Due to my sprint killing it's engine I needed another car. So introducing my 1980 1500HL Automatic!
I got it yesterday from Adam, and involved him on a massive roadtrip - first driving the 1500 to from Wales to London, then returning in a Peugeot from London back to Wales
Adam - nice to meet you, and hope that the Peugeot made it back OK
Anyway, more on the car. It's a 1980 1500HL Automatic in Brooklands Green. I'm the 8th owner and it's got 70,000-ish miles on the clock. Interestingly it's a London car (NGU is a London reg) and it spent a most of it's life about mile from where I live now! A 1500 Auto is not the car that most people would think of getting... but for around central London in stop-start traffic it is
perfect. Central London in my Sprint usually leaves me with a dead left leg due to all the clutching, but not so in an Auto! It's a bit scabby in places, noticibly around the rear wheelarches, but nothing a but of minor bodywork can't sort
The interior was rather grubby, so I spent most of today stripping it all out, cleaning it and putting it back together, so now it looks lovely. Interior is Chocolate Brown, but I think originally it was tan, as it still has tan coloured trim for the handbrake cover, front kick panels, the bit inbetween the doors and under the rear window.
A previous owner had also fitted the car with 1500TC style grills, headlight surrounds, hubcaps and badges. Although they look nice, I've put original Dolly parts back on (all the old bits from KSF!). It was registered in November 1980, so it's got to be one of the last ones built...
There's a few things I need... so if anyone can help...
Bit of cardboard behind the rear seat
Wiper washer motor
Rear boot chrome trim
Chocolate brown door panels (uncut for speakers)
Jobs to do:
Repaint the satin black on the rear panel
Sort out rust bubbles along the upper chrome trim on the passenger side doors
Fit radio
Sort wheelarch rust bubbles
I'm dead chuffed with it
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