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BaronVonVVankel
19-04-08, 09:46 PM
Look what i bought today... :D Re-Mortgages... aint they great!
Many thanks to Pike & Susie for going to check it out for me.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn244/BaronVonVVankel/cropped.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn244/BaronVonVVankel/Indicatorsremoved.jpg
(Ive photoshopped out the rear indicators cos they look a bit naff)

Anyone know any history on this car? any old photos? any previous owners?
or even the builder? (and dont say Ford Motor Company).
chop-n-pop
19-04-08, 10:56 PM
congrats mate.
enjoy it:D
gettinonabitmore
19-04-08, 11:20 PM
Derek, I am sure that was in Leicester, sorry, I haven't had a chance to check, leave it with me...!!!

Congrats, by the way..and good to meet you...!!!


:D
English Impala
20-04-08, 08:11 AM
I used to see that (or a very similar one) round Loughborough, Coalville & Ashby. Sounded like it had a 4-pot?

Having said that, the one I used to see had chrome wheels of the same style, the one's on this car look like satin Centre-lines.......
Flamin Black A
20-04-08, 09:45 AM
thats a nice looking pop lets have some details of the engine etc
Russ
20-04-08, 12:47 PM
nice one , now get out an increase your carbon foot print this afternoon, you`ll have fun doing it,
Russ
BaronVonVVankel
20-04-08, 02:58 PM
thats a nice looking pop lets have some details of the engine etc

At the moment its got a Pinto with twin 40's (apparently)...
farncombe pop
20-04-08, 03:05 PM
At the moment its got a Pinto with twin 40's (apparently)...
Any chance of a engine pic please, i'm intrested in the room under there with the webers fitted, by the way ****** nice pop!......paul.http://www.nsra.org.uk/newforum/images/icons/icon14.gif
Rover V8
20-04-08, 06:45 PM
Hi Derek,
Looking good mate, have loads of fun in it,
All the best,
Mike C.
pikko
20-04-08, 06:53 PM
mmmmmm.... me likes!!!!!! Nice one!
BaronVonVVankel
20-04-08, 09:43 PM
Any chance of a engine pic please, i'm intrested in the room under there with the webers fitted, by the way ****** nice pop!......paul.http://www.nsra.org.uk/newforum/images/icons/icon14.gif
Thanks for the comments everyone. Its not perfect, theres a bit of work to be done next winter but its going straight on the road for this summer.
Havent taken any pics of the engine bay yet, will post some up when i do.
BaronVonVVankel
24-04-08, 09:31 PM
Any chance of a engine pic please, i'm intrested in the room under there with the webers fitted

Its a bit tight in there
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn244/BaronVonVVankel/carbs1.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn244/BaronVonVVankel/carbs2.jpg
pikko
24-04-08, 09:37 PM
Aye Curumba!! Not much room for error there eh!! LOL
BaronVonVVankel
26-04-08, 11:48 AM
Just back from my first drive... these Rods are
FUN!! :D
Crude, rudimentary, noisy, mad, bad, silly... FUN!! :D

and Perfect for a mid life crisis ;)
(should have done this years ago)
pikko
26-04-08, 08:50 PM
Have you become an adrenalin junkie? lol.

Cant wait to get in mine, managed about 200 yards about 4 and a half years ago..... Then took it all to bitz!! LOL:)
BaronVonVVankel
28-04-08, 08:32 PM
Have you become an adrenalin junkie? lol.
Cant wait to get in mine, managed about 200 yards about 4 and a half years ago..... Then took it all to bitz!! LOL:)

