The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

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Ian.

So, PYD is finally finished. The overdrive box has transformed the car in real world usage and I have covered about 80 or so "test" miles. Everything has bedded in quite nicely.

This has been an ordeal, and a lesson learned. What I thought was an easy quick finishing off job has actually been an almost total restoration. Much of that was my fault - when I first bought the car instead of cracking on with it I left it in storage for literally years due to commitments with my then new business. I only actually got it back to Bromley just over two years ago.

This is now pretty much a new car underneath and with a freshly rebuilt engine should give someone good service. But that someone won't be me sadly. Things have gone full circle in that I sold my shares in my business in late May this year and so am starting another new business (again) - albeit with somewhat more modest aspirations. At least I know what is ahead of me.

In addition, some members know that I remarried in April this year after over ten years on my own and, as of six weeks ago, have a wonderful baby daughter to keep me occupied. So, something has to give; and keeping an eclectic collection of about nine classic cars at any one time is one of them. I am condensing my collection to my two Austins - the Healey and the rally A40, as they are the two that mean most to me.

So somebody is going to get a very nice 1300 Dolly. The listing is here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292204187551? ... 1557.l2649

I have deliberately put it at no reserve because I am genuinely interested to see what it goes for. I have spent well over five grand (excluding the purchase price from Mike), and I know what I would like it to go for, but that and reality are very different things. With values for all Dollies rising though you never know.

When PYD is gone, I shall get the A40 finished off and have some fun in it for a while, though I could be persuaded by a nice Toledo - arguably my favourite model in the range. The bug never leaves you - it just rests a while I suppose.

Happy, obviously to answer questions about PYD, and hopefully, it will end up back on this board at some stage.

tried the link and its dead

The link works fine for me, and a great write-up. The link in the advert to the resto thread works as a copy/paste. The images from the resto aren't available.
You have a bidder! Good luck.

now it works,,lovely motor,very clean and basic 1300......thumbs up

Come on Mr B. You of all people should know they were made in Canley....

Not Cowley.....

You've got BMC on the brain obviously....

If only it wasn't russet....

Jonners

nothing wrong with british racing brown

Sold. To a buyer in Eire with 2 feedback.

Let's hope he comes through.......

Well, the buyer has been in touch promptly and sounds a super chap, who has bought the car for nostaligic reasons.

We are arranging getting it to central Ireland between us.

It's been about this little car!

good news then,glad its not a timewaster

Brave man, putting it on with no reserve. I am pleased you got a good price.

PYD was collected yesterday evening - sold to a lovely bloke in Eire who has bought it for purely nostalgic reasons - because he learned to drive in his fathers identical car. So, it had to be brown.

I don't think he will be disappointed - the final drive last night was memorable and the car looked fantastic.










Farewell old friend......