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Offline cazman

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Re: On ebay, UK, auction, interesting car.
« Reply #1 on: Monday,April 08, 2024, 11:51:03 AM »
Very cool. Do you think the windows go down?
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Re: On ebay, UK, auction, interesting car.
« Reply #2 on: Monday,April 08, 2024, 01:18:16 PM »
Seems extremely under priced for a UK car and considering the condition. Doors are S1 and windows will not go down They are hinged at the front and will pop out a little, a few inches, maybe).

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Re: On ebay, UK, auction, interesting car.
« Reply #3 on: Monday,April 08, 2024, 01:26:24 PM »
A bit Heinz 57 Varieties.

Very non-standard.

I wonder how road friendly the car is after all those modifications.

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Re: On ebay, UK, auction, interesting car.
« Reply #4 on: Monday,April 08, 2024, 01:53:28 PM »
That's a steal !!
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Re: On ebay, UK, auction, interesting car.
« Reply #5 on: Monday,April 08, 2024, 03:21:54 PM »
It's an ad for their upcoming auction:

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THIS VEHICLE IS TO BE SOLD AT OUR SPRING CLASSIC AUCTION 25/04/2024 @ 10:00am.

THE PRICE LISTED IS THE LOWER END OF OUR ESTIMATED SALE.


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Re: On ebay, UK, auction, interesting car.
« Reply #6 on: Monday,April 08, 2024, 11:26:52 PM »
Yep, like Roddy says, it's an advert for their auction site and not a classified ad as is stated at the start. I was also taken with £11k and wondering where I could fit it in !

All credit to the owner though, 91yrs old and only now considering selling....  hope I'm the same at that age.

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Re: On ebay, UK, auction, interesting car.
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday,April 09, 2024, 07:29:45 AM »
$14,000 US. That is cheap for how nice it is. It would be bought quick in the US.

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Re: On ebay, UK, auction, interesting car.
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday,April 09, 2024, 10:09:37 AM »
"THIS VEHICLE IS TO BE SOLD AT OUR SPRING CLASSIC AUCTION 25/04/2024 @ 10:00am. THE PRICE LISTED IS THE LOWER END OF OUR ESTIMATED SALE"

Looks like the "seller" is a big, multi-make commercial auction house a la COPART in the US: https://www.facebook.com/SouthWesternVehicleAuctions/ 

Will be interesting to see what it brings on the 25th. Especially with the all the added features such as Central Locking, ABS, Power Steering, ESP, etc. :)

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Re: On ebay, UK, auction, interesting car.
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday,April 10, 2024, 08:22:56 AM »
... with the all the added features such as Central Locking, ABS, Power Steering, ESP, etc. :)
Hhmmm... suddenly, I no longer want it.
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Re: On ebay, UK, auction, interesting car.
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday,April 10, 2024, 09:07:22 AM »

with the all the added features such as  ESP

So no steering wheel, you just think it to go around corners?

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Re: On ebay, UK, auction, interesting car.
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday,April 10, 2024, 09:25:46 AM »
... with the all the added features such as Central Locking, ABS, Power Steering, ESP, etc. :)
Hhmmm... suddenly, I no longer want it.

No way it has ABS. I'm researching a MK60 unit for mine. It's far from bolt in and most don't drive hard enough to need it. The car show crowd is safe!