• WANTED- 300 near(ish) Sunderland. Save my mate from a mondeo

Posted: **19 Sep 2007 09:23 pm**

Ok my mate's restoring his '75 manta 'A' series, so he wants a reliable driver for the winter and probably some more time after that. Naturally a 300 would be great for this, total reliability and all the wet weather opposite lock heroics you could want.
Basically any 300 considered, but must have T&T so it can be driven immediately, and should be no further than nottingham-ish or edinburgh-ish. Up to 300 quid for the right car but he knows full well that I paid £102 for my mint condition vario.
Any replies welcome and all offers considered.
Cheers.

Posted: **20 Sep 2007 12:52 am**

Need pics of the A series, I love them!!! Erm, bit north for me to suggest cars though!

Posted: **20 Sep 2007 12:44 pm**

I've got a 340 1.7 coming my way soon. I know it needs a steering rack but I do have a good spare one about I could fit. If the car looks good enough I'll sort it out to sell rather than scrap it.

Posted: **22 Sep 2007 02:30 pm**

Cheers Dai, I'll let my mate know. Though we appear to have sourced a nice C20XE from middlesborough so maybe he'll back out of buying a 300.

Here ya go Chris

Gorgeous isn't she? The manta's pretty nice too

It currently looks a bit less tidy as we've pulled the vinyl roof off to uncover the tinworm underneath, removed half the glass and chrome, and pulled out the engine and box to make way for something with a little more 'pep'

Posted: **22 Sep 2007 06:32 pm**

No problems I'll let you know if its any good anyway.

Posted: **23 Sep 2007 03:27 pm**

:O She's awesome! If it's any use, there's a series B breaking in the motorclub, has a Cav GSi engine in, but bodyworks... special

If there's any bits needed that are common, let me know.

Posted: **24 Sep 2007 12:25 pm**

Cheers Chris, I'll let you know. Looks like we might be pretty sorted now:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=012

Item ended early because we went and picked it up

Apparently the engine ran a 14.121 in a slightly heavier-than-a-manta mk3 capri. Should be fun.

Posted: **24 Sep 2007 03:04 pm**

More info here, http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... php?t=5313

Because we've got everything we need to sort the manta out now, it's doubtful my mate will want a 300 anymore, unless the bodywork is going to be hellishly expensive. I'll bump this topic if he decides he still wants one.
Cheers lads,
John