C621 HGF - Nova Sport!

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Originally Posted by Mint FRST

Hate to say it Vaughan I think the joke its on you.

1. For initially taking a project you couldnt handle. Other than the outer panels I think most will have seen alot worse...

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2. For spliting up what was a virtually complete Sport.


Granted it was yours to do what you wanted but would any other true enthuisiast do so?

Thats my 10 pence over. Back to Greg who is doing a sterling job :thumb:

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Greg, looking awesome. I would take a good condition SR interior over a worse Sport interior any day.

I'd also of the TH's rather than flat spoke Mo's.

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Originally Posted by vaughanmc

Fair enough lol Just didn't see the point chasing all the rot for it never to be 'right' when there was a clean original shell down the road from me

And the proper Sport interior is staying put - I don't want early Mk1 SR stuff :thumb:

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Folks,

I sold this interior to Greig, the whole lot came out of an original sport C300SRF (nova base) some one might want to check the plate? which i scrapped a long long time ago, it wasnt a reshell neither, yes i no there is differences ie blank caps but to be honest im pretty sure for what ever reason from factory it was the original interior from that car, and i must admit in dam good condition considering it sat in my parents loft for 12yrs.

Also i cant think of any reason why it would have been changed, it deffo wasnt a reshell due to the fact i removed the chassis number section as i was going to reshell it and it was all original.

Wasnt there not a couple of differences between the sports inbetween b and c yrs and majority of parts in a box in boot for fitting? some has single wingmirror and others twin?

Anyways makes me want a sport again.

Don't see why everyone is getting at Vaughan here. I'd be in the same boat as him if faced with the task of restoring this car, it's way beyond my capabilities, and for me the cost of paying someone to do it wouldn't make it in any way feasible to do. Can't blame the fella for having rose tinted glasses on when he had an oportunity to buy the car he's always wanted, and maybe when the reality of what it needed hit home he realised it was too much!


Fair play to Greg, you've done a smashing job on it, and I do envy you being able to do that, really can't wait to see it finished!

greg, I have brown blanking plates I might sell if your looking for some.

Looking good mate, but clear your inbox mate.

iain

Folks, i never thought i would be writing this, but i may be abandoning this project..

After all the hardwork, sourcing genuine panels etc etc, i have found out that this may not be a Sport..

Vaughan has told me that it may not be a genuine, even though there is letters i got with the shell to say it was an original.. (confirmation letter) Where have these letters appeared from if this is not a genuine????? :confused:

I know this is a known car, and i struggle to see how it cant be genuine with the amount of previous owners from here it has and with the history that you guys will know about?

i have years worth of receipts, mot certificates, v5 (base), the letter to say the sunroof was fitted at a dealers (so it was a genuine non sunroof shell from factory)

I have got the shell sitting all ready for top coat of paint, its all been fully gravitex'd underneath, all sealed..it really does look good sitting in primer! but i am not willing to carry on if it turns out not to be the real deal..

dude! Have you contacted Andrew Duerden recently and got it straight from him? And when has vaughan told you this?

I am going to be contacting him asap!

In the last day or two..

So how has he found out it's not original? Just contact Andrew duerden yourself. I once bought a nova i was 100% certain was a sport, Mr Duerden confirmed otherwise.

He hasnt found out it is not original (that i know of) he has suspected it may not be genuine becuase it had a 3 speed fan and sunroof..

He also says that he tried to get it confirmed but they had no records of car..