Hi. I am Edwin, from Lichfield Staffs. Last year I bought a Beige LHD 85 R4TL with John an old friend of mine. Very basic car, rubber mats, no opening window in rear door, basic seats. We bought it in France. It was an impulse purchase during a trip to the tip. On the way there we came across this unloved car, it was for sale, and so by the time we returned to our house, we owned the car! It turns out to have been the local truffle collectors car, he used to go round the farms picking up the truffles to take to sell at market. So everyone know it. Its lovely to drive it around and be greeted all the time. Better than turning up in the VW, especially in this corner of France. The car has done 145,000 kms in 32 years, about 3000 miles per year, so is not a stressed car. its French registered and insured, with new Control Techniques and we have driven it back here to the UK for a bit of TLC. We will also service it and get a UK MOT inspection.
It has no rust, but the extremities do have dents and scratches. Since that buy we have bought two more R4's. One a RHD 78 wreck, from which we have extracted lots of spares, a back seat and parcel shelf and a wing. We will keep the engine as a spare. A lot of the rest will be up for grabs so if any one wants bits please contact me. The third car is a spanish LHD GTL, bought in Birmingham, which is perfect bodily, but had gasket failure and my pal John is rebuilding the engine as we speak, and soon that will be on the road as well. Our intention is that the first car will return to my house in France, so we can fly there and have transport when there. The second car shell will be available if anyone wants it , bit rusty at the frontView attachment 19150 View attachment 19151 , but if no one wants it it will be binned. The thirds car will probably stay with John in York as his toy here.
If there are any R4 nerds in the Lichfield area, we could meet up and talk cars.
It has no rust, but the extremities do have dents and scratches. Since that buy we have bought two more R4's. One a RHD 78 wreck, from which we have extracted lots of spares, a back seat and parcel shelf and a wing. We will keep the engine as a spare. A lot of the rest will be up for grabs so if any one wants bits please contact me. The third car is a spanish LHD GTL, bought in Birmingham, which is perfect bodily, but had gasket failure and my pal John is rebuilding the engine as we speak, and soon that will be on the road as well. Our intention is that the first car will return to my house in France, so we can fly there and have transport when there. The second car shell will be available if anyone wants it , bit rusty at the frontView attachment 19150 View attachment 19151 , but if no one wants it it will be binned. The thirds car will probably stay with John in York as his toy here.
If there are any R4 nerds in the Lichfield area, we could meet up and talk cars.
