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Post by **MCHUDD** » 12 Oct 2008 11:20 am

Hi mate. That is one lovely car.Their is not to many like that left.
Cheers Mark.

Post by **foggyjames** » 12 Oct 2008 12:23 pm

That's sweet! 1980?

cheers

James

Post by **cheshire190e** » 12 Oct 2008 12:37 pm

if noone has seen this already, here is my car.

1.7 340 1987

Post by **germ** » 12 Oct 2008 12:41 pm

wow Nice Cars

everybody out there! stop hiding your cars and post em up!

Cheshire does the cow come standard? or did you pay extra

and also my car is below for those that dont know it!

Post by **cheshire190e** » 12 Oct 2008 12:46 pm

when i had the side exit it made the same noise as the cow, he probably heard me coming from a few miles away

Post by **SteveP** » 12 Oct 2008 01:18 pm

Damn, that's a nice Mk1!

Post by **pistonpen paultje** » 13 Oct 2008 08:40 am

Thnx guy´s!

Ive been looking for a real good MK1 for a long time. Ive seen about 15, but non where good (and one was too expencive). Then I decided I wouldn´t look any longer, and I would restore my other MK1 ( http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/5199/p1012547ks2.jpg ).

Some months later, my sis needed a car, so I looked for a 340, but came across this. Bought it for real little money too.

So now its up to decide. Restore the 77 red one, or make this one to what I want...

Post by **SteveP** » 13 Oct 2008 08:48 am

Leave the silver one stock, restore the red one depending on the work needed and if it's not too rusty! That red one looks great with period accessories

Post by **pistonpen paultje** » 13 Oct 2008 10:14 am

Jeah, but I cant keep all my 4 300's

Got to choose. Want to have a max of 2. One driver, one hobbycar...

Post by **Chris_C** » 13 Oct 2008 11:53 am

Postage on the silver mk1 to the UK?

Post by **trabitom99** » 13 Oct 2008 01:39 pm

A very hard decision, which one to keep. The silver 343 looks lovely ... but the red '77 is definitely the rarer model and well worth restoring. All a question of time, space and money, really!

You can never have too many 300s. I guess in around 5 years we'll be kicking ourselves for not having kept the ones we've sold on, or snapped up the last remaining good ones for little money. But - you need to have space, and need to be able to move them around every now and then (leaving a car standing for too long isn't too great). And for a project, you need time, commitment, cash ...

At the very least, you need 3x300s. One project / restoration car, one perfect car for the summer, and a slightly ratty MkIII for the winter

Tom

PS Which are the other two? I seem to remember another Mk1 in battleship grey (or light blue?)

T.

Post by **filthyjohn** » 13 Oct 2008 01:47 pm

trabitom99 wrote:At the very least, you need 3x300s. One project / restoration car, one perfect car for the summer, and a slightly ratty MkIII for the winter

Tom

I hear that!

Post by **trabitom99** » 13 Oct 2008 01:53 pm

From that list, I'm missing the "perfect car for the summer" unfortunately. Unless the Merc counts. I don't drive that if its cloudy

Tom

Post by **garth** » 13 Oct 2008 03:22 pm

As space with the other cars is limited, I've just got the project car. She's not a fan of these cold mornings now though. I wish curry's would hurry up with the battery for my camera so i can take some photos.

Post by **pistonpen paultje** » 14 Oct 2008 01:39 pm

No, I sold the silver/blue one with the bad paint to somebody of the V3C. Nice car but had an accident yesterday I heard. Well see what the damage is...

Got now:
- 360 GLS saloon 1984 on LPG (daily) (would be the ratty one)
- 343 DL 1980 3door (the silver one above) would be the summer car
- 343 DL special 1977 3door on LPG(the red one) would be the projectcar
- 340 GL 1983. 3door. Needs an engine replacement for the second time

(- Amazon 121 1964 on LPG, gets welded, and sold directly)

(- german 340 Diesel to take apart: I want to build a 340 '83 on diesel. That would make it a véry cheap car to drive, as you dont have to pay TAX for cars above 25)

I found a good shed to store one or more cars. So maybe I'll conserve one or 2 for over a couple of years...

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