Panda (Classic) Hi all

[PandyaEyes]

Thought it was time I introduced ourselves. I'm Dan and here is the lovely 1992 Panda 750 L my partner and I own. We are both new to Pandas but fell in love earlier this year when we bought my mum a 1994 Panda Selecta!
We hope to run her as a second car, she's already been on a club stand at the Bromley pageant of motoring, and we hope to steadily restore her to as new condition. Hopefully this is a good place to find bits, especially for the interior. Also be great to hear of any Panda get togethers. I know, I just missed one! Anyway hope you like the picture, some of you may remember her from eBay last month! Cheers. toCLX

 

[firstcar-Y10]

Welcome aboard Nice looking car there. You've timed it right for get togethers if you can make it to Stanford Hall on the 7th July that's always the biggest show of the year, and usually a decent Panda turn out. If you've got a shopping list of bits it's an ideal time to meet up with folks that have stashes, just start putting feelers out now. What you missing?
Andrew.

 

[VmanC]

Hi, welcome to the Forum and Panda ownership.

Sounds like you're diving in head first without a life jacket! Hope to see you both and your Panda somewhere soon.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Welcome to the madhouse :wave:

 

[Didge3]

Welcome to the madhouse :wave:

I must warn you, this is a very apt statement.

 

[homeward]

Welcome! I thought it looked familiar...! A very nice looking Panda....

The 750 is definitely the best model of Panda to own... (he said: waiting like mad to get his hands on the 1000CL currently lurking in his signature...).

PS: I also envy you for buying your mum a Selecta. You are obviously a man of great taste...!

 

[purple haze]

Welcome along....

 

[Aston Martin]

First things first, rip those wheeltrims off. :yuck:

Secondly, welcome aboard.

 

[panda panda]

:wave:

Jumpin' on the welcome band wagon

Any immediate plans for the beast?

 

[PandyaEyes]

Thanks for all the responses. The engine has needed a bit of sorting out as it has been subject to a fair amount of bodge work in the past. A really great Italian car specialist in London, Gonnella Bros. have been helping us sort that out. Just needs some more work on the carb and she should be sweet as.
Interior is a bit worn. I managed to clean the seats up pretty well but it would be great to replace the material on the dash as it's torn. No idea where you would find that.
Oh, and the wheels lol. The trims are temporary as the steel wheels have been painted with Hammerite and look shocking. Might replace them with a "new" set of steel rims or maybe seek out some tasteful alloys.
Here's a pic of mums Selecta. It's quite a bit faster than the 750 L. Not sure that's a great idea in the hands of a 71 year old ;-)

 

[Palio]

Here's a pic of mums Selecta. It's quite a bit faster than the 750 L. Not sure that's a great idea in the hands of a 71 year old ;-)
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Hello & welcome :wave:

Oh I don't know I wouldn't worry about it. Mum's 73 this year and needed the twin air version of the new Panda as the 1.2 was too slow - she wanted to make sure she could still burn off the BMW's when swapping from a Punto Sporting. Yes really

 

[Dragon Man]

Hail and welcome, some fine looking panda's you have.

yes those wheel trims do look rather off on a panda. i still like the look of the standard panda wheel trims. maybe some one has a set.. if you stick a classified wanted ad up in the classified section asking for 4 original panda wheel trims, i bet some one would sell you some.
just a thought..

 

[onemanmade]

Welcome along!

 

[Bougainvillea Rosso]

Nice Panda. Welcome!