3.500 Estate on ebay
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bri p6b v8
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This car has been on not so long ago,i wonder if someone has bought it and thought it might have been a bit to much work needed, :wink:
hermione149
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I'm sooo tempted,but i fear the O/H will have something to say about it,.........Noooo!!! :cry:
NickDunning
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bri p6rover said:
It looks do-able though - not a total basket case....
I have a couple of concerns.... The rear seat backs are out of a saloon, the Estates had a unique bench type backrest with a seperate bolster below and those holes in the rear inner wings look like they were made with a cutting torch and they seem to correspond with the mounting points for the back seat. I think someone has already pillaged a few of the more unique bits.
NickDunning
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Until I spoke to Mark I wasn't putting two and two together, but it is the same car that was on a few times before Christmas.
The one which initially started at £2k, and eventually the seller had told somebody here he'd sold for £500.
The one which initially started at £2k, and eventually the seller had told somebody here he'd sold for £500.
The Rovering Member
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"BUT ON A SERIOUS NOTE, THIS VEHICLE ISN'T DEAD"........it just smells funny.
cbv8 said:
There is a consensus of opinion that the P6 would make a poor banger car even if not rotten. The rear suspension would not hold up that well to side impacts. I was told by an ex banger racer that cars with rear independent suspension can pop the half shaft with a small hit. Then there are the built in crumple zones which would make the front go out of shape quickly. Guess it would be fun to start with to banger one but your race may not last as long as someone in a Cortina.
bri p6b v8
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The front end collapses as soon as you get hit on the front,the suspenion just gives way,i know a few people that have bangered them and they all said there rubbish,they say p4s and p5s are the strong :wink:
First I've heard of it. She did have a P5 and a P5B though. Prince Charles had a 2000TC with wire wheels back in the day too.
I do recall an article in Practical Classics some years back about a BMC Farina estate (can't remember which model) that had the back all decked out in formica and the owner claimed that the Queen had used it for carting her Corgis around. Maybe where the seller is getting a bit confused.
NickDunning
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chrisw said:Sold last night for £760 to an unknown bidder.. My max was £740.
Hopefully someone has picked up a nice little project..
Wouldn't surprise me at all if it re-appears again shortly...this one will run and run....
Pilkie
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chrisw said:Sold last night for £760 to an unknown bidder.. My max was £740.
Hopefully someone has picked up a nice little project..
It wouldnt surprise me if you got a 2nd chance offer to buy it,as I have a funny feeling the bidding was helped along slightly by the seller and his mates! :wink:
Remember if you do buy it,take the cash along and be prepared to walk away if you are in any doubt about it.