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Yay! after more than 10 years (13 to be precise ) of looking and missing out on 2 that got shipped abroad... Not to mention laughing at deluded fools with ones rotting in fields that they think are worth £1000's!
I have finally got my new car!
Its very young, infact as its 1977 its maybe only just be classic... (but its pre 1979 and that's all that matters in this game)
I will post photos tomorrow!!!
clue 1.
Its HUGE
clue 2
Its Jaguar group - naturally
clue 3
It came with a interesting free gift....
Anyone guess it?
1967 S-type Jaguar -Running like a dream.
1971 DS420 Hearse. -Now actually running and has just run a 16.7 Quarter Mile @ Santa Pod. - bloody hell!
Oh and your 1995 Volvo is not a classic. Still think it is? Take it to a classic car show.....
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
How hard can it be that's taken me 55 minutes to get my pc started and phone connected... Stupid Microsoft updates... I bloody work in I.T., what chance does the man on the street have?
Right... yes 1977 Daimler DS420 Hearse. Oh yes. 4.2 twin 2 inch S.U's about 245 BHP...
Bring it home.
oh daddy
yeah baby
check my bad self
and the free gift.... (I sh1t you not)
hahahhahhahahahahahaha madnesss
I got to go to bed now i am knackerd i'll fill the details in tomorow. But i paid £830 delivered (on a huge trailor) from London to my house at Newbury... So you can imagine how bad it is!!!!
1967 S-type Jaguar -Running like a dream.
1971 DS420 Hearse. -Now actually running and has just run a 16.7 Quarter Mile @ Santa Pod. - bloody hell!
Oh and your 1995 Volvo is not a classic. Still think it is? Take it to a classic car show.....
About 10 years ago we used to use one of those as a delivery van! I worked for a computer company in wembley and a sign written hearse got us lots of people ringing up (several to complain we shouldn't be using it as a delivery van).
the no1 question is though; does it run?
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
I got it from a Lithuanian breaker, it was scrapped (but not on the paperwork, I have the V5) 2 years ago. Its sat in field ever since.
The engine turns on the starter and the gearbox oil is a healthy colour. There is no spark so I need to fix that, but after my previous exploits with the S-Type I am sure I can get it sorted! I suspect coil… Would that cause the points not to spark?
Rust….
1 small hole in nearside sill, 1 huge hole in offside sill, 2 small holes on the floor pan. Paintwork needs a polish and some localised cosmetic repairs. The roof, which is wooden panels needs fixing! I need to empty out the small pond in the foot wells from the leaking roof, but its all good!!!!!!
I would say maybe a year or two, for the restoration, then I can move on to getting it ready to either drag race or street custom…
1967 S-type Jaguar -Running like a dream.
1971 DS420 Hearse. -Now actually running and has just run a 16.7 Quarter Mile @ Santa Pod. - bloody hell!
Oh and your 1995 Volvo is not a classic. Still think it is? Take it to a classic car show.....
