malcolm
& Clementine the Cat
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I'm cutting down on Renault 4s. Seven might be one too many, and I didn't count too carefully so it's possible I might have more!
This is the '68 deluxe I picked up from Bristol a year and a bit ago and dry stored since. I've done nothing with it apart from pinch the headlamps and grille badge (which I'd like to keep). It's got a V5 and is on sorn. It was last on the road in 2004 roughly when it was owned by a Morris Minor mechanic, so plenty of pragmatic repairs including the body being welded to the chassis at the front.
The engine runs, but it would need a new starter solenoid before electric starting could be considered a real option. It's been converted to 12V with 4 speed dog-leg first gearbox. The seats are missing (they are in my GTL, but they were taken from the same car as the 4 speed box so weren't original), but I can include a reasonable bench seat interior or a whole selection of rough GTL seats.
My thoughts are it would be fairly easy to get through an MOT - the obvious work would be front floor welding and a new front wing, and maybe some work on the brakes. If a restoration to perfect were planned that would be a big job and a different car might be a better starting point as this one is scruffy in a lot of areas.
If anyone is interested do post or private message. For price - the car has set me back roughly £150 including getting it here, though I have used the headlamps and grille badge which would recover some of that. I'm open to offers.
There's no mad rush. Come on over to have a look and it can go on eBay later in the summer if no-one here wants it. I'll post here to let you know when it is sold. Some photos and more description from when I bought it with a view to complete restoration: http://www.renault4.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=358
This is the '68 deluxe I picked up from Bristol a year and a bit ago and dry stored since. I've done nothing with it apart from pinch the headlamps and grille badge (which I'd like to keep). It's got a V5 and is on sorn. It was last on the road in 2004 roughly when it was owned by a Morris Minor mechanic, so plenty of pragmatic repairs including the body being welded to the chassis at the front.
The engine runs, but it would need a new starter solenoid before electric starting could be considered a real option. It's been converted to 12V with 4 speed dog-leg first gearbox. The seats are missing (they are in my GTL, but they were taken from the same car as the 4 speed box so weren't original), but I can include a reasonable bench seat interior or a whole selection of rough GTL seats.
My thoughts are it would be fairly easy to get through an MOT - the obvious work would be front floor welding and a new front wing, and maybe some work on the brakes. If a restoration to perfect were planned that would be a big job and a different car might be a better starting point as this one is scruffy in a lot of areas.
If anyone is interested do post or private message. For price - the car has set me back roughly £150 including getting it here, though I have used the headlamps and grille badge which would recover some of that. I'm open to offers.
There's no mad rush. Come on over to have a look and it can go on eBay later in the summer if no-one here wants it. I'll post here to let you know when it is sold. Some photos and more description from when I bought it with a view to complete restoration: http://www.renault4.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=358
