OGO709P - Our new Dolomite Sprint Auto....
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:53 pm
Here's Doyle - our new Project Dolomite Sprint Auto....
...looking a little mucky, as she had been stood under a cover that was slowly going back to nature....
...she does have a little bump on the bottom of the wing, and a scar on the Driver's door, where some blighter scraped possibly a Rolls Royce down the side....( the Blaguard!)
...the tyres were rock solid, as was all the jacking points - very impressive!
...one of only 2 minor blemish's - nothing serious lurking behind tho,....
.....on the plus side, she is a very pretty car - having been looked after very well before being covered...
......here she is being loaded onto the transporter, for the 150-mile trip north...you can see the mountain of leaves that were buried under the car....!
....gentle winch to safety by Nigel the Transporter- who was a Gentleman, and very patient!
....bump more apparent when she's up in the air - nothing to severe tho...
....safely secure, and ready for the trip...Bye London....
...and so - home - where she'll be under cover for about 3 days(...or untill the snow clears!)
- while 6 of us - very large, burly chaps will put her garage up - fuelled by Beer and Bacon Sandwiches( Thanks Farmer's wife!)
the plan is to have her up and running for the show season - no long-term restoration with this one - I really want to get stuck in, and have an MOT by Mid-April - get her roadworthy, and iron out any problems as we go along - it'll be more fun that way...!
It's taken me a long time to finally get a white Sprint, as we already have" Red" - Our track-day Sprint,
but this one is more for travelling in style, rather than a hurry...
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...looking a little mucky, as she had been stood under a cover that was slowly going back to nature....
...she does have a little bump on the bottom of the wing, and a scar on the Driver's door, where some blighter scraped possibly a Rolls Royce down the side....( the Blaguard!)
...the tyres were rock solid, as was all the jacking points - very impressive!
...one of only 2 minor blemish's - nothing serious lurking behind tho,....
.....on the plus side, she is a very pretty car - having been looked after very well before being covered...
......here she is being loaded onto the transporter, for the 150-mile trip north...you can see the mountain of leaves that were buried under the car....!
....gentle winch to safety by Nigel the Transporter- who was a Gentleman, and very patient!
....bump more apparent when she's up in the air - nothing to severe tho...
....safely secure, and ready for the trip...Bye London....
...and so - home - where she'll be under cover for about 3 days(...or untill the snow clears!)
- while 6 of us - very large, burly chaps will put her garage up - fuelled by Beer and Bacon Sandwiches( Thanks Farmer's wife!)
the plan is to have her up and running for the show season - no long-term restoration with this one - I really want to get stuck in, and have an MOT by Mid-April - get her roadworthy, and iron out any problems as we go along - it'll be more fun that way...!
It's taken me a long time to finally get a white Sprint, as we already have" Red" - Our track-day Sprint,
but this one is more for travelling in style, rather than a hurry...
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. I look forward to hearing more about her!
How long had the lovely thing stood for? I hope your quest for that mot is a smooth and pleasent one.. 
Doyle - I presume that´s in homage to the white Sprint in the Professionals, then? Well, I suppose it was either that or Bodie, and I think Doyle is the better name... 
