I fitted a new battery, spark plugs, cleaned the points, changed the oil, repaired the exhaust, put petrol in the tank and it started and runs. The clutch was free and the car drives forwards and backwards. The brakes do not work and need a full overhaul, the workshop manuals are coming with the car so you can service the car and brakes yourself. Also it will need general recommissioning and odd jobs doing to achieve your personal standard but this is a solid car and has the makings of a usable classic. The Triumph Mayflower club have an extensive parts list available to assist in the recommissioning.”
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It has been sitting in a dry garage since 1986, the engine is seized and there are reportedly just five Renault 15 TS models currently licensed for UK roads. Now this wonderfully untouched 1973 survivor is going up for auction in Essex with an estimate of just £1,000–£2,000. For anyone with a soft spot for […]
Some of the best bits of motoring history aren’t cars or motorcycles at all. Sometimes they’re the things that used to sit on the counter behind them. A mate recently cleared out an old motorcycle and bicycle shop that had closed down, and knowing my weakness for old shop display material, he saved ...
There are restoration projects, there are brave restoration projects, and then there is HTM 457F. We found this battered Ford Escort sitting among an extraordinary collection of old cars in Cambridgeshire, and it’s fair to say its best days appear to be some considerable distance behind it. The front end is badly damaged. Corrosion ...
