Hooray - The previous customer's car is off to Holland, and Mark has resumed working on mine :D
You could just make out on the previous pictures the passenger door opening was still red. That's no longer the case.
Work has therefore moved onto on the "easy" side, i.e. the one that did not need any panel work. Sill brought back to bare metal
And the same for the A post area, which you can see here after having been stripped
So now the whole front end is on primer too
Also, my COA came in the post on Saturday.
The car was manufactured in July 1975, so it should be the very beginning of the 1976 model year. Factory options were only metallic paint and sunroof.
Original interior was black leatherette and tweed, but that is one part of 70s taste I am very happy to leave behind... I am really going to enjoy my seats, upgraded to full black leather by Southbound.
Supplying dealer was Motortune ltd in London, sadly closed since 2010 so not a chance of finding the original bill of sale from them... unless someone from Motortune is on here?
Chassis and engine numbers do indeed match, and the certificate also confirms the car was originally a Sportomatic - no gearbox number on file, but as it's on a 915 now it makes no difference to me.
It looks like it will be straight from the bodyshop to the MOT station in July!
