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David Cochrane Offline
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#11
14-11-2024, 11:48 PM
The 1929 Chummy formerly owned by Neill Bruce (with less than 20,000 miles) has orange glass. It also still has silver paint on the engine bolts.
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Tony Press Offline
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#12
15-11-2024, 01:09 AM
Is the 'orange' glass the result of failing early Triplex safety glass ?
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Nick Turley Offline
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#13
15-11-2024, 01:04 PM
What a lovely find - the difficulty is wether to just leave it or restore sufficiently to use.
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Ivor Hawkins Offline
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Car type: 1934 Austin Seven RP Deluxe
#14
15-11-2024, 04:40 PM (This post was last modified: 15-11-2024, 04:40 PM by Ivor Hawkins.)
If it were up to me I would subject it to a deep clean an a programme of careful preservation, but enough so it could be reliable transport, after all, what’s the point of having a car if you can’t drive it!
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#15
15-11-2024, 06:27 PM
I'm with you Ivor. Would be a delight to be made mechanically sound and safe to drive - and the rest preserved, as is.
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Car type: 1933 RP Standard Saloon
#16
15-11-2024, 08:35 PM
I'm with that idea.
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Chris Garner Offline
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#17
19-11-2024, 09:37 AM
I've been approached by the Automobile magazine to pen a few words on the car under their " Finds and Discoveries ". 
Hopefully it will be in the next, January?, edition.
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Howard Wright Offline
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Car type: 29 Special, 30 RK, 28 C Cab
#18
19-11-2024, 11:06 AM
Hi Chris

I hope a few words for the Grey mag might be forthcoming?

Cheers

Howard
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Tony Griffiths Offline
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Car type: 1929 Chummy, 1930 Chummy, 1930 Ulster Replica, 1934 Ruby
#19
19-11-2024, 11:38 AM
Imagine if this had been a Mk.1 Ford Escort, driven for 40,000 miles, put into a shed and stored for 70 years.....
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Ivor Hawkins Offline
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#20
20-11-2024, 10:38 AM
I think you might need a dustpan and brush Tony!
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