We only have to trailer it a whole 12 miles. And its free delivery.
The car was bought by a classic car restorer at Newhaven, Derbyshire, before he was snowed under with customer work. So it took a back seat until I happened along.
I'm all stocked up on polish thanks to Halfords BOGOF over the Easter weekend. And when I said the interior was a 'tad' damp, I meant fish could live in there. The interior's going to be stripped out and dried for a few weeks before i start cleaning it. One tip I learnt years ago on car upholstery; get it dry and give it a really good brushing before trying the shampoo, otherwise it just washes the dirt deeper in. My 3 year old daughter's ready with the brush. The plastics have held up well though, with none of the deterioration my series 1 suffered. I'll have to wait and see how the switches have fared in their waterlogged state.
I'm based up in the High Peak, Derbyshire. I've had the plate valued out of interest, and its worth more than 5 times what I paid for the car. It'll be staying with the car though, as it was first registered in June 1987, so it fits the car. Its also how it appeared in Classic Cars magazine back in February '98 (thanks again to ian and codge). Its a pity my last car rotted away. It lived on the south coast before I had it, and suffered terminal rust which I held back for 10 years. I eventually sold it for the engine and gearbox (the engine was rebuilt by RXmotors) to someone who'd bought an RX with a V8 stuck in it and wanted to return it to original. That engine also fired first time after 18months!
Roll on Sunday!
Its been stored with the windscreen and rear quarter lights removed, ready for a respray, so it is a tad damp inside, to say the least. But no real damage.
(joking here, they'll do anything to help).