Perfect little project for someone who doesn't want any welding to do. Maybe get the price down a bit, could be a tidy profit in it if you are looking to sell it on. Comes with a risk I suppose regarding the standard of the welding without seeing it in the flesh!

Peter get your compressor and spray gun out!!!!

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=111707692483&globalID=EBAY-GB

Nice old red Alfa Spider in the background as well ...

Chris

Yeah - hard work done and hundreds of bits missing
Been there and lost my shirt

Bambino said:

Nice old red Alfa Spider in the background as well ...

Chris

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I think it's a TR5 Chris?

Vitesse said:

I think it's a TR5 Chris?

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Yeah, you're right.

I thought for a moment that it might have been one of the late 50s - early 60s Touring bodied Spiders pictured here next to lesser machinery

Chris

Actually thinking about it could be a TR4 or 5 but the 5 was pretty rare with the 2.5 PI lump in it that was later fitted to the TR6. That is the ultimate Triumph with a nice squirty rear wheel drive back end. Not for the faint hearted with all that straight six torque! Not many built and they go for approx £40k but Italian designed to get back to the Fiat forum and Italy.

I must add I have never owned an Alfa but they have made some beautiful cars over the years. Even some of their moderns are really nicely styled cars.

Vitesse said:

Peter get your compressor and spray gun out!!!!

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....not rusty enough for me I'm happy to say.

Vitesse said:

Perfect little project for someone who doesn't want any welding to do. Maybe get the price down a bit, could be a tidy profit in it if you are looking to sell it on. Comes with a risk I suppose regarding the standard of the welding without seeing it in the flesh!

Peter get your compressor and spray gun out!!!!

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=111707692483&globalID=EBAY-GB

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Mmmmm not so sure, especially as that's what I paid for my 500. Ok I had to pay for PRA and shipping on top so add another £730, but if you are going to buy a LHD project car, I still think it makes more sense to source your own from Italy.

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....not rusty enough for me I'm happy to say.

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Did you decide what to do with your 2nd one Peter, or did you postpone the decision while you work on the camper?

cheers, Steve

stevehg said:

Did you decide what to do with your 2nd one Peter, or did you postpone the decision while you work on the camper?

cheers, Steve

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I decided that I dearly want another 500 to "mess" with and I have since seen some restorations which are from a similar starting point. So i am going to invest in all the floor, sill and jack reinforcement panels (about £200) and simultaneous with starting on the camper I am going to weld those in to restore the rigidity and allow me to move the shell without worrying about distortion.

But then it will have to go on the back-burner as the camper is slightly worse than I expected....and I expected really bad.