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MK1minx
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2014 9:21 pm    Post subject: Hello lil red Reply with quote

Now the deal is completed and is sitting in my garage, I can let the cat out the bag and show you some pics smile

















No more cars for me now!

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matthechip
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2014 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shocked AND I THOUGHT YOU JUST LIKED BLUE CARS Shocked
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bighed
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2014 9:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You sir are off your head. You have more jam than Robertsons. big grin
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Jon_Kadett
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2014 10:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You've got a little problem, obsessive Vauxhall buying disorder. Nice car tho. Not many left that look like that.
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2014 10:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Needent say the same thing twice .
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2014 10:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice collection. When does the Anglesey Vauxhall museum open?
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MK1minx
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2014 10:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Matt- I'm chuffed it's not blue, if this fell through I was going to go for the blue one on Ebay lol

Bighed- I think I'm more nuttier than peanut butter

Ash- My friends run Tacla Taid (Anglesey transport museum) they've asked me not to try and compete! lol

Jon- I was thinking that myself earlier just glad I didn't have my beemer and saab in the shot. Keep telling myself "must stop buying cars" I never regret buying astras, just saabs and beemers! lol

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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2014 10:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great collection Very Happy
I'd have loved to have got my hands on the redun if I could.
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2014 11:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've been waiting for a 3dr hatch for a while now. It was worth the wait. Good luck in your search.
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PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2014 9:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

And I thought that having two mk1 was greedy Shocked laughing
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PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2014 10:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Your not far off having the full set, 3dr, 2dr, 5dr. You want to buy nelly back?
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PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2014 3:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote



Buy this.
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MK1minx
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PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2014 11:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jon_Kadett wrote:
Your not far off having the full set, 3dr, 2dr, 5dr. You want to buy nelly back?


I'm gonna stick with the three mk1s Jon, thanks for the offer! lol

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Buy this.


Are you trying to make me sick????

Any way... new car, new thread.

I've been thinking about getting a 3dr hatch for a while to make myself a GTE rep and after Mark1 took me for a spin in his red one at the Shropshire show in April, the seed was firmly planted.
When Sharpy's Astra came up for sale I knew I wanted it for my project, so deal was struck and Dylkadett and myself went on a road trip.

The plan was to strip the orangy goodness of an interior and put it all including the dash into the Minx. I was chomping at the bit to strip it all down and start project lil red the slutty red GTE but I need to make some space in the garage by finishing/selling Beemer or moving a lot of stuff around to try and fit three cars in there.

The car came with full service history





original receipts



and a load of brochures that Sharpy had collected.




So I went out this morning to strip it down and ended up sitting in it for an hour and decided it would be a crying shame to rip this little car apart to make a GTE. I love the colour and have decided to put it back to original spec except I'm going to put a five speed box in it.

First job, off with the bumper





Second job, change to original indicators



Third job, stand back and admire the standard again front end smile It feels weird put standard parts on a car for a change. laughing



When I walked in the house after finishing I had a warm glow in my body like when you help an old lady carry some shopping. It just feels like I'm doing the right thing laughing

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PostPosted: Sun May 18, 2014 12:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I NEED THEM CLEAR INDICATORS
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tuffty
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PostPosted: Sun May 18, 2014 4:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Haha that's exactly what I did, just couldn't bring myself to mod the old girl.
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