Not really, i have a bike for my adrenalin fix, been a biker for nearly 25 years solid, love em, in fact, if i had to choose between my Norton and the Pop im 'fraid the Norton wins every time.. no contest. But the Pop is, without a doubt, FUN! and while i cant take my kids with me to bike rallies, i can take them to Rod events, which is cool.
With the history your car has im not surprised you want it on the road. It amazes me how so many of the Show cars of the Seventies are now in such a bad state... what happened? did they all get dumped in the Severn Estuary by Mr J Clarkson?
Wish i could find some history on my Pop, it was supposedly Rodded in the Seventies and doesnt appear to have had much work done on it in recent years.
pikko
28-04-08, 10:34 PM
Water ballasted Rods??? Must just be down to the good ol British weather methinks! LOL. I'm sure your pop will nudge a few memories for somebody. It only takes one comment from somebody and the flood gates will open. Good luck! I'll keep em peeled for ya.
BaronVonVVankel
14-05-08, 10:55 PM
Ive just noticed...
Ive got Eliminator wheels!
How cool is that :cool:
http://www.autocult.com.au/img/gallery/full/325LRNWY.jpg
BaronVonVVankel
20-07-08, 10:47 AM
Im such a lazy ass... ive just bothered to actually look through some paperwork that came with ONT791...
Supplied new in 1957 by a Ford dealer in Shrewsbury.
MOT'd in 1989 (with a 2000cc engine) in Telford.
MOT'd in 2003 in Loughborough (you were right 'Gettinonabitmore').
Petrol receipt 2005 in Shepshed.
Purchased by me 2008 in Bury St Edmunds.

BUT! what i want to know is who Rodded it & when and
I wish i could find some old photos of it...
Anyone??
pikko
21-07-08, 09:58 PM
There is a link somewhere on this forum that takes you to the DVLA site where for a small fee the will send you copies of all the old log books. That may help you????
pikko
21-07-08, 10:03 PM
http://direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/AdviceOnKeepingYourVehicle/DG_4022067


There ya go..........
BaronVonVVankel
22-09-08, 12:27 AM
Finally got the info back from the DVLA... it took ages and the early history is a bit confusing. The car was originally Black. The DVLA have listed the first owner as D. Saxon but theyve got that wrong. The first owner was a Captain Warr (or Capt. Waugh?) from Shrewsbury who sold it to a C. Hatton in 1975 who then sold it to D. Saxon. It appears that the DVLAs records are not very complete prior to 1980.
I think the change from 1172cc to 1998cc was carried out by D. Saxon who, when declaring a change of address in 1989, also declared the engine size to be 2000. The DVLA ignored his declaration and continued to list the engine size as 1172 until the 5th owner put them straight on it.
So, does anyone know a David Harold Saxon ???
BaronVonVVankel
20-04-09, 11:22 PM
Happy Birthday dear BaronVonVVankel, Happy Birthday to me.
Had my Pop, my first Rod, for a year now (ok, a year and a day).
Im buying the virtual drinks, what are you having?
Heres a very recent photo...

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn244/BaronVonVVankel/Pop2009.jpg
john56
21-04-09, 12:37 PM
Mines a pint,
lovely motor, wish mine was done
stueyT
21-04-09, 01:09 PM
JD for me, many happy returns.

Cheers,

Stu.
chris
21-04-09, 07:32 PM
A year on and it still looks the same.....











that means all you have done is drive it and enjoyed it... well done! :D


(Guinness please ;))
farncombe pop
21-04-09, 07:54 PM
Cup of tea please [ no really ;) ] where did that year go? :eek: still looks a cracker, sure missing mine,
Captain Scarlet
21-04-09, 11:13 PM
Cheers well done ,
a Pop for me.
(well someone was going to say it :rolleyes:)
cossie pop
21-04-09, 11:53 PM
belated birthday wishes :D
thats one tidy looking pop got any pics of the interior what axle is it running?
adie
BaronVonVVankel
22-04-09, 12:29 AM
belated birthday wishes :D
thats one tidy looking pop got any pics of the interior what axle is it running?
adie

Thanks guys. Axle is MGB. Ive got one poor quality flash photo of the inside.. i must get round to taking a decent one in daylight. The interior is very close to stock, it even still has the Ford Dealers plaque fixed to the dash.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn244/BaronVonVVankel/popinside.jpg