https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalogues/ncm/catalogue-id-ncm-au10227/lot-7e0b093d-1934-48d0-a1fb-aae90154dfb8
Along with 18 or 19 other kits including a Nova and Avante.
Buggy is H reg but 1982 registered with no documents and presently SORN so thinking correctly registered in 82 when it was built.
Also a nice T bucket project with daimler V8 by the look of it
135 classic cars all off one site some with no plates all with no documentation.
It actually looks all there and sound just needing a good wipe down and a bit of fettling.
I'll borrow a trailer and nip and get it if you want to bid Keith?
;-)up cheers Hugh will have to have a think I am a registered bidder already.
I think I`ll give the Lancia Fulvia a miss - I wonder if opening the passenger door was enough to break its back ;D
Quite like that Bugle, some other interesting stuff there too, if anyone was wondering that unknown kit car in the lot is a Falcon Caribbean from the early 1960s and to show how big the kit car industry was back than, in the 4 years of production, 1959 to 63 they produced over 2000 of these bodies
What a walk down memory lane that aution site is.
Rare to have an auction of classics like that would be interesting to do a viewing to see the actual state of them. The nova has too many panels missing, the avante looks pretty complete though so could be a good project.
Agreed Snoopy as the conditions seem to range from a fairly major projects needing body work through to some that look (Morris Minor, Mini Kit car, Buggy, Hot Rod) like you could start them and have them on the road in short shift.
Despite the auction disclaimers I bet nearly all are correctly registered etc and some bidders are going to get bargains having taken a slight risk.
You have to admit, that was one hell of a cool personal collection though ;-)up
Yes Dave I'd love to know the back story.
The 6 wheel Range Rover has your name all over it !
Quote from: Hugh on October 30, 2019, 10:22:47 AM
The 6 wheel Range Rover has your name all over it !
Funnily enough, there is a guy at the end of the road restoring one, and will tell him about this one ;-)up
'...a guy at the end of the road restoring one...'
I read this as code for you are that person as you own the whole road !
But seriously what is the purpose of such a 'conversion' ?
Perhaps I shouldn't be asking this given I have beach buggys !
6 wheel range rovers have a higher weight limit, they used them on rapid response fire engines for the RAF. For joe blogs civvy and extra row of seats or more space for the gun racks. They were still 4x4 drive.
There was a 6 wheeled Ranger Rover at work. It had been modified as a rapid response fire tender. The water tank didn't have any baffles in it. Apparently unless the tank was full to the brim it was an absolute death trap to drive.
It is indeed a Fire Engine he is restoring - its one of these ;-)up
(http://www.dunsfoldcollection.co.uk/img/gallery/carmichael-6x4-emergency-rescue-tender/large/1.jpg)
But I have to agree with you - struggling to see the purpose of the Carmichael Conversion shown :-\
(https://portal-images.azureedge.net/auctions-2019/ncm-au10227/images/6b4b3cfd-463f-45d5-bda3-aad5010a85dd.jpg?w=540&h=360)
First generation range rovers used to suffer from body roll on corners before adding more weight to the top. Never liked driving the family ones after being in the buggy that had zero roll. Carmichael ones had to be full or empty when driving.
A garage in Sudbury Suffolk once had a 6 wheeler with a crane fitted as a recovery vehicle
From the state it was in when I saw it years ago o imagine it's a pile of red dust by now
I didn't get past the Hustler. Got to love a bit o' William Towns styling. Spent most of yesterday trying to work out how I could fit this into the garage...
(https://portal-images.azureedge.net/auctions-2019/ncm-au10227/images/acdb628d-51e6-467c-82e0-aad5011f7639.jpg?w=800&h=800&mode=min)
The classic "Popemobile"
Looks in good nick though and certainly worth trying to salvage - Marmite vehicle, but a real icon of the era none the less ;-)up
That's so Space 1999 or UFO looking.
Correctly registered as well but they did suffer from chassis corrosion but being mostly box section so repairable https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/ViewVehicle
May fetch good money as somebody paid silly money for a Q plate
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21902/lot/418/
£1000 for the Avante so £1350 and £500 so £650 for a part Nova but the windscreen !13,88 for an early 3 dor range rover +20% and vat is good money for a tatty vehicle
Bugle was £5100 + £1,198 fees not historic for another 3 years above my range for it unseen.
whoever bought that bugle is going to be 1 very unhappy bunny :'(.it was nowhere near worth what its cost them.the chassis on the avante and the nova were both rough and axles were rotten.ALWAY LOOK AT POTENTIAL PURCHASES IN PERSON.90%of the cars in that auction were spares only rust buckets,being picked up with forklifts hasn,t helped them either.
As you say Pete was thinking 2.5K for the bugle unseen the original built in tank must be rotten with the one bodged into the boot, they could have got a good usable buggy for just over 6K.
You can get real bargains at auction but I suspect this sale was highly advertised drawing in quite a few novices seeing 'undiscovered treasures'. Then many bidders got 'auction fever' thinking everything must be worth what was being bid by the novices.
The Bugle body and reg looked ok so we should see this back on the road even if the buyer has to do quite a bit underneath.
Quote from: buggypete on November 02, 2019, 06:28:26 PM
ALWAY LOOK AT POTENTIAL PURCHASES IN PERSON.
That needed saying again it was so important ;-)up