovely,
nice green twill interior, shouldn't take too much work to get useable. :thumbs:
Are the wings steel or fibreglass ?
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Nelly
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The Dulux has obviously done a good job at preserving the steel!
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Mine was last painted with some proper car paint (brand name of something like Repaint?) back in the 70s .. but my Dad did it .. with a foam roller .. because he broke the spray gun that attached to the old Hoover!

it looked OK at the time ..

most of it has simply dropped off though!
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Countryboy
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Welcome Kevin

I like your investment , looking forward to pictures of the second one and seeing your progress with both of them

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Kevinstewart
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Wings are steel, the dulux is about an inch thick in places lol, worked on it today master cylinder u/s loads of play in King pins! The list is getting longer.found out today from bmihc Ltd it was built 1st Jan 1958, in spruce green,the quest for the reg no goes on. Lol. I'll put pic of second car on if I can ? It took me forever last time!
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2nd purchace
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WAC_Paul
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welcome Kevin. Looks like the bug has bitten hard. Coming to Bath?
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Kevinstewart wrote:2nd purchace
spotted that on a certain auction website :thumbs:
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