Couple of n00bs checking in...
How do folks,
Today was the day we collected our A body.
Had an absolutely fantastic drive back. The traffic was as horrible as the weather but I still had a massive grin on my face. The car didn't miss a beat and it cruises so nicely.
She's a '72 model just arrived off the boat from California. I'm so pleased with it. I didn't know a 40 odd year old car could have a shell this solid?
The gent that imported the car happened to mention that he had purchased a stripe kit and offered to fit them for us. I'm glad we went for it as it's really brightened the back end up nicely and has helped to tie the white top in with the rest of the car IMHO?
I wasn't quite sure what to expect given that the only left hand drive vehicle I've ever driven was the future in-laws smart car but after 70 miles I could have been driving LHD cars all my life? It was awesome!
The car was originally registered 030GFF on blue and yellow plates when it lived in california, so if anyone out there happens to know of the car or used to own it I'd be very interested to hear from you?
I guess I'll just sign off the thread with a couple of pictures. 8-) Hopefully when the weather improves I can take some better ones! ;) The other car in dark is our daily driver '94 Daimler six. Although, I think they sold them as Jaguar Van den plas in America?
Cheers,
Jon & Nicola.
How do folks,
Today was the day we collected our A body.
Had an absolutely fantastic drive back. The traffic was as horrible as the weather but I still had a massive grin on my face. The car didn't miss a beat and it cruises so nicely.
She's a '72 model just arrived off the boat from California. I'm so pleased with it. I didn't know a 40 odd year old car could have a shell this solid?
The gent that imported the car happened to mention that he had purchased a stripe kit and offered to fit them for us. I'm glad we went for it as it's really brightened the back end up nicely and has helped to tie the white top in with the rest of the car IMHO?
I wasn't quite sure what to expect given that the only left hand drive vehicle I've ever driven was the future in-laws smart car but after 70 miles I could have been driving LHD cars all my life? It was awesome!
The car was originally registered 030GFF on blue and yellow plates when it lived in california, so if anyone out there happens to know of the car or used to own it I'd be very interested to hear from you?
I guess I'll just sign off the thread with a couple of pictures. 8-) Hopefully when the weather improves I can take some better ones! ;) The other car in dark is our daily driver '94 Daimler six. Although, I think they sold them as Jaguar Van den plas in America?
Cheers,
Jon & Nicola.