waters
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well took the old Alvis to her first car show at the Hebden bridge vintage weekend on sunday.
it didn't win anything (to be expected as its used everyday) but we had a great day and there was a lot of interested people stopped by for a chat about the old girl.
photos.....
hope you like the pics
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Ian
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Amazing mate. Did you have any photos of the build there? When you see it in context it's all the more impressive.
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waters
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yes ian, I took loads of photos of the restoration with me and I must say, shes come a long way over the last 2 years. I'm just looking for a photo to show how bad it really was when I got it.
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waters
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here we go.....
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ajscorsa
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god is this the car that sat in your front garden while you restored it?
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DannyB
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I love the fact that you did all this right outside your front room amazing transformation!
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waters
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quote: Originally posted by ajscorsa
god is this the car that sat in your front garden while you restored it?
yes thats the one
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ajscorsa
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Wow mate youve done a crackin job!!
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BeetleGav
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ace nothing better than on old motor as a daily
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Limecat
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Fuck me sideways, that's some transformation. Top work. I wish I had the motivation to do that, I would love to do a full nut/bolt rebuild on my R5 turbo but I know it would just be a mint shell sat in a garage for years.
How old are you if you don't mind me asking, just that it's a bit 'old man' if you get me?
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waters
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quote: Originally posted by LETGSI16V
Fuck me sideways, that's some transformation. Top work. I wish I had the motivation to do that, I would love to do a full nut/bolt rebuild on my R5 turbo but I know it would just be a mint shell sat in a garage for years.
How old are you if you don't mind me asking, just that it's a bit 'old man' if you get me?
I'm 34 but if you saw my grey hair (which seems worse since restoring this car) or spoke to my wife, then you'd think I was sixty
I am a bit of an 'old man' inside
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Limecat
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So how long did that take you then?
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waters
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quote: Originally posted by LETGSI16V
So how long did that take you then?
a minimum of 3 hours per day......every day.....for........20 months! some days I spent between 8 and 10 hours....
and a lot of sweat, blood and tears went into it too.
[Edited on 03-08-2010 by waters]
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Limecat
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As I say, I wish I had the motivation.
It's not my cup of tea but you can't help but respect the work that has gone into it.
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Ingham
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Was you over in Burnley last week?
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CorsAsh
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I've so much respect for what you've achieved with it, especially given the constraints of where you had to do most of the work. Just think what you could do with a whole workshop at your disposal!
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waters
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quote: Originally posted by Jonny Ingham
Was you over in Burnley last week?
no not me.
your not related to emma ingham from todmorden are you?
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waters
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quote: Originally posted by CorsAsh
I've so much respect for what you've achieved with it, especially given the constraints of where you had to do most of the work. Just think what you could do with a whole workshop at your disposal!
thanks for the kind words.....I'd love a big workshop then I'd restore loads of cars
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random dav
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Still love this car, top job mate!
WRLFC !
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waters
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cheers dave
and heres something new from Alvis......only found out today that they are about to start making cars again
pricey though......Alvis 4.3 litre is £170,000 (an original one from 1930 would fetch £400,000 to £450,000) more details and a photo at.......
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/classiccars/7848822/Legendary-1930s-Alvis-heads-back-into-production.html
and Alvis car website
http://www.alviscars.co.uk/alviscars.php
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random dav
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is it being restarted by a brit?
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waters
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quote: Originally posted by random dav
is it being restarted by a brit?
yes, we are going to have a british car company again
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Ingham
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quote: Originally posted by waters
quote: Originally posted by Jonny Ingham
Was you over in Burnley last week?
no not me.
your not related to emma ingham from todmorden are you?
There's another like yours around here, probably a wedding car.
& no I'm not, only me and my Dad left.
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Daniel_Corsa
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Such a difference from the late 20's stuff to the 30's my mate has 2 Alvis' from 1926 and 1928!
Such a stunning transformation an something to be proud of!
Be worth a bob or two now also?!
April '06' Corsasport Feature Car | Aug '08' Total Vauxhall Feature Car | Spring '09' Fast Car Feature Car
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