'0024' arrival...

Paul64 · Post by **Paul64** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:32 pm

I noticed the radio FM range won't cover the English language station down here - terrible as it is... That's going to be a real trauma.

210bhp · Post by **210bhp** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:40 pm

Paul

You have a pm

Regards
Mike

Spydermon · Post by **Spydermon** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:57 am

Paul64 wrote:I noticed the radio FM range won't cover the English language station down here - terrible as it is... That's going to be a real trauma.

Didn't they come with eight-tracks as an option?

Surely you must be able to find some Sacha Distilled down there in't Med?
Personally I've sorted an MP3 loop of 'Days like these' by Matt Munro, which I will listen to continuously for a week before I go for my first drive.

Cheers,

Steve.

Car looking great BTW, keep 'em coming!

Paul64 · Post by **Paul64** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:36 am

Ah, the dulcet tones of Slasher / Edith / Johnny Hallyday rolling out of the windows whilst cruising the seafront in Cannes - how beautiful that would be....

I have a good contact in Manchester who refurbs and sells old classic car radios; perhaps I'll give him a call and see what he's got in stock.

Paul

Vic Cohen · Post by **Vic Cohen** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:09 am

Croisettes to the pair of u ..................i ve just binned all my 8 tracks , inc the Singapore pirated ones circa 1975 ........................Mrs C said i d done the world a favour ........poor old Mott the Hoople !

Paul64 · Post by **Paul64** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:38 am

All those Young Dudes in the bin.... criminal!

Spydermon · Post by **Spydermon** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:36 pm

Paul64 wrote:All those Young Dudes in the bin.... criminal!

Curses! Can't get this out of my head now!

Vic: You should have kicked 'em in the head when you were twenty-five!

Any more progress pics or noos Paul?

Cheers,

Steve.

Paul64 · Post by **Paul64** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:42 pm

Nothing new this week so far - next set of progress shots due at the weekend.....

Just checked, the No1 song in the UK charts when 0024 was delivered was My Ding-a-ling! Another classic.

Paul64 · Post by **Paul64** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:01 pm

Vic Cohen · Post by **Vic Cohen** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:26 am

Looking lovely, really scrumptious .................i hope thats not a Bosch Brazilian coil...............if it is, i would insist he finds SOMETHING ELSE , even an old one .............i am currently running a Bosch German manufactured coil of unknown age [black one] done 5000 miles no prob , every Brazilian did 2000 miles ish and died .............THAT WAS 4 COILS !

Roadrunner · Post by **Roadrunner** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:21 am

Paul64 wrote:Ah, the dulcet tones of Slasher / Edith / Johnny Hallyday rolling out of the windows whilst cruising the seafront in Cannes - how beautiful that would be....

I have a good contact in Manchester who refurbs and sells old classic car radios; perhaps I'll give him a call and see what he's got in stock.

Paul

Hes got my original Becker Mexico at the moment for a refurb.....

Paul64 · Post by **Paul64** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:29 am

He did a couple for me in the past - a real nice chap and not too badly priced compared with all this glitzy modern stuff....!

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:00 am

wow

what a great looking car

Paul64 · Post by **Paul64** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:11 am

Thanks for that - she ran up this week for the first time and everything was great with a special emphasis on the gearbox...

The paint still has to be polished off - it's currently as it came from the paintshop - and the suspension has to be set up correctly.
The steering wheel is just one they use to move the cars around the shop - I thought it looked a little 'used' in the photos....

5 weeks tomorrow, I shall be on the way up to Germany - I can't wait now!

paulyb · Post by **paulyb** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:57 am

5 weeks - the short time I had to wait for mine was time standing still - and that was over Christmas: Not sure my heart would survive 5 weeks of that!!!
The car looks fab. You must be very proud putting up the photos and reporting all those little details. Well done